The Conjuring: Last Rites
Blue Grass Drive-in, Blue Grass IA
Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, Davenport IA
FilmScene, Iowa City IA
The Last Picture House, Davenport IA
Marcus Sycamore Cinema, Iowa City IA
Putnam Museum & Science Center, Davenport IA
VIP Cinemas, Moline IL
Voy 61 Drive In Theatre, Delmar IA
(Hyperlinked titles take you to Reader reviews; IMDb hyperlinks take you to the films’ Internet Movie Database pages or other sites with film information.)
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Baaghi 4 (not rated; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - IMDb listing.
The Bad Guys 2 (PG; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas, Blue Grass Drive-in) - More often than not, this animated sequel is quite funny. Better yet, it's smart funny. IMDb listing.
Beautiful Boy (R; FilmScene at the Chauncey: Tuesday, September 9, 6:30 p.m.) - Felix van Groeningen's assiction drama is an effective melodrama, and wheneverTimothée Chalamet is on-screen, it's more accurately a wrenching one. IMDb listing.
The Bengal Files (not rated; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX) - IMDb listing.
The Breakfast Club: 40th Anniversary (R; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas: Sunday, September 7, and Wednesday, September 10) - Gen X perfection. IMDb listing.
Caught Stealing (R; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas, The Last Picture House, Blue Grass Drive-in, FilmScene on the Ped Mall, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - Not as funny as it's likely meant to be, but it's a pleasure to report that a Darren Aronofsky outing is sleek and exciting again. IMDb listing.
Clueless (PG-13; The Last Picture House Rooftop: Friday, September 5, amd Saturday, September 6, 7:45 p.m.) - IMDb listing.
The Conjuring: Last Rites (R; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas, The Last Picture House, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - IMDb listing.
The Cut (R; VIP Cinemas) - IMDb listing.
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba Infinity Castle (R; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX: Tuesday, September 9, 7 p.m.) - IMDb listing.
Diciannove (not rated; FilmScene at the Chauncey) - IMDb listing.
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale: Early-Access Screening (PG; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX: Wednesday, September 10, 7 p.m.) - IMDb listing.
Elephants: Giants of the Desert (not rated; Putnam Museum & Science Center) - IMDb listing.
Extreme Weather (not rated; Putnam Museum & Science Center) - IMDb listing.
FI: The Movie (PG-13; VIP Cinemas) - As an unequivocal Dad Movie, this big-screen spectacle is pretty solid and successful, even though I can barely muster any enthusiasm for it. IMDb listing.
The Fantastic Four: First Steps (PG; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - By the finale, nearly everything of early interest has succumbed to the same ol' visually indistinct, destruction-of-the-universe meaninglessness, with the added hangup of the action being almost insultingly stupid. IMDb listing.
Freakier Friday (PG; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas, Blue Grass Drive-in, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - While this body-switching comedy is entertaining and certainly harmless enough, it's also one of the more confusing family comedies I've seen in a while – not because the four young-to-senior women switch personalities, but because they don't switch them enough. IMDb listing.
Ghaati (not rated; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX) - IMDb listing.
The Goonies (PG; Voy 61 Drive-in Theatre) - IMDb listing.
Guns & Moses (not rated; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas) - IMDb listing.
Hamilton (PG-13; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas) - As a record of filmed theatre – especially considering that Lin-Manuel Miranda's achievement is probably the greatest musical-theatre offering of the last 20 years – this piece of filmed live theatre might have exactly zero peers. IMDb listing.
Harry Potter & the Sorcerer's Stone (PG; Marcus Sycamore Cinema: Sunday, September 7, 3:45 p.m., and Monday, September 8, 7 p.m.) - A big, handsome production filled with classy art direction and classier performers that's also a bit of a dud, because all the professionalism in the world can't compensate for what's missing: magic. IMDb listing.
He Never Dies: The Films of Kalik Haddid (not rated; FilmScene at the Chauncey: Friday, September 5, 7 p.m.) - ICFilmScene.org.
The Hole (PG-13; FilmScene at the Chauncey: Saturday, September 9, 10 p.m.) - IMDb listing.
How to Train Your Dragon (PG; VIP Cinemas) - As a live-action re-creation, the movie is impressive, in its way, but boasts close to zero in the way of personality, and a true zero in terms of fresh personality. IMDb listing.
Jaws: 50th Anniversary (PG; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - Steven Spielberg never more-deftly interwove the hilarious with the horrifying the way he did here, and with so little fuss, to boot. IMDb listing.
Join or Die + Club Fair (not rated; FilmScene at the Chauncey: Sunday, September 7, 3 p.m.) - ICFilmScene.org.
