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These are Maui Scene’s minireviews, excerpts of wire service reviews and previews that are provided by studios and other sources.
OPENS TONIGHT
* “FIFTY SHADES OF BLACK” R, 1:32. Comedy. Maui Mall Megaplex.
An inexperienced college student meets a wealthy businessman whose sexual practices put a strain on their relationship. Starring Kali Hawk, Marlon Wayans and Jane Seymour.
* “THE FINEST HOURS” PG-13, 1:57. Action, drama, history. Kaahumanu 6.
The Coast Guard makes a daring rescue attempt off the coast of Cape Cod after a pair of oil tankers are destroyed during a blizzard in 1952. Starring Chris Pine, Holliday Grainger and Casey Affleck.
OPENS FRIDAY
* “EVERYTHING ABOUT HER” NR (Philippines). Comedy, drama. Kaahumanu 6.
Powerful but ill-stricken businesswoman navigates her complicated relationship with her caregiver and her estranged son in this story about acceptance, love and forgiveness. Starring Angel Locsin, Xian Lim and Vilma Santos.
* “JANE GOT A GUN” R, 1:38. Action, drama, Western. Kaahumanu 6.
A woman asks her ex-lover for help in order to save her outlaw husband from a gang out to kill him. Starring Natalie Portman, Joel Edgerton and Ewan McGregor.
* “KUNG FU PANDA 3” PG, 1:35. Animation, action, adventure. Maui Mall Megaplex.
Continuing his “legendary adventures of awesomeness,” Po must face two hugely epic but different threats: one supernatural and the other a little closer to his home. Starring Jack Black, Angelina Jolie and Dustin Hoffman.
SPECIAL SCREENING
* “MET OPERA: TURANDOT” NR, 3:35. Music, performing arts. Live screening is at 12:55 p.m. Saturday at Maui Mall Megaplex.
Celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Metropolitan Opera’s Peabody and Emmy Award-winning series The Met: Live in HD with the live broadcast of Puccini’s final opera, Turandot.
STILL PLAYING
* “13 HOURS: THE SECRET SOLDIERS OF BENGHAZI” R, 2:24. Action, drama, thriller. Kaahumanu 6.
An American ambassador is killed during an attack at a U.S. compound in Libya as a security team struggles to make sense out of the chaos. Starring Toby Stephens, John Krasinski and Freddie Stroma.
* “BRIDGE OF SPIES” PG-13, 2:15. Drama, thriller. Maui Mall Megaplex.
An American lawyer is recruited by the CIA during the Cold War to help rescue a pilot detained in the Soviet Union. Starring Tom?Hanks, Mark Rylance and Alan Alda.
* “BROOKLYN” PG-13, 1:51. Drama, romance. Maui Mall Megaplex.
An Irish immigrant lands in 1950s Brooklyn, where she quickly falls into a new romance. When her past catches up with her, however, she must choose between two countries and the lives that exist within. Starring Saoirse Ronan, Emory Cohen and Domhnall Gleeson.
* “CAROL” R, 1:58. Drama. Maui Mall Megaplex.
An aspiring photographer develops an intimate relationship with an older woman. Starring Cate Blanchett, Rooney Mara and Sarah Paulson.
* “DADDY’S HOME” PG-13, 1:36. Comedy. Maui Mall Megaplex.
A mild-mannered radio executive strives to become the best stepdad to his wife’s two children, but complications ensue when their freewheeling and freeloading real father arrives, forcing him to compete for the affection of the kids. Starring Linda Cardellini, Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg.
* “DIRTY GRANDPA” R, 1:42. Comedy. Kaahumanu 6 and Lahaina Wharf Cinema.
Right before his wedding, an uptight guy is tricked into driving his grandfather, a perverted former Army general, to Florida for spring break. Starring Robert De Niro, Zac Efron and Zoey Deutch.
* “JOY” PG-13 2:04. Comedy, drama. Maui Mall Megaplex.
The story of a founder and matriarch of a powerful family business and dynasty. Starring Jennifer Lawrence, Robert De Niro and Bradley Cooper.
