Friday’s openings: Are you ready to … transcend?

It's been three years since the Wachowski siblings gave us a big-screen feature film. But that situation will end this week when their new original sci-fi feature, "Jupiter Ascending," comes out. The week's mainstream openings are as follows:

"Jupiter Ascending" (3D, IMAX 3D, standard format): Mila Kunis portrays an unhappy janitor who, unknown to her, is space royalty and heir to the throne of … Earth? Channing Tatum costars as her warrior consort whose DNA is a blend between human and … wolf? Together, they must fight for her right to rule against their main foe, the space freak played by Eddie Redmayne (Oscar-nominated for his Stephen Hawking performance). Holy transcendence, Batman.

"Seventh Son" (3D, IMAX 3D, standard format): A master witch-hunter (Jeff Bridges) and his seventh-son apprentice (Ben Barnes) battle the Witch Queen (Julianne Moore) using a whole lot of CGI effects. Shades of Mordor.

"The Spongebob Movie: Sponge Out of Water": Spongebob and his undersea pals go in search of a lost recipe … and mayhem ensues. Nautically naughty, but rated PG.

"Two Days One Night": Oscar nominee Marion Cotillard stars as a woman who has just a single weekend to save her job. From the Belgian-born Dardenne brothers, Jean-Pierre and Luc. In French, Arabic and English (with subtitles) … but well worth the effort.

And at the Magic Lantern:

The Lantern will pick up "Cake," the Jennifer Aniston vehicle that played for a single week at AMC River Park Square. On Feb. 13, the theater expects to open Part One of the Oscar-nominated shorts program.

On a final note, the 2015 Spokane International Film Festival opens Thursday with a 7 p.m. screening of "Vivir es facil con los ojos cerrados" ("Living Is Easy With Eyes Closed") at AMC River Park Square. An opening-night reception will follow at AMC's Kress Gallery. SpIFF 2015 will run through Saturday, Feb. 14. For more information, click here.