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new in theaters

DAN DA DAN: EVIL EYE: Two friends solve a paranormal mystery in this animated adaptation of the anime and manga series. Hiroshi Seko directed. (93 min, R. Essex)

DANGEROUS ANIMALS: A surfer (Hassie Harrison) must escape a shark-obsessed serial killer (Jai Courtney) in this horror-on-the-high-seas flick from director Sean Byrne (The Devil’s Candy). (98 min, R. Paramount, Sunset)

FROM THE WORLD OF JOHN WICK: BALLERINA: And the award for “most ungainly title of the year” goes to this action thriller about a young woman (Ana de Armas) who trains as an assassin to seek revenge. With Keanu Reeves and Anjelica Huston; Len Wiseman (Underworld) directed. (125 min, R. Bijou, Capitol, Essex, Majestic, Star, Sunset, Welden)

THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME: Wes Anderson turns his pastiching energies on midcentury spy capers in this tale of a tycoon (Benicio Del Toro) who wills his estate to his saintly nun daughter (Mia Threapleton). The ensemble cast includes Michael Cera, Tom Hanks and Bryan Cranston. (101 min, PG-13. Essex, Majestic, Savoy)

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)

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; reviewed 6/4)

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. Majestic, Sunset; 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)

JANE AUSTEN WRECKED MY LIFE ★★★1/2 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. Majestic, Playhouse)

KARATE KID: LEGENDS ★★1/2 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. (94 min, PG-13. Bijou, Capitol, City Cinema, Essex, Majestic, Marquis, Star, Stowe, Sunset, Welden)

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. 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)

A MINECRAFT MOVIE ★★1/2 Jack Black plays an “expert crafter” who gives his assistance to four oddballs trapped in a cubic wonderland in this video game adaptation. (101 min, PG. Majestic, Sunset)

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, Star, Stowe, 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. Majestic, Sunset; reviewed 4/23)

THUNDERBOLTS* ★★★1/2 In the latest Marvel Cinematic Universe entry, a team of antiheroes band together on a perilous mission. (126 min, PG-13. Majestic, 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

THE ADVENTURES OF MILO AND OTIS (Catamount, Thu only)

THE ADVENTURES OF PRISCILLA, QUEEN OF THE DESERT (Savoy, Mon only)

CAUGHT BY THE TIDES (VTIFF, Thu only)

DOGMA: 25TH ANNIVERSARY (Essex, Thu-Sun only)

IMAGINE ME & YOU (Catamount, Wed 11 only)

LA CAGE AUX FOLLES (Catamount, Wed 4 only)

THE MIST (Catamount, Fri only)

open theaters

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

This article appears in The Animal Issue 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...