OPENED THURSDAY

‘Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice’ **1/2

Ben Affleck dons the cowl to take on Henry Cavill’s Man of Steel in the duo’s first big-screen pairing. With Amy Adams, Jesse Eisenberg and Jeremy Irons. Written by Chris Terrio and David S. Goyer. Directed by Zack Snyder. (PG-13, 2:31)

OPENING FRIDAY

‘Knight of Cups’ *1/2

Christian Bale stars as a Los Angeles screenwriter on the edge in writer-director Terrence Malick’s drama. With Cate Blanchett, Natalie Portman, Thomas Lennon. (R, 1:58) At Kahala 8

‘My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2’ *1/2

Nia Vardalos returns in this follow-up to the highest-grossing romantic comedy of all time. With John Corbett, Lainie Kazan, Gia Carides. Written by Vardalos. Directed by Kirk Jones. (PG, 1:34)

NOW PLAYING

‘10 Cloverfield Lane’ **1/2

A woman (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) wakes up to find herself imprisoned in a cellar, unsure whether to believe her captor (John Goodman), who claims the outside world has been rendered uninhabitable. With John Gallagher Jr. Directed by Dan Trachtenberg. (PG-13, 1:45)

‘The Bronze’ *

Melissa Rauch co-wrote the screenplay and stars as a washed-up gymnast living off her laurels who is forced to coach a new local prodigy. With Gary Cole and Haley Lu Richardson. Written by Melissa Rauch and Winston Rauch. Directed by Bryan Buckley. (R, 1:40) At Dole Cannery Stadium 18

‘The Brothers Grimsby’ **1/2

Sacha Baron Cohen plays a football hooligan in northern England who sets out to find his sibling — they were adopted by different families — unaware that his sibling is now an MI6 agent. With Mark Strong and Isla Fisher. Directed by Louis Leterrier. (R, 1:23) At Dole Cannery Stadium 18

‘Deadpool’ *1/2

Ryan Reynolds stars as a former Special Forces operative turned unconventional antihero in this Marvel Comics adaptation. With Morena Baccarin and Ed Skrein. Written by Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick. Directed by Tim Miller. (R, 1:46)

‘The Divergent Series: Allegiant’ *

In the final installment of the trilogy, Tris (Shailene Woodley) and Ford (Theo James) go beyond the walls enclosing Chicago and face shocking new discoveries. With Jeff Daniels, Maggie Q, Octavia Spencer, Miles Teller and Naomi Watts. Written by Noah Oppenheim, Adam Cooper, Bill Collage and Stephen Chbosky. Directed by Robert Schwentke. (PG-13, 2:01)

‘Gods of Egypt’ *1/2

To save his true love, mortal hero Bek (Brenton Thwaites) teams with god Horus (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) to battle Set (Gerard Butler), the god of darkness, who illegitimately occupies the throne of Egypt. With Chadwick Boseman. Written by Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless. Directed by Alex Proyas. (PG-13, 1:40)

‘Hello, My Name Is Doris’ ***1/2

Sally Field stars as a woman who experiences a late-in-life renaissance via a self-help seminar and a handsome new co-worker (Max Greenfield). With Beth Behrs. Written by Michael Showalter and Laura Terruso. Directed by Showalter. (R, 1:30) At Dole Cannery Stadium 18 and Kahala 8

‘London Has Fallen’ *

The funeral of the British prime minister is the target of terrorists in this sequel to the 2013 hit “Olympus Has Fallen.” With Gerard Butler, Aaron Eckhart and Morgan Freeman. Directed by Babak Najafi. (R, 1:39)

‘Love Is Blind’

(Not reviewed)

A hotel intern (Kiray Celis) falls for Wade (Derek Ramsay), a model, and hires a vendor of love charms (Kean Cipriano) to create a potion that will make her beautiful in Wade’s eyes. With Solenn Heusaff. In Filipino with English subtitles. (NR, 2:00) At Kapolei and Pearlridge West

‘Miracles from Heaven’ **1/2

After an accident, a young girl (Kylie Rogers) with an incurable disease experiences a reversal unexplainable by medical experts. With Jennifer Garner, Martin Henderson and John Carroll Lynch. Written by Randy Brown. Directed by Patricia Riggen. (PG, 1:49)

