You Can See Everything Credit: Courtesy A24

new in theaters

THE CAT IN THE HAT: The feline (voice of Bill Hader) must cheer up depressed siblings in a new animated adaptation of Dr. Seuss’ classic, directed by Alessandro Carloni and Erica Rivinoja. (107 min, PG. Bijou, City Cinema, Essex, Majestic, Marquis, Paramount, Star, Welden)

DRUMMER BOY: Music brings hope in this faith-based drama set during the American Revolution, starring and codirected by Joel David Smallbone. (129 min, PG-13. Capitol, Essex, Majestic)

GODZILLA MINUS ZERO: In the sequel to Godzilla Minus One, a family must survive a new giant-monster threat in postwar Japan. Takashi Yamazaki directed. (135 min, R. Bijou, Capitol, Essex, Majestic, Star, Welden)

LA BOLA NEGRA: This Cannes Film Festival winner inspired by Federico García Lorca explores the lives of gay men in three eras. Guitarricadelafuente and Carlos González star; Javier Ambrossi and Javier Calvo directed. (160 min, R. Savoy)

QUEEN AT SEA: The husband and daughter of a woman with dementia struggle to choose what’s best for her in Lance Hammer’s acclaimed drama, starring Juliette Binoche and Tom Courtenay. (121 min, NR. Partizanfilm)

RAMAYANA: RISE OF A LEGEND: An ancient Indian epic becomes an action spectacular about the adventures of a prince (Ranbir Kapoor) in exile. Nitesh Tiwari directed. (165 min, PG-13. Essex, Majestic)

WILD HORSE NINE: John Malkovich and Sam Rockwell play CIA agents on a mission in 1973 Chile in the latest dark comedy from Martin McDonagh (The Banshees of Inisherin). (118 min, R. Majestic)

THE WORK IN PROGRESS: In Ian Cheney’s documentary inspired by Robert Reich, filmmakers ask people across the U.S. about the state of the nation. (106 min, NR. Catamount)

currently playing

CHRISTMAS AT THE KRINGLES★ A family wonders why their sinister new neighbors celebrate the holiday year-round in this horror comedy from Kevin Lewis. (98 min, R. Essex)

CLAYFACE★★★ A Hollywood actor (Tom Rhys Harries) becomes the subject of a disturbing experiment in this DC Comics horror thriller. (108 min, R. Essex, Majestic, Paramount, Star, Stowe)

FJORD★★★★ In the Cannes Film Festival’s Palme d’Or winner, Renate Reinsve and Sebastian Stan play a couple who are accused of mistreating their kids. Cristian Mungiu (Beyond the Hills) directed. (146 min, R. Savoy)

HEART OF THE BEAST★★★1/2 A Special Forces officer (Brad Pitt) and his dog must survive in the Alaskan wilderness in David Ayer’s adventure drama. (101 min, PG-13. Majestic)

THE ONLY LIVING PICKPOCKET IN NEW YORK★★★★ John Turturro plays a veteran thief on a mission to retrieve a stolen object in Noah Segan’s crime drama. (88 min, R. Majestic, Partizanfilm)

SENSE AND SENSIBILITY★★★1/2 Two sisters must seek husbands in director Georgia Oakley’s new take on the Jane Austen classic. (131 min, PG. Essex, Majestic)

WICKER★★★1/2 In a small village, a lonely fisherwoman (Olivia Colman) gets herself a very special husband (Alexander Skårsgard) in this fantastical comedy from Alex Huston Fischer and Eleanor Wilson. (105 min, R. Big Picture, Capitol, Essex, Majestic, Playhouse, Welden)

WILDWOOD★★★★1/2 In acclaimed studio Laika’s new fantasy animation, a young girl (voice of Peyton Elizabeth Lee) seeks her missing brother in the wilderness. Travis Knight directed. (132 min, PG-13. Big Picture, Bijou, Capitol, City Cinema, Essex, Majestic, Star, Stowe; reviewed 11/4)

YOU CAN SEE EVERYTHING★★★★★ Maverick filmmaker Nathan Fielder interviews convicted tech fraudster Elizabeth Holmes on her way to prison in this documentary, codirected with Lance Oppenheim. (174 min, R. Bijou, Capitol, City Cinema, Essex, Majestic, Marquis, Partizanfilm, Savoy, Star, Stowe; reviewed 10/28)

older films and special screenings

ALL THAT JAZZ (VTIFF, Thu only)

NAZA (VTIFF, Fri & Sat only)

ROCKY 50TH ANNIVERSARY (Essex, starts Sat)

THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW (Savoy, Fri only)

V FOR VENDETTA 20TH ANNIVERSARY (Essex, Thu only)

WILD AT HEART — UNRATED (Essex)

open theaters

(* = upcoming schedule for theater could not be confirmed 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. Reopens October 30.
  • 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
  • WELDEN THEATRE: 104 N. Main St., St. Albans, 527-7888, weldentheatre.com

This article appears in November 4 • 2026.

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 have also appeared in the New York Times. She is a member of the Online Film Critics Society, with reviews on the Tomatometer, and the author of five novels, including YA thrillers Only She Came Back and We Made It All Up.