25 Sep 2022

Don't Bother, Darlings: “Don't Worry Darling,” “Moonage Daydream,” and “Luck”

By Mike Schulz

Some movies are love-them-or-hate-them. The polished, mediocre Don't Worry Darling doesn't do much to inspire either reaction.

19 Sep 2022

Quintet-à-tête: “The Woman King,” “God's Country,” “See How They Run,” “Pearl,” and “Confess, Fletch”

By Mike Schulz

Before proceeding, allow me to share my amazement in a weekend happenstance I hadn't previously experienced over nearly three decades of reviewing: I saw five new movies and enjoyed them all – a lot. Even the horror prequel whose predecessor debuted fewer than six months ago. Even the reboot of a planned Chevy Chase franchise that died in 1989.

18 Mar 2020

A-Z INDEX: Reader Movie Reviews, 2000 - 2022

By Mike Schulz

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29 Sep 2022

Now Playing: Friday, September 30, through Thursday, October 6

By Administrator

Now playing at area theaters.

29 Sep 2022

Mike Schulz with Dave & Darren on Planet 93.9 FM

By Reader Staff

Going to the cineplex or staying in and streaming this weekend? Every Thursday morning at 8:15 a.m. you can listen to Mike Schulz dish on recent movie releases & talk smack about Hollywood celebs on Planet 93.9 FM with the fabulous Dave & Darren in the Morning team of Dave Levora and Darren Pitra. The morning crew previews upcoming releases, too.

Or you can check the Reader Web site and listen to their latest conversation by the warm glow of your electronic device. Never miss a pithy comment from these three scintillating pundits again.

Thursday, September 29: Discussion of Don't Worry Darling, Moonage Daydream, Luck, and, for some reason, the Taco Bell app.

21 Sep 2022

“Departures,” September 29

By Reader Staff

With the latest collection of titles in the Figge Art Museum's Film at the Figge series, the Davenport venue will be screening international, award-winning works that deal with death, loss, and grief in unexpected ways, beginning with its September 29 showing of Departures, the acclaimed Japanese drama from 2008 that won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.

12 Sep 2022

Scarebnb: “Barbarian” and “Medieval”

By Mike Schulz

A couple weeks ago, in my review of The Invitation, I opened by saying that the fright flick felt like a bunch of different fright flicks – none of them good – rolled into one. Writer/director Zach Cregger's Barbarian feels a bit like that, too, except in this instance, the quality is significantly higher, and not all of the complimentary/competing movies are horror movies.

05 Sep 2022

For the Love of Flock: “Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul.” and “Gigi & Nate”

By Mike Schulz

As hilarious as Regina Hall, Sterling K. Brown, and their Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul. co-stars frequently are, you're left as likely to well up from pity as from laughter. This is a truly rare bird: a mockumentary drama. With loads of cringey giggles.

29 Aug 2022

She Dreams of Genie: “Three Thousand Years of Longing,” “Breaking,” and “The Invitation”

By Mike Schulz

No one wants to get mugged, but I was delighted to have Three Thousand Years of Longing sneak up on me and knock me out.

22 Aug 2022

From Russia with Loathe: “Orphan: First Kill,” “Beast,” and “Thirteen Lives”

By Mike Schulz

A prequel to the 2009 horror yarn whose moderate success didn't suggest the likelihood of follow-ups, Orphan: First Kill is an extremely unlikely movie in more ways than one: It's unrepentant, obscene, even laughable trash, and about as much fun as I've had at the cineplex all month.

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