Now Playing in Theaters: July 9-15

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EVERYTHING’S GOING TO BE GREAT: A dad (Bryan Cranston) with big theater dreams drags his dysfunctional family on the road in this comedy-drama from Jon S. Baird, also starring Allison Janney and Benjamin Evan Ainsworth. (95 min, R. Savoy)

SUPERMAN: The DC Comics superhero gets another reboot, this time directed by James Gunn (Guardians of the Galaxy) and starring David Corenswet as the title character, Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane and Nicholas Hoult as Lex Luthor. (129 min, PG-13. Essex, Majestic, Marquis, Paramount, Playhouse, Star, Sunset, Welden)

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28 YEARS LATER ★★★★ The third installment of the horror series focuses on an island community that has managed to survive the apocalyptic pandemic. Danny Boyle again directs; Jack O’Connell and Aaron Taylor-Johnson star. (115 min, R. Essex, Majestic, Sunset; reviewed 7/2)

BAD SHABBOS ★★1/2 An interfaith couple’s first Shabbat dinner with both sets of parents goes very wrong in this comedy from Daniel Robbins, starring Kyra Sedgwick, Milana Vayntrub and Method Man. (84 min, NR. Savoy)

ELIO ★★★1/2 An 11-year-old boy (voice of Yonas Kibreab) finds himself serving as Earth’s ambassador to aliens in this Pixar family animation. (99 min, PG. Bijou, Capitol, Majestic, Stowe)

F1: THE MOVIE ★★★1/2 A retired Formula One racer (Brad Pitt) returns to the track and mentors a rookie in this sports drama, also starring Kerry Condon and Javier Bardem. Joseph Kosinski (Top Gun: Maverick) directed. (155 min, PG-13. Bijou, Capitol, City Cinema, Essex, Majestic, Star, Stowe, Sunset)

FAMILIAR TOUCH ★★★★1/2 This debut drama from Sarah Friedland, about an eightysomething woman (Kathleen Chalfant) making the transition to assisted living, won three awards at the Venice International Film Festival. (90 min, NR. Savoy)

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. Sunset; reviewed 5/21)

HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON ★★★ DreamWorks Animation gets into the live-action-remake business with this new take on its 2010 hit about a Viking lad (Mason Thames) who makes an unexpected friend. (125 min, PG. Bethel, Bijou, Capitol, Essex, Majestic, Star, Stowe, Sunset, Welden)

JANE AUSTEN WRECKED MY LIFE ★★★1/2 A single bookseller becomes a writer to improve her love life in this rom-com from Laura Piani, starring Camille Rutherford and Pablo Pauly. (98 min, R. Catamount [starts Sat], VTIFF [Thu only])

JURASSIC WORLD: REBIRTH ★★1/2 In the seventh installment, a pharmaceutical research team seeks out the surviving dinosaurs on a remote island. Gareth Edwards directed; Scarlett Johansson, Jonathan Bailey and Rupert Friend star. (134 min, PG-13. Bethel, Bijou, Capitol, City Cinema, Essex, Majestic, Marquis, Paramount, Star, Sunset, Welden; reviewed 7/9)

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. Sunset)

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, Majestic)

MATERIALISTS ★★★1/2 A matchmaker (Dakota Johnson) struggles to decide between two attractive men (Chris Evans and Pedro Pascal) in this romantic drama from Celine Song (Past Lives). (116 min, R. Majestic, Savoy; reviewed 6/25)

M3GAN 2.0 ★★1/2 An all-too-protective robot is resurrected to fight her pirated counterpart in this sequel to the horror comedy hit, again directed by Gerard Johnstone and starring Allison Williams, Jemaine Clement and Violet McGraw. (119 min, PG-13. Capitol, 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. (169 min, PG-13. Majestic)

THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME ★★★ Wes Anderson turns his pastiching energies on midcentury capers in this comedy about a tycoon (Benicio Del Toro) who wills his estate to his devout daughter (Mia Threapleton). (101 min, PG-13. Majestic; reviewed 6/11)

older films and special screenings

1984 (Catamount, Wed 9 only)

CRAFT AND ROM COM (Savoy, Wed 16 only)

FIVE FINGERS OF DEATH (VTIFF, Sat only)

GONE GUYS (Catamount, Thu & Fri only)

MASTER OF THE FLYING GUILLOTINE (VTIFF, Fri only)

NATIONAL LAMPOON’S VACATION (Welden, Tue only)

ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO’S NEST 50TH ANNIVERSARY (Essex, Sun & Wed 16 only)

SHREK (Catamount, Thu only)

TOY STORY 2 (Catamount, Tue only)

WHAT HAPPENED TO MONDAY (Catamount, Wed 16 only)

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

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