A tie-in with the Prince album of the same name, Albert Magnoli's 1984 rock musical showcases its star's unique brand of peacock masculinity: with his ruffled shirts, peach-fuzz moustache and sulky, androgynous look, he's what you might call a flaming heterosexual. The slight plot casts him as the Kid, somehow both an angst-ridden adolescent and a supremely confident star. Screens in tribute to Prince. Digitally projected. Astor, today, 4.30pm.

RAISING ARIZONA (94 minutes) M

Starring Nicolas Cage and Holly Hunter as a trailer-park couple whose yearning for a child leads them down a criminal path, this 1987 farce shows the prankish Coen brothers at their most innocently wacky – though with its south-western desert landscapes and hapless characters facing cosmic retribution, it's also a forerunner of their much darker No Country For Old Men. Screens as part of a Coen retrospective. Digitally projected. Electron Workshop (31 Arden St, North Melbourne), today, 7pm. Double feature with Miller's Crossing. Booking recommended (electronworkshop.com.au).

MILK (123 minutes) M

Gus van Sant's 2008 tribute to the late Harvey Milk a pioneering gay activist who gained mainstream political clout as San Francisco City Supervisor, envisages the 1970s as a fraught yet idyllic period when all things seemed possible. It's a film full of unexpected pleasures, not least Sean Penn's playful yet wholly committed performance in the title role. Digitally projected. Astor, today, 7.30pm. Double feature with *Jobs*.

FLORENCE FOSTER JENKINS (110 minutes) PG

Stephen Frears' expert confection finds both comedy and pathos in the figure of a would-be opera singer with the drive but not the gift, inspired by the same true story as Xavier Giannoli's recent Marguerite. Meryl Streep is typically excellent in the lead, while the underestimated Hugh Grant has his best role in years as her dishonest yet devoted spouse. Selected.

MIA MADRE (102 minutes) M

The latest genial comedy-drama from Italian writer-director Nanni Moretti follows his usual method of leaping from one tangent to another, with often exhilarating results. The heroine is a high-strung left-wing filmmaker (Margherita Buy) who must tend to her dying mother (Guilia Lazzarini) while catering to the demands of her American lead actor, played by John Turturro at his most absurd. Selected.