Reminders of Him
Aledo Opera House, Aledo IL
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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2001: A Space Odyssey in 35 MM (G; The Last Picture House: Tuesday, March 17, and Wednesday, March 18, 6:45 p.m.) - IMDb listing.
2026 Oscar Nominated Short Films (not rated; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, The Last Picture House: Friday, March 13, through Sunday, March 15) - IMDb listing.
Anaconda (PG-13; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - A depressingly unfunny chore to sit through, this comic reboot features a promising scenario with, in a thematically fitting demise, all the life squeezed out. IMDb listing.
The Bride! (R; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas, FilmScene at the Chauncey, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - If possible, Maggie Gyllenhaal's intensely watchable, intensely problematic revisionist salute is an even nuttier achievement than Young Frankenstein, if not always nutty in appreciable ways. IMDb listing.
Bugonia (R; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - Yorgos Lanthimos' wickedly entertaining, Oscar-nominated oddity is much like his other films, and also not at all. IMDb listing.
Chariots of Fire (PG; Aledo Opera House: Saturday, March 14, 3 p.m., and Sunday, March 15, 6 p.m.) - Hugh Hudson's Best Picture winner is quietly riveting history that's also hugely satisfying as a tony sports flick, and it's sublimely acted by a cast that includes John Gielgud, Lindsay Anderson, Harry Potter alum Richard Griffiths, and Oscar nominee Ian Holm. IMDb listing.
Crime 101 (R; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas) - Despite its silly title, this heist thriller what I was hoping Michael Mann's 1995 Heat would be: more varied, less oppressive, open to moments of lightness and spontaneity, and not almost three hours long. IMDb listing.
Cumu-Llama-Nim-Bat: 2026 Teen Screen Shorts (not rated; FilmScene at the Chauncey: Saturday, March 14, 11 a.m.) - ICFilmScene.org.
Cutting Through Rocks (not rated; FilmScene at the Chauncey) - IMDb listing.
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba Infinity Castle (R; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX) - IMDb listing.
Dhurandhar: The Revenge (not rated; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX: opens Wednesday, March 18) - IMDb listing.
Elephants: Giants of the Desert (not rated; Putnam Museum & Science Center) - IMDb listing.
EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert (PG-13; VIP Cinemas, The Last Picture House) - Presley laughs so much in this doc's footage that, in weird instances of incongruity, I legitimately got teary-eyed reflecting on how this bright a star flamed out so unnecessarily quickly. IMDb listing.
F1: The Movie (PG-13; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - The Oscar-nomiinated racing picture is pretty solid and successful, even though I can barely muster any enthusiasm for it. IMDb listing.
Flight of the Butterflies (not rated; Putnam Museum & Science Center) - A big pokey, but the slow, unspeakably beautiful explosion that is the butterflies' mass exodus is enough to make you believe in God - or, at the very least, in the gods of nature docs. IMDb listing.
Frankenstein (R; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - Given the film's unabashed melodrama and focus on fashioning a monster more human than the humans, this is an unmistakable Guillermo, and during the second half, a really good one. IMDb listing.
Friday the 13th: A New Beginning (R; FilmScene at the Chauncey: Friday, March 13, 10 p.m.) - IMDb listing.
GOAT (PG; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - Advertising the film as “from the artists that made KPop Demon Hunters and Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” is really just a grabby way of saying GOAT kind of looks like them, but the animation does have some visual kick, and the script provides a number of decent verbal gags. IMDb listing.
Hamnet (PG-13; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - Although the film is anchored by a ferocious Jessie Buckley and frequently moving Paul Mescal, it might be impossible to reflec on Chloé Zhao's period drama without the face of its titular portrayer coming instantly to mind, and potentially making you well up all over again. IMDb listing.
He Calls Me Daughter (not rated; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas, Marcus Sycamore Cinema: Monday, March 16, through Wednesday, March 18) - IMDb listing.
Hoppers (PG; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - I did not expect this 105-minute charmer to be so unfailingly hilarious, nor for it to be Disney/Pixar's non-sequel high point since 2020's underrated Onward, or perhaps even 2015's Inside Out. IMDb listing.
