currently playing
28 YEARS LATER: THE BONE TEMPLE★★★★ Residents of the quarantined UK continue to fight for their lives. (109 min, R. Stowe)
ARCO★★★1/2 A boy has the power of time travel in this Oscar-nominated animation. (88 min, PG. Partizanfilm)
AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH★★★ Pandora faces a conflict between Na’vi tribes. (195 min, PG-13. Majestic)
BLUE MOON★★★★ As Oklahoma! opens, Lorenz Hart (Ethan Hawke) drinks away his sorrows in Richard Linklater’s period drama. (100 min, R. Playhouse)
COME SEE ME IN THE GOOD LIGHT★★★★ A state poet laureate faces a terminal diagnosis with their partner in Ryan White’s Oscar-nominated documentary. (104 min, TV-MA. Savoy)
DRACULA★★1/2 Luc Besson offers his take on the Bram Stoker tale, starring Caleb Landry Jones and Christoph Waltz. (129 min, R. Essex, Majestic)
HAMNET★★★★/2 A couple (Paul Mescal and Jessie Buckley) grapple with loss in the adaptation of Maggie O’Farrell’s novel. (125 min, PG-13. Capitol, Majestic; reviewed 12/10)
THE HOUSEMAID★★★1/2 A young woman’s dream job has a dark side in this thriller. (131 min, R. Majestic)
IRON LUNG★★1/2 A convict explores a blood ocean in this postapocalyptic horror film from Mark Fischbach. (127 min, R. Essex, Majestic, Star)
MARTY SUPREME★★★★1/2 A young man (Timothée Chalamet) sets out to be a table tennis champion. (150 min, R. Majestic, Stowe; reviewed 1/7)
MELANIA 1/4 Brett Ratner directed this documentary about the First Lady. (104 min, PG. Majestic)
NO OTHER CHOICE★★★★1/2 A laid-off manager (Lee Byung-hun) would literally kill for another job in this dark satire. (139 min, R. Catamount; reviewed 1/14)
A PRIVATE LIFE★★★1/2 Jodie Foster plays a psychiatrist convinced her patient was murdered. (103 min, R. Partizanfilm)
SEND HELP★★★1/2 An employee and her boss are stranded on a desert island in Sam Raimi’s horror thriller. (113 min, R. Capitol, Essex, Majestic, Star, Stowe, Welden; reviewed 2/4)
SHELTER★★1/2 A hermit (Jason Statham) with a violent past is called back into action. (107 min, R. Majestic)
SOLO MIO★★1/2 Kevin James plays a jilted groom stranded in Rome in this rom-com. (100 min, PG. Big Picture, Bijou, Capitol, Essex, Majestic, Star, Welden)
SONG SUNG BLUE★★★ Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson play a married Neil Diamond tribute band. (133 min, PG-13. Big Picture)
SOUND OF FALLING★★★★1/2 The story of 20th-century Germany unfolds through those of three women who inhabit the same farm decades apart. Mascha Schilinski directed. (155 min, NR. Savoy)
THE STRANGERS: CHAPTER 3★ The reboot of the home invader horror series continues. (91 min, R. Essex, Majestic)
STRAY KIDS: THE DOMINATE EXPERIENCE: The K-pop group performs in Los Angeles in this concert doc. (146 min, NR. Majestic, Welden)
THE VOICE OF HIND RAJAB★★★★ This Oscar-nominated docudrama tells the true story of efforts to save a 6-year-old Palestinian girl trapped in a car under fire in Gaza. (89 min, NR. Partizanfilm, Savoy)
ZOOTOPIA 2★★★1/2 Disney’s animated critters return. (108 min, PG. Capitol, Essex, Majestic)
older films and special screenings
ASK E. JEAN (Marquis, Wed 11 only)
DIVA (Partizanfilm, Wed 11 only)
HEAVEN (VTIFF, Sat only)
I CAN ONLY IMAGINE 2 (Essex, Sat only)
IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE (Savoy, Mon only)
PRETTY IN PINK 40TH ANNIVERSARY (Essex, Fri-Sun only)
THE PRINCESS BRIDE (VTIFF, Sat only)
SWEET HEARTS DANCE (Playhouse, Sun only)
THREE COLORS: BLUE (Catamount, Wed 11 only)
WERCKMEISTER HARMONIES (VTIFF, Fri only)
open theaters
(* = upcoming schedule for theater was not available at press time)
- *BIG PICTURE THEATER: 48 Carroll Rd., Waitsfield, 496-8994, bigpicturetheater.info
- BIJOU CINEPLEX 4: 107 Portland St., Morrisville, 888-3293, bijou4.com
- CAPITOL SHOWPLACE: 93 State St., Montpelier, 229-0343, fgbtheaters.com
- CATAMOUNT ARTS: 115 Eastern Ave., St. Johnsbury, 748-2600, catamountarts.org
- CITY CINEMA: 137 Waterfront Plaza, Newport, 334-2610, citycinemanewport.com
- ESSEX CINEMAS & T-REX THEATER: 21 Essex Way, Suite 300, Essex, 879-6543, essexcinemas.com
- *MAJESTIC 10: 190 Boxwood St., Williston, 878-2010, majestic10.com
- MARQUIS THEATER: 65 Main St., Middlebury, 388-4841, middleburymarquis.com.
- PARAMOUNT TWIN CINEMA: 241 N. Main St., Barre, 479-9621, fgbtheaters.com
- *PARTIZANFILM: 230 College St., Unit 13, Burlington, 276-4588, partizanfilm.org
- PLAYHOUSE MOVIE THEATRE: 11 S. Main St., Randolph, 728-4012, playhouseflicks.com
- SAVOY THEATER: 26 Main St., Montpelier, 229-0598, savoytheater.com
- THE SCREENING ROOM @ VTIFF: 60 Lake St., Ste. 1C, Burlington, 660-2600, vtiff.org
- STAR THEATRE: 17 Eastern Ave., St. Johnsbury, 748-9511, stjaytheatre.com
- *STOWE CINEMA 3PLEX: 454 Mountain Rd., Stowe, 253-4678, stowecinema.com
- *WELDEN THEATRE: 104 N. Main St., St. Albans, 527-7888, weldentheatre.com
This article appears in February 11 • 2026.
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