ANIMAL FARM: Angel Studios offers an animated take on George Orwell’s barnyard allegory, featuring the voices of Andy Serkis (who also directed), Seth Rogen and Woody Harrelson. (96 min, PG. Big Picture, City Cinema, Essex, Majestic, Paramount)
DEEP WATER: The survivors of a plane crash must fight off sharks in Renny Harlin’s disaster flick, starring Aaron Eckhart and Ben Kingsley. (110 min, R. Capitol, Essex, Majestic, Sunset)
THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA 2: A former lowly assistant (Anne Hathaway) reunites with her one-time boss (Meryl Streep) to face a competitor (Emily Blunt) in David Frankel’s sequel set in the world of fashion media. (119 min, PG-13. Big Picture, Capitol, City Cinema, Essex, Majestic, Marquis, Playhouse, Star, Stowe, Sunset)
ERUPCJA: Lena Góra and Charlie XCX star in this sapphic romance from Poland, directed by Peter Ohs. (71 min, NR. Partizanfilm)
HOKUM: Adam Scott plays a horror writer who visits a reportedly haunted inn to scatter his parents’ ashes in this scare film from Damian Mc Carthy (Oddity). (107 min, R. Essex, Majestic, Paramount)
KONTINENTAL ’25: A bailiff’s eviction of a homeless person from a cellar has unforeseen consequences in Radu Jude’s award-winning drama set in Transylvania. (109 min, NR. Partizanfilm)
MIROIRS NO. 3: In this suspense drama from acclaimed director Christian Petzold (Phoenix), a young woman (Paula Beer) moves in with a witness to the car accident that killed her boyfriend. (86 min, NR. Savoy)
currently playing
THE CHRISTOPHERS★★★★ Michaela Coel plays a forger hired to complete the unfinished work of a still-living renowned artist (Ian McKellen) in Steven Soderbergh’s drama. (100 min, R. Partizanfilm; reviewed 4/22)
THE DRAMA★★★ A couple (Zendaya and Robert Pattinson) get an unwelcome surprise the week of their wedding in this dark comedy. (106 min, R. Essex, Majestic, Partizanfilm; reviewed 4/8)
FANTASY LIFE★★★1/2 Matthew Shear wrote, directed and stars in this rom-com about a New York actor (Amanda Peet) falling in love with her kids’ babysitter. (91 min, R. Savoy)
HOPPERS★★★1/2 A young woman transfers her consciousness to a robotic beaver in this animated comedy. (105 min, PG. Essex, Majestic)
I SWEAR★★★1/2 Kirk Jones’ acclaimed biopic tells the story of John Davidson (Robert Aramayo), a Scottish man with Tourette’s syndrome. (120 min, R. Majestic, Savoy)
LEE CRONIN’S THE MUMMY★★1/2 The parents of a missing child get a terrifying surprise when she returns in the Evil Dead Rise filmmaker’s take on the mythos. (133 min, R. Bijou, Welden)
MICHAEL★★ This drama from Antoine Fuqua chronicles the life of pop legend Michael Jackson (Jaafar Jackson). (127 min, PG-13. Bijou, Capitol, City Cinema, Essex, Majestic, Marquis, Star, Stowe, Sunset, Welden)
MOTHER MARY★★★★ The meeting of a pop icon (Anne Hathaway) with her estranged best friend (Michaela Coel) doesn’t go well in this drama from David Lowery. (112 min, R. Majestic; reviewed 4/29)
NORMAL★★★ Bob Odenkirk plays an interim sheriff who uncovers the dark secrets of a small town in this crime thriller. (90 min, R. Bijou, Sunset, Welden)
OVER YOUR DEAD BODY★★1/2 A couple (Samara Weaving and Jason Segel) have homicide on their minds during a woodsy getaway in Jorma Taccone’s dark comedy. (105 min, R. Partizanfilm)
PROJECT HAIL MARY★★★★ A science teacher (Ryan Gosling) finds himself on a mission to save Earth in Phil Lord and Christopher Miller’s sci-fi thriller. (156 min, PG-13. Bijou, Capitol, Essex, Majestic, Star, Sunset)
THE SUPER MARIO GALAXY MOVIE★★ Mario explores space in the sequel to the animated adventure hit. (98 min, PG. Bijou, Capitol, Essex, Majestic, Star, Stowe, Sunset, Welden)
TWO PROSECUTORS★★★★1/2 A novice prosecutor runs into trouble when he tries to investigate police corruption in Sergey Loznitsa’s drama set in the Soviet Union in 1937. (118 min, NR. Catamount)
older films and special screenings
DIRTY DANCING (Sunset)
EATING RAOUL (VTIFF, Fri only)
LA STRADA (Marquis, Thu only)
METROPOLITAN OPERA: EUGEN ONEGIN (Essex, Sat only)
ORPHEUS (Partizanfilm, Wed 29 only)
READY OR NOT 2: HERE I COME (Sunset)
SAFETY LAST! (Catamount, Wed 29 only)
THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS 35TH ANNIVERSARY (Essex, Wed 29 only)
THE UNKNOWN (1927) (VTIFF, Wed 6 only)
open theaters
(* = upcoming schedule for theater was not available at press time)
- BIG PICTURE THEATER: 48 Carroll Rd., Waitsfield, 496-8994, bigpicturetheater.info. Closed through April 29.
- *BIJOU CINEPLEX 4: 107 Portland St., Morrisville, 888-3293, bijou4.com
- CAPITOL THEATER: 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
- SUNSET DRIVE-IN: 155 Porters Point Rd., Colchester, 862-1800, sunsetdrivein.com
- *WELDEN THEATRE: 104 N. Main St., St. Albans, 527-7888, weldentheatre.com
This article appears in April 29 • 2026.
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