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New in Theaters

28 YEARS LATER: The third installment of the horror series that began in 2002 with 28 Days Later focuses on an island community that has managed to survive the apocalyptic pandemic. Danny Boyle again directs; Jack O’Connell and Aaron Taylor-Johnson star. (115 min, R. Essex, Majestic, Paramount, Star, Sunset)

BRIDE HARD: The maid of honor (Rebel Wilson) is armed and ready to defend her BFF’s wedding from bad guys in this action comedy from Simon West (Con Air), with Anna Camp and Anna Chlumsky. (105 min, R. Capitol, Essex)

ELIO: An 11-year-old boy (voice of Yonas Kibreab) finds himself serving as Earth’s ambassador to aliens in this Pixar family animation, also starring Zoe Saldaña and Remy Edgerly. (99 min, PG. Bethel, Bijou, Capitol, Essex, Majestic, Marquis, Star, Sunset, Welden)

Currently Playing

THE AMATEUR ★★1/2 Rami Malek plays a CIA tech guy who becomes an action guy after terrorists kill his wife in this spy thriller. With Rachel Brosnahan. (123 min, PG-13. Bethel)

THE BALLAD OF WALLIS ISLAND ★★★★ A lottery winner hires his favorite folk musicians for a private performance in this comedy starring Tom Basden, Tim Key and Carey Mulligan. (99 min, PG-13. Catamount)

FINAL DESTINATION: BLOODLINES ★★★1/2 A college student (Kaitlyn Santa Juana) learns her family was never supposed to exist in the return of the horror franchise. (110 min, R. Sunset; reviewed 5/21)

FROM THE WORLD OF JOHN WICK: BALLERINA ★★★ In this action spin-off, a young woman (Ana de Armas) trains as an assassin to seek revenge. Len Wiseman (Underworld) directed. (125 min, R. Essex, Majestic, Stowe, Welden)

HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON ★★★ DreamWorks Animation gets into the live-action-remake business with this new take on its 2010 hit about a Viking lad (Mason Thames) who makes an unexpected friend. (125 min, PG. Bijou, Capitol, City Cinema, Essex, Majestic, Marquis, Playhouse, Star, Stowe, Sunset, Welden)

JANE AUSTEN WRECKED MY LIFE ★★★1/2 A single bookseller becomes a writer to improve her love life in this rom-com from Laura Piani, starring Camille Rutherford and Pablo Pauly. (98 min, R. Savoy)

KARATE KID: LEGENDS ★★1/2 A young martial-arts prodigy (Ben Wang) struggles to adjust after a move to the U.S. in the sixth entry in the action franchise, also starring Jackie Chan. (94 min, PG-13. Sunset)

THE LIFE OF CHUCK ★★★1/2 This adaptation of Stephen King’s genre-crossing novella from director Mike Flanagan (Doctor Sleep) follows the life of an ordinary guy in reverse chronological order. Tom Hiddleston and Jacob Tremblay star. (110 min, R. Essex, Majestic, Savoy)

LILO & STITCH ★★1/2 In Disney’s (partially) live-action remake of its 2002 animation, a lonely girl (Maia Kealoha) makes friends with an alien who’s on the run. Dean Fleischer Camp directed. (108 min, PG. Bethel, Bijou, City Cinema, Essex, Majestic, Paramount, Star, Sunset)

MATERIALISTS ★★★1/2 A matchmaker (Dakota Johnson) struggles to decide between two attractive men (Chris Evans and Pedro Pascal) in this rom-com from Celine Song (Past Lives). (116 min, R. Bijou, Capitol, Essex, Majestic, Stowe)

MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE — THE FINAL RECKONING ★★★1/2 Tom Cruise returns in the eighth installment of the action franchise about spies and stunts, again directed by Christopher McQuarrie. (169 min, PG-13. Capitol, City Cinema, Essex, Majestic)

THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME ★★★ Wes Anderson turns his pastiching energies on midcentury capers in this comedy about a tycoon (Benicio Del Toro) who wills his estate to his devout daughter (Mia Threapleton). (101 min, PG-13. Essex, Majestic, Savoy; reviewed 6/11)

SINNERS ★★★★1/2 In this supernatural horror film set in 1932, twin brothers (Michael B. Jordan) return to their hometown to find unexpected evil. Ryan Coogler directed. (137 min, R. Sunset; reviewed 4/23)

THUNDERBOLTS* ★★★1/2 In the latest Marvel Cinematic Universe entry, a team of anti-heroes band together on a perilous mission. (126 min, PG-13. Sunset)

Older Films and Special Screenings

BONE TOMAHAWK (Catamount, Fri only)

BOY MEETS GIRL (Catamount, Wed 18 only)

CRAFT & ROM COM (Savoy, Wed 18 only)

ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK (VTIFF, Sat only)

FOOD AND COUNTRY (VTIFF, Thu only)

JEFFREY (Catamount, Wed 25 only)

THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW (Savoy, Fri only)

THE SECRET WORLD OF ARRIETTY (Essex, Sun & Mon only)

THEY LIVE (VTIFF, Sat only)

WE ARE GUARDIANS (Marquis, Wed 18 only)

WILL (VTIFF, Fri only)

Open Theaters

(* = upcoming schedule for theater was not available at press time)

This article appears in The Food Issue 2025.

Margot Harrison is a consulting editor and film critic at Seven Days. Her film reviews appear every week in the paper and online. In 2024, she won the Jim Ridley Award for arts criticism from the Association of Alternative Newsmedia. Her book reviews...