Movie capsules: 'Deadpool'; 'Zoolander'

Compiled from El Paso Times staff and wire reports. Listings are subject to change.

Opening this week

“45 Years” (R): A married couple preparing to celebrate their wedding anniversary receive shattering news that promises to forever change the course of their lives. (No review)

“Deadpool” (R): Armed with accelerated healing powers and a twisted sense of humor, former mercenary Wade Wilson (Ryan Reynolds) goes in search of the man who nearly destroyed his life.

“How to Be Single” (R): A young woman (Dakota Johnson) searches for love in New York City in this romantic comedy based on the novel by Liz Tuccillo, and produced by Drew Barrymore. (No review)

“Zoolander 2” (PG-13): Models Derek Zoolander (Ben Stiller) and Hansel (Owen Wilson) must stop a conspiracy to kill the world's most beautiful people.

Also in theaters

“13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi” (R): During the 2012 terrorist attack on the U.S. diplomatic compound in Libya, elite ex-military operatives bravely fight back when plans go awry.

“Anomalisa” (R): An inspirational speaker (David Thewlis) becomes reinvigorated after meeting a lively woman (Jennifer Jason Leigh) who shakes up his mundane existence.

“The Boy” (PG-13): A young American named Greta (Lauren Cohan) takes a job as a nanny for an 8-year-old boy in a remote English village. To her surprise, Greta learns that the child of her new employers is a life-size doll.

“The Big Short” (R): 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.

“Brooklyn” (PG-13): Impeccably directed by John Crowley, feelingly adapted by Nick Hornby from Colm Toibin’s fine novel and blessed with heart-stopping work from star Saoirse Ronan and the rest of the cast, “Brooklyn” is about love and heartache, loneliness and intimacy, what home means and how we achieve it.

“The Choice” (PG-13): Travis Shaw (Benjamin Walker) is a lady’s man who thinks a serious relationship would cramp his easygoing lifestyle. Gabby Holland (Teresa Palmer) is a feisty medical student who’s preparing to settle down with her long-term boyfriend. Fate brings the two together as Gabby moves next door to Travis, sparking an irresistible attraction that upends both of their lives. (No review)

“Creed” (PG-13): In “Creed,” the seventh appearance of Rocky Balboa and the series’ first installment not written by Sylvester Stallone, the veteran actor and his most beloved character prove they’ve got sharp comic timing and plenty of heart left.

“Daddy’s Home” (PG-13): A mild-mannered radio exective (Will Ferrell) competes for the affection of his stepchildren when their freewheeling and freeloading father (Mark Wahlberg) shows up.

“Dirty Grandpa” (R): Uptight lawyer Jason Kelly (Zac Efron) is one week away from marrying his boss’s controlling daughter, when his grandfather Dick (Robert De Niro), tricks him into driving the foulmouthed old man to Daytona Beach, Fla., for a wild spring break.

“Fifty Shades of Black” (R): Entrepreneur Christian Black (Marlon Wayans) pursues a young woman (Kali Hawk) in this spoof of “Fifty Shades of Grey.” (No review)

“The Finest Hours” (PG-13): On Feb. 18, 1952, a massive storm splits the SS Pendleton in two, trapping more than 30 sailors inside the tanker's sinking stern. Despite the ferocious weather, coxswain Bernie Webber (Chris Pine) takes three men on a lifeboat to try and save the crew against seemingly impossible odds.

“The 5th Wave” (PG-13): A desperate teen (Chloë Grace Moretz) tries to save her younger brother as increasingly deadly attacks decimate most of the Earth.

“The Forest” (PG-13): When her twin sister disappears in Japan, a young American named Sara (Natalie Dormer) becomes determined to find out what happened to her. Sara's investigation leads her to the legendary Aokigahara Forest, located at the base of Mount Fuji.

“Hail, Caesar!” (PG-13): A Hollywood fixer (Josh Brolin) springs into action when a movie star (George Clooney) gets kidnapped and an actress becomes pregnant.

“Kung Fu Panda 3” (PG): After reuniting with his long-lost father (Bryan Cranston), Po (Jack Black) must train a village of clumsy pandas to help him defeat the villainous Kai (J.K. Simmons).

“Pride and Prejudice and Zombies” (PG-13): In 19th-century England, Elizabeth Bennet (Lily James), master of martial arts and weaponry, joins forces with zombie killer Mr. Darcy (Sam Riley) to battle the undead. (No review)

“Regression” (R): A father (Ethan Hawke) is accused of a crime he has no memory of committing. (No review)

“The Revenant” (R): While exploring the uncharted wilderness in the 1800s, legendary frontiersman Hugh Glass (Leonardo DiCaprio) sustains injuries from a brutal bear attack. When his own hunting team leaves him for dead, Glass must utilize his will and survival skills to find a way back home to his beloved family.

