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new in theaters

EVERY LITTLE THING: Sally Aitken’s documentary profiles a wildlife rehabilitator in Hollywood, Calif., who specializes in injured hummingbirds. (93 min, NR. Savoy)

HEART EYES: A killer targets couples on Valentine’s Day in this slasher, starring Jordana Brewster, Olivia Holt and Devon Sawa. Josh Ruben directed. (97 min, R. Essex, Majestic, Star)

LOVE HURTS: Ke Huy Quan plays a mild-mannered real estate agent with a criminal past in this debut action comedy from stunt coordinator Jonathan Eusebio. With Ariana DeBose and Mustafa Shakir. (83 min, R. Capitol, Essex, Majestic)

NICKEL BOYS: In the 1960s, a studious Black teen must survive a brutal reform school in this Oscar-nominated adaptation of Colson Whitehead’s novel from RaMell Ross. (140 min, PG-13. Savoy)

THE SEED OF THE SACRED FIG: An Iranian judge struggles with paranoia in this Oscar nominee, directed by Mohammad Rasoulof. (167 min, PG-13. Catamount)

currently playing

ANORA ★★★★ Trouble ensues when a Russian oligarch’s son marries a sex worker (Mikey Madison) in this Oscar nominee. (139 min, R. Playhouse; reviewed 11/20)

BABYGIRL ★★★★ A CEO (Nicole Kidman) embarks on a risky affair with an intern (Harris Dickinson). (114 min, R. Majestic)

BETTER MAN ★★★★ Pop star Robbie Williams plays himself — as a CGI chimp — in this biopic from director Michael Gracey. (135 min, R. Stowe)

THE BRUTALIST ★★★★★ Brady Corbet’s period piece examines the relationship of a refugee architect (Adrien Brody) and his wealthy client. (214 min, R. Essex, Majestic, Marquis, Savoy; reviewed 1/29)

COMPANION ★★★ A weekend getaway at a billionaire’s lakeside cabin goes badly for a group of friends in this thriller comedy starring Sophie Thatcher and Jack Quaid. (97 min, R. Bijou, Capitol, Essex, Majestic, Stowe, Welden; reviewed 2/5)

A COMPLETE UNKNOWN ★★★ Timothée Chalamet plays the young Bob Dylan. (141 min, R. Bijou, Capitol, City Cinema, Essex, Majestic, Star, Welden)

DOG MAN ★★★ A half-canine hero pursues a cat supervillain in this animated adaptation of Dav Pilkey’s kids’ books. (89 min, PG. Bijou, City Cinema, Essex, Majestic, Marquis, Paramount, Star, Stowe, Welden)

FLIGHT RISK ★★ A U.S. Marshal (Michelle Dockery) tries to protect a witness during a flight over the Alaskan wilderness in this action thriller directed by Mel Gibson. (91 min, R. Essex, Majestic, Star)

FLOW ★★★★★ This Latvian animation follows the fate of a cat who must team up with other animals to survive a natural disaster. Gints Zilbalodis directed. (84 min, PG. Essex, Savoy; reviewed 12/11)

HOMESTEAD ★★ A former Green Beret holes up in a prepper compound in this postapocalyptic drama from Angel Studios. Dawn Olivieri and Neal McDonough star. (110 min, PG-13. City Cinema)

MOANA 2 ★★★ The islander heroine must sail unknown seas to break a curse in the sequel to the animated Disney hit. (100 min, PG. Majestic)

MUFASA: THE LION KING ★★★ Disney’s follow-up to its 2019 “live-action” version of The Lion King explores the backstory of Simba’s dad. (120 min, PG. Bijou, Capitol, Essex, Majestic)

NOSFERATU ★★★★★ Robert Eggers (The Lighthouse) offers his take on one of the foundational cinematic vampire tales. (133 min, R. Majestic; reviewed 1/8)

ONE OF THEM DAYS ★★★1/2 Two roommates race to scare up rent money and avoid eviction in this comedy. (119 min, R. Essex)

PRESENCE ★★★★ Steven Soderbergh directed this horror film about a family who sense something off in their new suburban home. (85 min, R. Essex)

SEPTEMBER 5 ★★★★ In 1972, a TV crew is covering the Munich Olympics when a terrorist crisis erupts in this historical drama starring Peter Sarsgaard. (95 min, R. Capitol)

SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 3 ★★★ Keanu Reeves voices a shadowy new enemy in another animated action-adventure based on the video game series. (110 min, PG. Majestic, Welden)

VALIANT ONE: The crew of a downed U.S. helicopter must find their way out of North Korea in this thriller. (102 min, R. Paramount)

WICKED ★★★1/2 Gregory Maguire’s subversive take on The Wizard of Oz becomes a musical becomes a movie. (160 min, PG. City Cinema, Majestic; reviewed 11/27)

older films and special screenings

42 (Catamount, Wed 5 only)

GLORY (Catamount, Wed 12 only)

HELLRAISER REMASTERED (Essex, Wed 5 only)

open theaters

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

This article appears in Feb 5-11, 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...