
“Avatar”: James Cameron's Academy Award-winning 2009 adventure returns to theaters with a 4K remastered picture and HDR sound in advance of the upcoming sequel, “Avatar: The Way of Water,” slated for December. Wednesday at Rialto Cinemas, 6868 McKinley St., Sebastopol. “A Silent Voice”: Based on the best-selling manga series by Yoshitoki Ōima, the animated Japanese film from 2016 depicts the struggles and challenges of adolescence alongside coming-of-age outside the norm. Tickets are $10 proceeds benefit Slow Food. Tuesday at Rialto Cinemas, 6868 McKinley St., Sebastopol. “Children of the Vine”: Documentary addressing the use of glyphosate (Roundup) in the United States plays with a post-film discussion with filmmaker Brian Lilla at 6:30 p.m.

Sunday and Wednesday at Boulevard 14 Cinemas, 200 C St., Petaluma. “The Thing”: Horror master John Carpenter’s 1982 re-imagination of the classic 1951 film, “The Thing from Another World,” stars Kurt Russell and features some of the greatest, grossest special effects of all time.
