Opening this week
“After”: A young woman falls for a guy with a dark secret and the two embark on a rocky relationship. With Hero Fiennes Tiffin, Selma Blair, Josephine Langford. Directed by Jenny Gage. (1:46) PG-13.
“The Chaperone”: Louise Brooks is a rebellious 15-year-old schoolgirl who dreams of fame and fortune in the early 1920s. She soon gets her chance when she travels to New York to study with a leading dance troupe for the summer — accompanied by a watchful chaperone. With Haley Lu Richardson, Miranda Otto, Elizabeth McGovern. Directed by Michael Engler. (1:43) NR.
“Diane”: For Diane, everyone else comes first. But beneath her relentless routine of self-sacrifice, Diane is fighting a desperate internal battle, haunted by past mistakes that threaten to tear her increasingly chaotic world apart. With Mary Kay Place, Jake Lacy, Estelle Parsons. Directed by Kent Jones. (1:35) NR.
“Faith, Hope & Love”: Recent divorcee Faith enters a dance contest to save her dance studio, where she meets Jimmy Hope and rediscovers her faith and dreams. With Peta Murgatroyd, Robert Krantz, Michael Richards. Directed by J.J. Englert, Robert Krantz. (1:46) PG.
“Hellboy”: Based on the graphic novels by Mike Mignola, Hellboy, caught between the worlds of the supernatural and human, battles an ancient sorceress bent on revenge. With David Harbour, Milla Jovovich, Ian McShane. Directed by Neil Marshall. (2:00) R.
“Little”: A woman is transformed into her younger self at a point in her life when the pressures of adulthood become too much to bear. With Regina Hall, Issa Rae, Marsai Martin. Directed by Tina Gordon. (1:49) PG-13.
“Missing Link”: Mr. Link recruits explorer Sir Lionel Frost to help find his long-lost relatives in the fabled valley of Shangri-La. Along with adventurer Adelina Fortnight, this trio of explorers travel the world to help their new friend. With Hugh Jackman, Zach Galifianakis, Zoe Saldana. Directed by Chris Butler. (1:35) PG.
“Peterloo”: In 1819, British forces charge on a peaceful pro-democracy rally at St. Peter’s Field in Manchester, England, which results in the Peterloo Massacre. With Rory Kinnear, Maxine Peake, Neil Bell. Directed by Mike Leigh. (2:34) PG-13.
“The Public”: An act of civil disobedience turns into a standoff with police when homeless people in Cincinnati take over the public library to seek shelter from the bitter cold. With Emilio Estevez, Alec Baldwin, Jena Malone. Directed by Emilio Estevez. (1:59) PG-13.
Special screenings
Belvedere Tiburon Library: 1501 Tiburon Blvd., Tiburon; 415-789-2665; beltiblibrary.org. April 18: “Harold and Maude” for the Cult Film Series. 7 p.m.
Dance Palace: 503 B St., Point Reyes Station; 415-663-1075; dancepalace.org. April 19: “Near Miss” screening with storytelling by Ane Carla Rovetta and others, as well as a Q&A with director Josh Berry and underwater cinematographer Ron Elliott. 7 p.m. $10.
Lark Theater: 549 Magnolia Ave., Larkspur; 415-924-5111; larktheater.net. April 13 and 14: “Kid Flix One.” 10:30 a.m.; April 13 and 18: “National Theatre Live: All About Eve.” 1 p.m. April 13; 6:30 p.m. April 18; April 13 and 14: “Penguin Highway.” 3:30 p.m. April 13; 3 p.m. April 14; April 14: “Exhibition on Screen: Rembrandt.” 1 p.m.; April 17: “Klimt & Schiele: Eros and Psyche.” 6:30 p.m.
Smith Rafael Film Center: 1118 Fourth St., San Rafael; 415-454-1222; rafaelfilm.cafilm.org. April 14: “Roll Red Roll” with Q&A via Skype with filmmaker Nancy Schwartzman. 4:15 p.m.; April 15: “Circles,” followed by discussion and Q&A. Noon; April 15: “The Camp Fire” benefit screening. 7 p.m.; April 17: “700 Sharks.” 7 p.m.; April 18: “Monty Python’s Life of Brian” screening for its 40th anniversary. 7 p.m.
Tiburon Playhouse: 40 Main Street, Tiburon; tiburonfilmfestival.com. April 12 through 19: 18 annual Tiburon International Film Festival. Check schedule online.
Now playing
“The Aftermath”: Post World War II, a British colonel and his wife are assigned to live in Hamburg during the post-war reconstruction, but tensions arise with the German who previously owned the house. With Keira Knightley, Ned Wills, Pandora Colin. Directed by James Kent. (1:48) R.
“Apollo 11”: Never-before-seen footage and audio recordings take you straight into the heart of NASA’s most celebrated mission as astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin embark on a historic trip to the moon. With Buzz Aldrin, Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins. Directed by Todd Douglas Miller. (1:33) G.
“The Beach Bum”: A rebellious stoner named Moondog lives life by his own rules. With Matthew McConaughey, Snoop Dogg, Isla Fisher. Directed by Harmony Korine. (1:35) R.