Jurassic World Rebirth (PG-13; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas) - Gareth Edwards' direction kept me from hating this dino-sequel, but I did kind of hate the fact of its existence – some $180 million spent in service of something this profoundly, infuriatingly mediocre. IMDb listing.
Koshedhunga (not rated; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - IMDb listing.
The Legend of Hei 2 (not rated; Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - IMDb listing.
Light of the World (PG; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - IMDb listing.
Lilo & Stitch (PG; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas) - Given Disney's “live-action” track record of recent years, "perfectly decent" is it's own kind of upgrade, and what the film is missing in magic is more than made up for in off-the-charts cute. IMDb listing.
Lurker (R; VIP Cinemas) - IMDb listing.
Madharasi (not rated; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX) - IMDb listing.
Men in Black (PG-13; FilmScene in the Park: Saturday, September 6, 7:30 p.m.) - IMDb listing.
Museum Alive (not rated; Putnam Museum & Science Center) - Putnam.org.
The Naked Gun (PG-13; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX) - Maybe the summer's most ideal cineplex destination, if only for the chance, for the first time in forever, to sit among a group of strangers and laugh your effing ass off. IMDb listing.
New Wave (not rated; FilmScene at the Chauncey: Thursday, September 11, 7 p.m.) - IMDb listing.
Nobody 2 (R; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX) - It says something about Bob Odenkirk's nique charisma that I managed to like him in this comedic action thriller that falls apart in nearly every conceivable way. IMDb listing.
The Roses (R; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas, FilmScene on the Ped Mall, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - The entirety of this War of the Roses remake seems to toggle between greatness, particularly in the performances, and blandness, right up until the final frame. IMDb listing.
Sanjuro (not rated; FilmScene at the Chauncey) - IMDb listing.
The Seven-Per-Cent Solution (PG; Wednesday, September 10, 7 p.m.) - IMDb listing.
Smurfs (PG; VIP Cinemas) - I was just happy that I managed to smile on more than a few occasions, and even find a bit of pleasure in elements I expected to loathe. IMDb listing.
Spaceballs (PG; Voy 61 Drive-in Theatre) - IMDb listing.
Spinal Tap II: The End Continues: Early-Access Screening (R; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX: Wednesday, September 10, 7 p.m.) - IMDb listing.
Splatter Farm (not rated; FilmScene at the Chauncey: Wednesday, September 10, 10 p.m.) - IMDb listing.
Splitsville (R; FilmScene at the Chauncey) - IMDb listing.
Stories of Community Fall 2025 (not rated; FilmScene at the Chauncey: Saturday, September 6, 3:30 p.m.) - ICFilmScene.org.
Stray Dog (not rated; FilmScene at the Chauncey) - IMDb listing.
Superman (PG-13; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas) - This problematic big swing is more fun than most generically solid comic-book movies, because it's a determinedly weird one, and largely held together by David Corenswet's devastating sincerity and well-employed comic chops. IMDb listing.
Superpower Dogs (not rated; Putnam Museum & Science Center) - Daniel Ferguson's edu-doc provides enough globe-trotting action for a James Bond flick, treating us to first-rate training footage and re-created missions in locales ranging from the Canadian Rockies to the Italian coast to a debris-strewn site near New York's Ground Zero. IMDb listing.
T. REX (not rated; Putnam Museum & Science Center) - IMDb listing.
The Threesome (R; Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - IMDb listing.
Throne of Blood (not rated; FilmScene at the Chauncey) - IMDb listing.
The Toxic Avenger (not rated; VIP Cinemas, Blue Grass Drive-in) - Dspite the gory viscera that resulted in Macon Balir's outing being released unrated (and, in fact, unreleased since its 2023 Fantastic Fest debut), this tacky, juvenile, profane effort is … I dunno … really sweet. IMDb listing.
Twinless (R; VIP Cinemas) - IMDb listing.
Twister (PG-13; Blue Grass Drive-in) - IMDb listing.
Twisters (PG-13; Blue Grass Drive-in) - This old-school entertainment not only acknowledges but embraces its clichés, allowing you to dig the film as both modern blockbuster and charming throwback to the more simplistic, less oppressive summertime kicks of 30-ish years ago. IMDb listing.
Weapons (R; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - Despite much to love in this horror comedy, writer/director Zach Cregger is almost too inventive, his apparent making-it-up-as-he-goes-along approach so reckless that it seems to stop mattering if what we're watching makes sense. IMDb listing.
Wild Rescue (not rated; Putnam Museum & Science Center) - IMDb listing.
Yojimbo (not rated; FilmScene at the Chauncey) - IMDb listing.
