WORTH SEEING
Which Movies to Watch This Weekend
1984: More than 90 theaters nationwide, including Yerba Buena Center for the Arts and the Balboa Theater, will present free showings of the 1984 dystopian film based on George Orwell’s 1949 novel, starring John Hurt as Winston Smith, on Tuesday, April 4. The screening was organized by the Art House Convergence and United State of Cinema, whose mission statement “encourages theaters to take a stand for our most basic values: freedom of speech, respect for our fellow human beings and the simple truth that there are no such things as ‘alternative facts.’ ” For information on the San Francisco screenings, see www.ybca. org/whats-on/1984 or www.cinemasf.com/balboa. — Leba Hertz
Frantz: Director Francois Ozon reimagines Ernst Lubitsch’s 1932 antiwar film from the perspective of the young German woman (Paula Beer) who has lost her fiance in World War I and meets a mysterious Frenchman. Beautifully filmed and acted. Rated PG. 113 minutes. In French and German with English subtitles. — Mick LaSalle
T2 Trainspotting: The sequel to “Trainspotting,” the 1996 film about heroin addicts in Edinburgh, is a likable and sumptuously filmed comedy, delightful to watch from start to finish. Rated R. 113 minutes. — Mick LaSalle
The Sense of an Ending: Well-acted, understated and British to the core, this drama is based on Julian Barnes’ novel of the same title, charting what happens when the past abruptly catches up with an aging Londoner. Jim Broadbent does a fine job as a man who is old-school but not a caricature. Good supporting work from Charlotte Rampling, Harriet Walker and Michelle Dockery. Directed by Ritesh Batra (“The Lunchbox”). Rated PG-13. 108 minutes. — Walter Addiego