“The Best of Enemies”: The true story of the unlikely relationship between Ann Atwater, an outspoken civil rights activist, and C.P. Ellis, a local Ku Klux Klan leader. With Taraji P. Henson, Sam Rockwell, Babou Ceesay. Directed by Robin Bissell. (2:13) PG-13.
“The Brink”: Filmmaker Alison Klayman follows political strategist Stephen K. Bannon as he tries to mobilize and unify far-right parties during the 2018 U.S. midterm elections. With Stephen K. Bannon, Louis Aliot, Patrick Caddell. Directed by Alison Klayman. (1:35) NR.
“Captain Marvel”: Captain Marvel gets caught in the middle of a galactic war between two alien races. With Brie Larson, Samuel L. Jackson, Ben Mendelsohn. Directed by Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck. (2:04) PG-13.
“Cold War”: A passionate love story between two people of different backgrounds and temperaments, who are fatefully mismatched and yet condemned to each other. With Joanna Kulig, Tomasz Kot, Borys Szyc. Directed by Pawel Pawlikowski. (1:28) R.
“Dumbo”: A young elephant, whose oversized ears enable him to fly, helps save a struggling circus, but when the circus plans a new venture, Dumbo and his friends discover dark secrets beneath its shiny veneer. With Lucy DeVito, Eva Green, Colin Farrell. Directed by Tim Burton. (1:52) PG.
“Five Feet Apart”: A pair of teenagers with life-threatening illnesses meet in a hospital and fall in love. With Haley Lu Richardson, Cole Sprouse, Claire Forlani. Directed by Justin Baldoni. (1:56) PG-13.
“Gloria Bell”: A free-spirited divorcee spends her nights on the dance floor, joyfully letting loose at clubs around Los Angeles. She soon finds herself thrust into an unexpected new romance, filled with the joys of budding love and the complications of dating. With Julianne Moore, Alanna Ubach, Sean Astin. Directed by Sebastián Lelio. (1:42) R.
“Hotel Mumbai”: Terror strikes in the heart of Mumbai, India, as members of Lashkar-e-Taiba storm the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel in a series of coordinated attacks throughout the city. With Dev Patel, Armie Hammer, Nazanin Boniadi. Directed by Anthony Maras. (2:03) R.
“How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World”: When Hiccup discovers Toothless isn’t the only Night Fury, he must seek “The Hidden World,” a secret Dragon Utopia before a hired tyrant named Grimmel finds it first. With Jay Baruchel, America Ferrera, F. Murray Abraham. Directed by Dean DeBlois. (1:44) PG.
“If Beale Street Could Talk”: A woman in Harlem desperately scrambles to prove her fiancé innocent of a crime while carrying their first child. With KiKi Layne, Stephan James, Regina King. Directed by Barry Jenkins. (1:59) R.
“The Invisibles”: Four young Jews survive the Third Reich in the middle of Berlin by living so recklessly that they become practically invisible to the Nazi regime. With Max Mauff, Alice Dwyer, Ruby O. Fee. Directed by Claus Räfle. (1:50) NR.
“The Mustang”: The story of Roman Coleman, a violent convict, who is given the chance to participate in a rehabilitation therapy program involving the training of wild mustangs. With Matthias Schoenaerts, Jason Mitchell, Bruce Dern. Directed by Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre. (1:36) R.
“No Manches Frida 2”: Ex-convict Zequi is about to marry Lucy, the love of his life, until jitters turn into a full-blown fiasco and she calls off the wedding. Meanwhile, the school finds itself in deep trouble as the gang heads to the water to compete in the tournament of their lives. With Martha Higareda, Omar Chaparro, Itatí Cantoral. Directed by Nacho G. Velilla. (1:42) R.
“Pet Sematary”: Dr. Louis Creed and his wife, Rachel, relocate from Boston to rural Maine with their two young children. The couple soon discover a mysterious burial ground hidden deep in the woods near their new home. With Jason Clarke, Amy Seimetz, John Lithgow. Directed by Kevin Kölsch, Dennis Widmyer. (1:41) R.
“Shazam!”: We all have a superhero inside us, it just takes a bit of magic to bring it out. With Zachary Levi, Michelle Borth, Djimon Hounsou. Directed by David F. Sandberg. (2:12) PG-13.
“A Tuba to Cuba”: The Preservation Hall Jazz Band looks back in time and retraces its musical roots. With Ben Jaffe, Walter Harris, Charlie Gabriel. Directed by T.G. Herrington, Danny Clinch. (1:22) NR.
“The Upside”: Phillip is a wealthy quadriplegic who needs a caretaker to help him with his day-to-day routine in his New York penthouse. He decides to hire Dell, a struggling parolee who’s trying to reconnect with his ex and his young son. With Nicole Kidman, Kevin Hart, Bryan Cranston. Directed by Neil Burger. (2:05) PG-13.
“Us”: A family’s serenity turns to chaos when a group of doppelgängers begins to terrorize them. With Lupita Nyong’o, Elisabeth Moss, Winston Duke. Directed by Jordan Peele. (1:56) R.
“Wonder Park”: The story of a magnificent amusement park where the imagination of a wildly creative girl named June comes alive. With Sofia Mali, Jennifer Garner, Ken Hudson Campbell. Directed by David Feiss. (1:26) PG.
— Los Angeles Times and staff report
