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new in theaters

EEPHUS: In this comedy drama from Carson Lund, which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival, an amateur baseball team plays its last game before its field is demolished. Keith William Richards, Bill “Spaceman” Lee and Frederick Wiseman star. (99 min, NR. Catamount)

THE FRIEND: A woman adopts her recently deceased mentor’s Great Dane in this drama adapted from Sigrid Nunez’s novel, starring Bill Murray and Naomi Watts and directed by Scott McGehee and David Siegel. (120 min, R. Majestic, Savoy)

HELL OF A SUMMER: Billy Bryk and Finn Wolfhard directed this self-consciously retro slasher flick set at a summer camp, starring Wolfhard, Fred Hechinger and Abby Quinn. (88 min, R. Essex, Majestic)

A MINECRAFT MOVIE: Jack Black plays an “expert crafter” who gives his assistance to four oddballs trapped in a cubic wonderland in this video game adaptation. With Jason Momoa and Danielle Brooks; Jared Hess (Napoleon Dynamite) directed. (101 min, PG. Bijou, Capitol, Essex, Majestic, Paramount, Star, Stowe, Welden)

NO OTHER LAND: The winner of the Oscar for Best Documentary Feature chronicles destruction in the occupied West Bank and the alliance of a Palestinian activist and an Israeli journalist. (92 min, NR. Savoy, VTIFF [Thu-Sat only])

currently playing

BECOMING LED ZEPPELIN ★★★1/2 Bernard MacMahon’s documentary tells the story of the rock band through 1970. (121 min, PG-13. Playhouse)

BLACK BAG ★★★1/2 Double-dealing threatens the marriage of two secret agents in this espionage thriller starring Michael Fassbender and Cate Blanchett and directed by Steven Soderbergh. (93 min, R. Capitol, Majestic, Welden; reviewed 3/19)

THE DAY THE EARTH BLEW UP: A LOONEY TUNES MOVIE ★★★1/2 Porky Pig and Daffy Duck battle alien invaders in this animated adventure directed by Peter Browngardt. (91 min, PG. City Cinema)

DEATH OF A UNICORN ★★1/2 The discovery that unicorns are real inspires a capitalist to exploit them in this horror comedy from Alex Scharfman, starring Jenna Ortega and Paul Rudd. (104 min, R. Bijou, Capitol, Essex, Majestic, Stowe; reviewed 4/2)

DOG MAN ★★★ A half-canine hero pursues a cat supervillain in this animated adaptation of Dav Pilkey’s kids’ books. (89 min, PG. Majestic)

EVERY LITTLE THING ★★★1/2 Sally Aitken’s documentary profiles a wildlife rehabilitator in Hollywood, Calif., who specializes in injured hummingbirds. (93 min, NR. Catamount)

MICKEY 17 ★★★★ In this dark sci-fi comedy from Bong Joon Ho (Parasite), Robert Pattinson plays a clone who dies repeatedly in service to his overlords. With Steven Yeun and Naomi Ackie. (137 min, R. Essex, Majestic; reviewed 3/12)

NOVOCAINE ★★★ An introvert who can’t feel physical pain (Jack Quaid) sets out to save his crush from kidnappers in this action comedy costarring Amber Midthunder. (110 min, R. Stowe)

THE PENGUIN LESSONS ★★★ In 1970s Argentina, an English teacher (Steve Coogan) adopts a penguin that transforms his life in this comedy-drama from Peter Cattaneo (The Full Monty). (110 min, PG-13. Essex, Savoy)

SIKANDAR: A young man fights corrupt officials for justice in this Hindi action film directed by A.R. Murugadoss and starring Salman Khan. (140 min, NR. Majestic)

SNOW WHITE ★★1/2 Marc Webb depicted Disney’s live-action version of its classic “princess movie,” starring Rachel Zegler as the title character and Gal Gadot as the evil queen. (109 min, PG. Bijou, Capitol, City Cinema, Essex, Majestic, Star, Stowe, Welden)

THE WOMAN IN THE YARD ★★1/2 A mysteriously appearing figure terrifies a family in this horror film starring Danielle Deadwyler and Okwui Okpokwasili and directed by Jaume Collet-Serra (Carry-On). (88 min, PG-13. Capitol, Essex, Majestic, Welden)

A WORKING MAN ★★★ Jason Statham plays a construction worker dad who pulls out his particular set of skills to fight human traffickers in this action flick from David Ayer (The Beekeeper). (116 min, R. Bijou, City Cinema, Essex, Majestic, Paramount, Star)

older films and special screenings

AMERICAN GRAFFITI (Welden, Wed 2 only)

THE CHOSEN: LAST SUPPER PART 2 (Essex)

CRAFT AND ROM-COM NIGHT (Savoy, Wed 9 only)

ENCHANTED APRIL (Catamount, Wed 2 only)

SEVEN DAYS IN MAY (Catamount, Wed 9 only)

open theaters

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

This article appears in The Money & Retirement Issue 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...