‘Risen’ **1/2

Rome orders a military tribune to investigate Jesus’ final weeks and quell an uprising in Jerusalem. With Joseph Fiennes, Tom Felton, Peter Firth and Cliff Curtis. Written by Kevin Reynolds and Paul Aiello. Directed by Reynolds. (PG-13, 1:47) At Dole Cannery Stadium 18

‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ ***1/2

Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill and Carrie Fisher return for the latest installment of the space saga as it kicks off another trilogy set in a galaxy far, far away. With Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, Lupita Nyong’o, Andy Serkis, Domhnall Gleeson, Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew and Max Von Sydow. Written by J.J. Abrams and Lawrence Kasdan. Directed by Abrams. (PG-13, 2:16) At Dole Cannery Stadium 18

‘Whiskey Tango Foxtrot’ ***

Tina Fey stars as an American journalist who discovers the absurdity and adrenaline rush of serving in the war zones of Afghanistan and Pakistan. With Margot Robbie and Martin Freeman. Written by Robert Carlock, based on the memoir “The Taliban Shuffle: Strange Days in Afghanistan and Pakistan” by Kim Barker. Directed by Glenn Ficarra and John Requa. (R, 1:51) At Kahala 8

‘The Young Messiah’

(Not reviewed)

The 7-year-old Jesus Christ and family discover the nature of his divine being. With Adam Greaves-Neal, Clive Russell and Vincent Walsh. Written by Betsy Giffen Nowrasteh and Cyrus Nowrasteh. Directed by Cyrus Nowrasteh. (PG-13, 1:51) At Pearl Highlands Stadium 12

‘Zootopia’ ***

Rookie cop Judy Hopps — a bunny — teams up with slick con-artist fox Nick Wilde to solve a mystery in Disney’s 55th animated feature. Voices by Ginnifer Goodwin, Jason Bateman and Shakira. Directed by Byron Howard and Rich Moore; co-directed by Jared Bush. (PG, 1:48)

SPECIAL SCREENINGS

National Theatre Live: ‘Hangmen’

At 7 p.m. Tuesday at Kahala 8, $20 (NR, 3:00)

David Morrissey (“The Walking Dead,” “State of Play”) stars as Harry, the second-best hangman in England, who finds out hanging has just been abolished.

ARTHOUSE

DORIS DUKE THEATRE

Honolulu Museum of Art, 900 S. Beretania St. (532-8768, honolulumuseum.org); $10, $8 members

Temple Emanu-El Kirk Cashmere Jewish Film Festival 2016

Film selections celebrate and examine the Jewish experience across the globe. $10, $8 members

>> ‘Once in a Lifetime’

1 p.m. today and 4 p.m. Sunday

Based on a true story, this inspirational drama is about a French high school history teacher who is determined to provide tough inner-city students the best education possible, despite their apathy toward learning. In French with English subtitles. (2014, France, 1:45)

>> ‘Labyrinth of Lies’

7:30 p.m. Saturday and Tuesday, 1 p.m. Wednesday

Giulio Ricciarelli directs this film, set in 1958, about a newly appointed public prosecutor who sets out to expose the conspiracies of Germany’s government and institutions that covered up crimes during World War II. In German with English subtitles. (2015, Germany, 2:04)

>> ‘Wunderkinder’

1 p.m. Sunday and Tuesday

Three musically talented kids, two Jewish and one German, form a friendship that goes beyond their different religions and nationalities, while sharing an ultimate love for music. In German with English subtitles. (2011, Germany, 1:36)

>> ‘Dough’

7:30 p.m. Sunday

A widower and kosher bakery owner in London’s East End, enduring pressures from big-box stores and dwindling clientele, hires a local teen who secretly sells marijuana to make ends meet. One day the teenager’s stash accidentally falls into the mixing dough — and ends up revitalizing the struggling family business. (2015, U.K., 1:34)

2016 Oscar-Nominated Short Films: Animated

4 p.m. Saturday

Featured films include the award winner “Historia de un Oso: Bear Story” (2014, Chile, 0:11), along with “Prologue” (2015, U.K., 0:06), “Sanjay’s Super Team” (2015, 0:07), “We Can’t Live Without Cosmos” (2014, Russia, 0:16) and “World of Tomorrow” (2015, 0:17).