* “NORM OF THE NORTH” PG, 1:26. Animation, adventure, comedy. Maui Mall Megaplex.
Displaced from their Arctic home, a polar bear named Norm and his three lemming friends wind up in New York City, where Norm becomes the mascot of a corporation he soon learns is tied to the fate of his homeland. Starring Heather Graham, Bill Nighy and Rob Schneider.
* “POINT BREAK” PG-13, 1:53. Action, crime, sport. Ends today at Kaahumanu 6.
A young FBI agent infiltrates an extraordinary team of extreme sports athletes he suspects of masterminding a string of unprecedented, sophisticated corporate heists. “Point Break” is inspired by the classic 1991 hit. Starring Edgar Ramirez, Luke Bracey and Ray Winstone.
* “RIDE ALONG 2” PG-13, 1:41. Action, comedy. Maui Mall Megaplex and Lahaina Wharf Cinema.
As his wedding day approaches, Ben heads to Miami with his soon-to-be brother-in-law, James, to bring down a drug dealer who’s supplying the dealers of Atlanta with product. Starring Olivia Munn, Kevin Hart and Glen Powell.
* “ROOM” R, 1:58. Drama. Maui Mall Megaplex.
After 5-year-old Jack and his mother escape from the enclosed surroundings that Jack has known his entire life, the boy makes a thrilling discovery. Starring Brie Larson, Jacob Tremblay and Sean Bridgers.
* “STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS” PG-13, 2:15. Action, adventure, fantasy. Maui Mall Megaplex.
A continuation of the saga created by George Lucas and set 30 years after “Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi” (1983). Starring Daisy Ridley, John Boyega and Oscar Isaac.
* “THE BIG SHORT” R, 2:10. Biography, drama. Ends today at Kaahumanu 6.
Four outsiders in the world of high-finance who predicted the credit and housing bubble collapse of the mid-2000s decide to take on the big banks for their lack of foresight and greed. Starring Christian Bale, Steve Carell and Ryan Gosling.
* “THE BOY” PG-13, 1:38. Horror, thriller. Maui Mall?Megaplex.
An American nanny is shocked that her new English family’s boy is actually a life-sized doll. After violating a list of strict rules, disturbing events make her believe that the doll is really alive. Starring Lauren Cohan, Rupert Evans and James Russell.
* “THE DANISH GIRL” R, 1:59. Biography, drama, romance. Maui Mall Megaplex.
A fictitious love story loosely inspired by the lives of Danish artists Lili Elbe and Gerda Wegener. Lili and Gerda’s marriage and work evolve as they navigate Lili’s groundbreaking journey as a transgender pioneer. Starring Eddie Redmayne, Alicia Vikander and Amber Heard.
* “THE FIFTH WAVE” PG-13, 1:52. Adventure, sci-fi, thriller. Maui Mall Megaplex.
Four waves of increasingly deadly alien attacks have left most of Earth decimated. Cassie is on the run, desperately trying to save her younger brother. Starring Chloe Grace Moretz, Nick Robinson and Maika Monroe.
* “THE FOREST” PG-13, 1:35. Horror. Maui Mall Megaplex.
A young woman searches for her twin sister in a Japanese forest only to find herself surrounded by paranormal forces. Starring Natalie Dormer, Eoin Macken and Stephanie Vogt.
* “THE HATEFUL EIGHT” R, 2:47. Drama, mystery, thriller. Maui Mall Megaplex.
In the dead of a Wyoming winter, a bounty hunter and a prisoner find shelter in a cabin inhabited by a collection of nefarious characters. Starring Samuel L. Jackson, Kurt Russell and Jennifer Jason Leigh.
* “THE REVENANT” R, 2:36. Adventure, drama, thriller. Kaahumanu 6 and Lahaina Wharf Cinema.
A frontiersman named Hugh Glass on a fur trading expedition in the 1820s is on a quest for survival after being brutally mauled by a bear. Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hardy and Will Poulter.
* Movie listings reflect showings that are made available by theaters at press time. Films are subject to change and may be released after publication. For up-to-date movies and showtimes, visit www.fandango.com.