new in theaters

FIGHTER: Elite aviators form a squad called the Air Dragons in this Hindi action-adventure film from director Siddharth Anand, starring Hrithik Roshan and Deepika Padukone. (166 min, NR. Majestic)

currently playing

ALL OF US STRANGERS ★★★★1/2 As he embarks on a new romance, a screenwriter (Andrew Scott) finds his long-dead parents still inhabiting his childhood home in this Golden Globe-nominated drama from Andrew Haigh. With Paul Mescal and Claire Foy. (105 min, R. Roxy; reviewed 1/24)

AMERICAN FICTION ★★★★ Jeffrey Wright plays a novelist who tries a daring hoax after his publisher tells him his books aren’t “Black enough” in this comedy-drama from Cord Jefferson, also starring Tracee Ellis Ross and John Ortiz. (117 min, R. Essex, Majestic, Roxy, Savoy; reviewed 1/17)

ANYONE BUT YOU ★★1/2 A fancy wedding gives two exes (Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell) an incentive to fake-date in this rom-com from Will Gluck (Easy A). (103 min, R. Bijou, Essex, Majestic, Paramount, Welden)

AQUAMAN AND THE LOST KINGDOM ★★ The DC superhero (Jason Momoa) fends off threats while planning his wedding in the latest Justice League installment from director James Wan. (124 min, PG-13. Big Picture, Majestic)

THE BEEKEEPER ★★1/2 Jason Statham plays a former clandestine operative who goes on a vengeful rampage in this action thriller from David Ayer (Training Day). With Emmy Raver-Lampman and Josh Hutcherson. (105 min, R. Essex, Majestic, Paramount, Star)

THE BOY AND THE HERON ★★★★1/2 Renowned animator Hayao Miyazaki brings us a fantasy with autobiographical elements about a boy seeking his mom in the otherworld. (124 min, PG-13. Essex, Playhouse, Roxy)

THE BOYS IN THE BOAT ★★1/2 Director George Clooney follows the University of Washington rowing team on their unlikely path to Olympic gold during the Great Depression. (124 min, PG-13. Capitol, Majestic, Roxy, Welden)

FALLEN LEAVES ★★★★ Two lonely working-class residents of Helsinki (Alma Pöysti and Jussi Vatanen) drift toward a romance in the latest drama from renowned Finnish director Aki Kaurismäki. (81 min, NR. Roxy; reviewed 1/17)

THE IRON CLAW ★★★★ Sean Durkin (Martha Marcy May Marlene) directed this biopic about professional wrestlers the Von Erich brothers, starring Zac Efron, Jeremy Allen White and Harris Dickinson. (130 min, R. Stowe)

I.S.S. ★★1/2 When war breaks out between the U.S. and Russia, the astronauts of the International Space Station must take sides in this sci-fi thriller, starring Ariana DeBose and Chris Messina. (95 min, R. Essex, Majestic, Paramount, Star)

MEAN GIRLS ★★★ The Broadway musical based on the 2004 comedy film about a high schooler’s struggle with the popular clique comes to the screen, starring Angourie Rice and Renée Rapp. (112 min, PG-13. Bijou, Capitol, Essex, Majestic, Marquis, Roxy, Star, Stowe, Welden)

MIGRATION ★★★ A duck family meets many mishaps on its first-ever trip south in this animated family comedy with the voices of Isabela Merced and Elizabeth Banks. (92 min, PG. Essex, Majestic, Paramount, Star)

POOR THINGS ★★★★1/2 In this Golden Globe winner, Emma Stone plays a clumsily resurrected Victorian woman who embarks on an odyssey of self-discovery. With Mark Ruffalo and Willem Dafoe. Yorgos Lanthimos directed. (141 min, R. Capitol, Essex, Majestic, Marquis, Roxy, Stowe; reviewed 1/10)

WONKA ★★★1/2 Timothée Chalamet plays the young Willy Wonka in this musical fantasy, directed by Paul King (Paddington). (116 min, PG. Big Picture, Bijou, Capitol, Essex, Majestic, Star)

older films and special screenings

AXCN COWBOY BEBOP: THE MOVIE (Essex, Sun & Mon only)

GODZILLA MINUS ONE/MINUS COLOR (Essex)

METROPOLITAN OPERA: CARMEN (Essex, Sat only)

OPPENHEIMER (Capitol, Essex, Majestic)

THE WIZARD OF OZ 85TH ANNIVERSARY (Essex, Sun & Mon & Wed 31 only)

open theaters

Catamount Arts’ theater is currently closed until further notice. (* = upcoming schedule for theater was not available at press time)

Note: These capsule descriptions are not intended as reviews. Star ratings come from Metacritic unless we reviewed the film (noted at the end of the description). Find reviews written by Seven Days critic Margot Harrison at sevendaysvt.com/onscreen-reviews.

This article appears in Jan 24-30, 2024.

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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...