2016 Oscar-Nominated Short Films: Live Action

1 p.m. Saturday

Featured films include “Ave Maria” (2015, Palestine/France/Germany, 0:15), “DAY ONE” (2014, 0:25), “Alles Wird Gut: Everything Will Be Okay” (2015, Germany/Austria, 0:30), “Shok: Friend” (2015, Kosovo/U.K., 0:21) and the award winner, “Stutterer” (2015, U.K./Ireland, 0:12).

MOVIE MUSEUM

3566 Harding Ave. (735-8771); $5, $4 members

‘Yomigaeri’

11 a.m. and 3:30 and 8 p.m. today

In a small Kyushu town, a Welfare Ministry investigator discovers that dead people are materializing and acting perfectly normal while visiting their loved ones. For ages 12 and older. In Japanese with English subtitles. (2002, Japan, 2:06)

‘Breathe In, Breathe Out’

1:15 and 5:45 p.m. today

Five young city dwellers looking to earn money, no questions asked, make the move to Okinawa to harvest sugar cane. As time passes, the back stories of this ragtag crew emerge, and they grow into a cohesive group of friends. For ages 10 and older. In Japanese with English subtitles. (2004, Japan, 2:03)

‘Brooklyn’

11 a.m. and 3:15, 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. Saturday

Adaptation of Colm Toibin’s novel about an Irish immigrant girl who falls in love with an Italian boy upon her arrival in New York in the 1950s. When an emergency forces her to return to Ireland, she realizes how much she’s missed home and is pursued by Jim, the town’s most eligible bachelor. Rated PG-13. (2015, Ireland/U.K./Canada, 1:51)

‘Runway Beat’

1 and 5:15 p.m. Saturday

A class of high school students organizing a fashion show is faced with opposition by diva Miki, who rejects all of their fashion designs except for those of a talented new student named Beat. Now that Beat is calling the shots, he must persuade his jealous classmates to cooperate while being in direct conflict with his big-shot designer father. For ages 12 and older. In Japanese with English subtitles. (2011, Japan, 2:06)

‘Heaven’s Bookstore’

Noon, 4 and 8 p.m. Sunday

After being fired, a piano player wakes up in a strange bookstore with an ocean view — Heaven’s Bookstore — at which he is hired as a part-time worker. For ages 10 and older. In Japanese with English subtitles. (2004, Japan, 1:51)

‘Bunny Drop’ (‘Usagi Doroppu’)

2 and 6 p.m. Sunday

Adaptation of the manga about 27-year-old Daikichi. He attends his grandfather’s funeral, where he meets his grandfather’s 6-year-old illegitimate daughter and adopts her after she is rejected by conservative family members. For ages 10 and older. In Japanese with English subtitles. (2011, Japan, 1:54)

‘Maborosi’

11 a.m. and 2:45 and 6:30 p.m. Monday

After the death of her husband, a young woman struggles to pick up the pieces of her life, marrying a widower who lives in a remote fishing village. For ages 12 and older. In Japanese with English subtitles. (1995, Japan, 1:50)

‘Confetti Harvest’ (‘Dorsvloer vol Confetti’)

1, 4:45 and 8:30 p.m. Monday; 11:30 a.m. and 3:15 and 7 p.m. Thursday

Young Katelijne has an active and curious mind, but living on a Dutch farm, coupled with her family’s strict faith, restrains her from doing everything except household chores. For ages 12 and older. In Dutch with English subtitles. (2014, Netherlands/Belgium, 1:33)

‘In Order of Disappearance’

1:15, 5 and 8:45 p.m. Thursday

In this black comedy, a snowplow operator plans to ignite a war between a vegan gangster and a crime boss after his son is murdered. With Stellan Skarsgard. For ages 15 and older. In Norwegian with English subtitles. (2014, Norway/Sweden, 1:52)

Monday Dinner Theater

7 p.m. Monday, Cafe Julia (YWCA), 1040 Richards St.; $5; 436-4326 for dinner reservations. A Q&A session with Marlene Blackwell, daughter of Japanese war bride Sally Blackwell, will follow.

>> ‘Fall Seven Times, Get Up Eight: The Japanese War Brides’

Follow the journey of three Japanese war brides who were among thousands of women who married American soldiers after World War II. The daughters of the three women tell the story of their mothers, who were forced to navigate a racially segregated American society on their own. Directed by Lucy Craft, Laren Kasmauski and Kathryn Tolbert. (2015, 0:26)