Sophie Thatcher in Companion Credit: Courtesy of Warner Bros.

new in theaters

COMPANION: A weekend getaway at a billionaire’s lakeside cabin goes badly for a group of friends in this horror comedy written and directed by Drew Hancock. Sophie Thatcher and Jack Quaid star. (97 min, R. Bijou, Capitol, Essex, Majestic, Welden)

DEVA: A maverick cop discovers corruption in this Hindi action thriller starring Shahid Kapoor. (156 min, NR. Majestic)

DOG MAN: A half-canine hero pursues a cat supervillain in this animated adaptation of Dav Pilkey’s kids’ books. With the voices of Pete Davidson, Poppy Liu and Lil Rel Howery. (89 min, PG. Bijou, Essex, Majestic, Marquis, Paramount, Star, Welden)

SEPTEMBER 5: In 1972, a TV crew is covering the Munich Olympics when a terrorist crisis erupts in this historical drama starring Peter Sarsgaard and John Magaro. Tim Fehlbaum directed. (95 min, R. Capitol)

VALIANT ONE: The crew of a downed U.S. helicopter must find their way out of North Korea in this thriller directed by Steven Barnett, starring Chase Stokes and Lana Condor. (102 min, R. Paramount)

currently playing

BABYGIRL ★★★★ A CEO (Nicole Kidman) embarks on a risky affair with an intern (Harris Dickinson) in this erotic thriller. (114 min, R. Majestic, Stowe)

BETTER MAN ★★★★ Pop star Robbie Williams plays himself — as a CGI chimp — in this biopic from director Michael Gracey. (135 min, R. Stowe)

BRAVE THE DARK ★★★ A teacher takes in a homeless teen in this drama from Angel Studios, starring Jared Harris and Nicholas Hamilton. (112 min, PG-13. Essex)

THE BRUTALIST ★★★★★ Winner of the Golden Globe for Best Drama, Brady Corbet’s period piece examines the relationship of a refugee architect (Adrien Brody) and his wealthy client. With Felicity Jones and Guy Pearce. (214 min, R. Essex, Majestic, Marquis, Savoy; reviewed 1/29)

A COMPLETE UNKNOWN ★★★ Timothée Chalamet plays the young Bob Dylan in James Mangold’s biopic. (141 min, R. Bijou, Capitol, City Cinema, Essex, Majestic, Star, Welden)

FLIGHT RISK ★★ A U.S. marshal (Michelle Dockery) tries to protect a witness during a flight over the Alaskan wilderness in this action thriller directed by Mel Gibson, also starring Mark Wahlberg. (91 min, R. Capitol, Essex, Majestic, Star)

FLOW ★★★★★ This Latvian animation follows the fate of a cat who must team up with other animals to survive a natural disaster. Gints Zilbalodis directed. (84 min, PG. Majestic, Savoy; reviewed 12/11)

HARD TRUTHS ★★★★1/2 Marianne Jean-Baptiste plays a depressed Londoner in a battle of wills with her cheerier sister in this drama from Mike Leigh. (97 min, R. Savoy)

MOANA 2 ★★★ The islander heroine (voice of Auli’i Cravalho) must sail unknown seas to break a curse in the sequel to the animated Disney hit. (100 min, PG. Majestic)

MUFASA: THE LION KING ★★★ Disney’s follow-up to its 2019 “live-action” version of The Lion King explores the backstory of Simba’s dad. (120 min, PG. Bijou, Capitol, Essex, Majestic, Star)

NOSFERATU ★★★★★ Robert Eggers (The Lighthouse) offers his take on one of the foundational cinematic vampire tales. (133 min, R. Essex, Majestic, Stowe; reviewed 1/8)

ONE OF THEM DAYS ★★★1/2 Two roommates race to scare up rent money and avoid eviction in this comedy starring Keke Palmer and SZA, directed by Lawrence Lamont. (119 min, R. Essex, Majestic)

PRESENCE ★★★★ Steven Soderbergh directed this horror film about a family who sense something off in their new suburban home. With Lucy Liu and Julia Fox. (85 min, R. Essex, Majestic)

QUEER ★★★★ Daniel Craig plays a lonely American in midcentury Mexico City in this romantic drama directed by Luca Guadagnino. (136 min, R. Catamount)

A REAL PAIN ★★★★1/2 Jesse Eisenberg wrote, directed and stars with Kieran Culkin in this comedy-drama about two estranged cousins exploring their family history in Poland. (90 min, R. Playhouse)

THE ROOM NEXT DOOR ★★★1/2 In Pedro Almodóvar’s acclaimed first English-language feature, Julianne Moore and Tilda Swinton play friends who meet after a long separation. (107 min, PG-13. Savoy)

SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 3 ★★★ Keanu Reeves voices a shadowy new enemy in another animated action-adventure based on the video game series. (110 min, PG. Majestic, Welden)

WICKED ★★★1/2 Gregory Maguire’s subversive take on The Wizard of Oz becomes a musical becomes a movie starring Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande. (160 min, PG. Bijou, City Cinema, Majestic; reviewed 11/27)

WOLF MAN ★★1/2 The modern Universal Monsters franchise returns with a new take on the 1941 werewolf classic involving a family in an isolated farmhouse. (103 min, R. City Cinema, Essex, Majestic)

older films and special screenings

ERASERHEAD (Catamount, Wed 29 only)

FAR OUT: LIFE ON & AFTER THE COMMUNE ★★★★ (Essex, Wed 29 & Thu only)

FENCES (Catamount, Sun only)

FROM GROUND ZERO (Savoy, Sun only)

HELLRAISER REMASTERED (Essex, Wed 5 only)

METROPOLITAN OPERA: AIDA (Essex, Sat only)

MULHOLLAND DRIVE (Savoy, Sun only)

REMEMBER WINTER (Savoy, Wed 29 only)

TRAIN TO BUSAN (Catamount, Fri only)

open theaters

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

This article appears in Jan 29 – Feb 4, 2025.

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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...