“Ride Along 2” (PG-13): Kevin Hart and Ice Cube reunite for this sequel to the 2014 comedy.

“Room” (R): Held captive for years in an enclosed space, a woman (Brie Larson) and her 5-year-old son (Jacob Tremblay) finally gain their freedom, allowing the boy to experience the outside world for the first time.

“Spotlight” (R): Mark Ruffalo, Elizabeth McAdams, Michael Keaton and Liev Schreiber star as some of the Boston Globe reporters and editors who successfully investigated the Catholic Church’s conspiracy to cover up serial sexual abuse.

Discount movies

“Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip”: The fourth installment in the successful franchise about a man (Jason Lee) who is raising three chipmunks like sons.

“Everest” (PG-13): A mountain-climbing disaster focusing on the survival attempts of two groups, one led by Jake Gyllenhaal, the other by Jason Clarke. John Hawkes, Josh Brolin and more climb to the summit and fall to their fates. (No review)

“The Good Dinosaur” (PG): Pixar Animation’s second feature film this year (after “Inside Out”) finds out what would have happened if the asteroid that killed off the dinosaurs never hit our planet.

“Goosebumps” (PG): The new boy in town and the girl next door must spring into action after accidentally releasing the monsters trapped in her father’s books. With Dylan Minnette, Halston Sage and Jack Black. Written by Darren Lemke. Directed by Rob Letterman.

“Hotel Transylvania 2” (PG): A cute, but not classic animated movie about Dracula, who opens his spooky hotel to human guests and puts his half-vampire, half-human grandson through monster boot camp in this sequel. (No review)

“The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 2”: Civil war finally breaks out, with grim consequences, in the final chapter of the film series based on Suzanne Collins’ novels. Katniss (Jennifer Lawrence), Peeta (Josh Hutchinson) and Gale (Liam Hemsworth) lead the charge against the villainous President Snow (Donald Sutherland).

“Krampus” (PG-13): A twisted horror comedy set during the holidays, based on the ancient legend of a pagan demon who punishes the wicked. (No review)

“The Martian” (PG-13): Matt Damon is an astronaut stranded on Mars, and Kristen Wiig, Jessica Chastain and Chiwetel Ejiofor are among the NASA employees trying to get him home safely in director Ridley Scott’s thrilling adaptation of Andy Weir’s best-selling novel. (No review)

“The Night Before” (R): Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Seth Rogen and Anthony Mackie are three longtime friends who celebrate Christmas Eve every year by heading out on a rampage of R-rated debauchery. (No review)

“The Peanuts Movie” (G): The lovable loser Charlie Brown and his daring beagle, Snoopy, embark on fateful adventures.

“Point Break” (PG-13): Thrill-seeking criminals perform a series of daredevil stunts to steal money and gems, only to give them away to the poor and less fortunate. Training for a job with the FBI, young recruit Johnny Utah suspects that only extreme athletes could pull off these heists. (No review)

“Secret In Their Eyes” (PG-13): Billy Ray (“Shattered Glass,” “Breach”) directs this Hollywood remake of the Oscar-winning Argentine drama about a pair of FBI agents (Chiwetel Ejiofor and Julia Roberts) who reopen an old unsolved murder case with the help of a lawyer (Nicole Kidman). (No review)

“Trumbo” (R): The film paints an engaging portrait of a left-wing crusader toiling in one of Hollywood’s most shameful eras, managing to re-create both the glamour and the oppressive mood of post-World War II America.

Fountain Theatre

The Mesilla Valley Film Society screens films at the historic theater, 2469 Calle de Guadalupe in Mesilla. Screenings are usually at 7:30 nightly, plus 1:30 p.m. Saturdays and 2:30 p.m. Sundays. Admission is usually $5 to $7. mesillavalleyfilm.org, 575-524-8287.

The Danish Girl” (R): The love story inspired by the lives of 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.

Film Salon

Films are screened and discussed at 7:30 p.m. on most first Saturdays at Trinity-First United Methodist Church, 802 N. Mesa (in the Resler Hall Chapel).

Pax Christi

Series of free topical films presented by Pax Christi El Paso and the Peace and Justice Ministry of the El Paso Catholic Diocese, at the Mother Teresa Center, 2400 E. Yandell. 490-1451 or 740-3962.

IMAX theater

Films are shown at the Clyde W. Tombaugh IMAX Dome Theater at the New Mexico Museum of Space History in Alamogordo. $4.50-$6. nmspacemuseum.org.