Jonah Wren Phillips in Bring Her Back Credit: Courtesy of A24

new in theaters

BRING HER BACK: Directors Danny and Michael Phillippou (Talk to Me) return with a horror drama about two foster children who witness a disturbing ritual in their new home. Billy Barratt and Sally Hawkins star. (99 min, R. Essex, Majestic)

JANE AUSTEN WRECKED MY LIFE: A single bookseller becomes a writer to improve her love life (how that works isn’t clear) in this rom-com from Laura Piani, starring Camille Rutherford and Pablo Pauly. (98 min, R. Essex, Majestic, Savoy)

KARATE KID: LEGENDS: 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 and directed by Jonathan Entwistle. (94 min, PG-13. Capitol, Essex, Majestic, Star, Sunset, Welden)

currently playing

THE ACCOUNTANT 2 ★★★ If you’ve been waiting for the return of Ben Affleck playing a brilliant number cruncher with autism who’s also an ass-kicking action hero, this one’s for you. (132 min, R. Majestic, Sunset)

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. Bijou, City Cinema, Essex, Majestic, Paramount, Stowe, Sunset, Welden; reviewed 5/21)

FRIENDSHIP ★★★★ A dad (Tim Robinson) eager to make an adult friend develops a fascination with his new neighbor (Paul Rudd) in this comedy from debut feature director Andrew DeYoung. (100 min, R. Essex, Majestic, Savoy; reviewed 5/28)

THE LAST RODEO ★★★ A retired rodeo star enters a bull-riding competition to save his grandson in this inspirational drama starring Neal McDonough. (118 min, PG. Capitol, Essex, Majestic)

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. Bijou, Capitol, City Cinema, Essex, Majestic, Marquis, Paramount, Star, Stowe, Sunset, Welden)

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 and costarring Hayley Atwell, Ving Rhames and Simon Pegg. (169 min, PG-13. Bijou, Capitol, City Cinema, Essex, Majestic, Marquis, Playhouse, Star, Stowe, Sunset, Welden)

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. Essex, Majestic, 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. Capitol, Essex, Majestic, Sunset)

UNTIL DAWN ★★★1/2 Think Groundhog Day in a haunted house, with a group of friends trying to break out of a bloody time loop. (103 min, R. Sunset)

THE WEDDING BANQUET ★★★1/2 In this remake of the 1993 rom-com, a traditional Korean wedding celebration complicates a gay man’s plans for a green card marriage. Bowen Yang and Lily Gladstone star. (102 min, R. Catamount)

older films and special screenings

HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON (Essex, Sun only)

JEAN DE FLORETTE (Catamount, Wed 28 only)

LA CAGE AUX FOLLES (Catamount, Wed 4 only)

METROPOLITAN OPERA: IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA (Essex, Sat only)

QUEER FILM FEST: QUEER SHORTS, QUEER, BOUND, I SAW THE TV GLOW (Savoy, Sun only)

RAN (VTIFF, Thu only)

SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN (VTIFF, Fri only)

THE UMBRELLAS OF CHERBOURG (VTIFF, Sat only)

open theaters

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

This article appears in May 28 – Jun 3, 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...