I Can Only Imagine 2 (PG; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - The best reason to see this followup, at least if you're not instinctively inclined to seek out an inspirational, faith-based bio-musical, is Milo Ventimiglia, who's utterly fantastic. IMDb listing.
Leprechaun (R; FilmScene at the Chauncey: Wednesday, March 11, 10 p.m.) - IMDb listing.
Marty Supreme (R; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - I found this latest showcase for “hilarious” abhorrent behavior grossly self-satisfied and almost unfailingly obnoxious. The opening credits, though, are a hoot. IMDb listing.
Mr. Nobody Against Putin (not rated; FilmScene at the Chauncey) - IMDb listing.
National Parks Adventure (not rated; Putnam Museum & Science Center) - This expectedly gorgeous endeavor is also unexpectedly, even thrillingly, varied in presentation: sensationally informative, joyfully inspiring, and even laugh-out-loud funny. IMDb listing.
Nirvana the Band the Show the Movie (R; The Last Picture House) - IMDb listing.
North by Northwest (not rated; VIP Cinemas: Sunday, March 15, 1 & 7:30 p.m., and Wednesday, March 18, 12:30 & 7:50 p.m.)- IMDb listing.
Oceans (G; Putnam Museum & Science Center) - While this 90-minute edu-doc is too long and a little dull, it's hard to be terribly disappointed by a film that provides so many extraordinary sights. IMDb listing.
One Battle After Another (R; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - You leave Paul Thomas Anderson's obscenely enjoyable comic thriller on such a high of filmmaking bravado, narrative ingenuity, and performance pleasure that you don't want to – you practically can't – come down from it. IMDb listing.
The Optimist: The Bravest Act Is Truth (not rated; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX: Sunday, March 15, noon) - IMDb listing.
Pillion (not rated; FilmScene on the Ped Mall) - This frank, funny, unexpectedly tenderhearted film is wonderfully non-judgmental about what both partners get from their BDSM experience. IMDb listing.
The President's Cake (PG-13; FilmScene on the Ped Mall) - IMDb listing.
Project Hail Mary: Prime Member Early-Access Screening (PG-13; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX: Monday, March 16, 7 & 7:30 p.m.) - IMDb listing.
Protector (R; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - IMDb listing.
Reminders of Him (PG-13; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - IMDb listing.
The Revenant: 10th Anniversary (R; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - All the admirable beauty and horror turn out to be in the service of a dispiritingly one-note, unduly protracted revenge saga that, miraculous visuals aside, could have easily starred Charles Bronson in his mid-1970s heyday. IMDb listing.
The Rider (R; FilmScene at the Chauncey: Saturday, March 14, 4 p.m., and Wednesday, March 18, 7 p.m.) - Chloe Zhao's 2018 Western is gripping and haunting and emotionally overwhelming, and boasting performers and a milieu you haven't seen before and quite possibly won't see again. IMDb listing.
Scream 7 (R; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - Depressing as hell, because this preposterous, frequently insulting continuation – easily the series' low point – also netted the Scream franchise its highest opening-weekend grosses to date. IMDb listing.
The Secret Agent (R; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - By this the final scenes of this Brazilian drama/thriller, I was staring at the screen with open-mouthed excitement, and not quite ready for the experience to be over. IMDb listing.
Send Help (R; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas. Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - Sam Raimi's survival thriller is the ultimate “revenge on a horrible boss” comedy, and far nastier and funnier than Horrible Bosses itself. IMDb listing.
Sentimental Value (R; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - A gorgeously acted, smartly written and directed family-angst tearjerker that never succeeded in choking me up. IMDb listing.
Sinners (R; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, The Last Picture House, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - Ryan Coogler's fifth full-length feature is dramatic, funny, scary, sexy, weird, surprising (even shocking), and deeply, almost overwhelmingly moving. IMDb listing.
Sirât (R; FilmScene on the Ped Mall) - IMDb listing.
Slanted (R; VIP Cinemas) - IMDb listing.
Solo Mio (PG; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas) - IMDb listing.
Song Sung Blue (PG-13; Aledo Opera House: Thursday, March 19, 6 p.m.) - Director Craig Brewer delivers a first-rate interpretation of his serviceable yet rather by-the-numbers screenplay, and this Neil Diamond tribute frequently provides joy like few other movies in current release. IMDb listing.
Strange/Found VHS Presents: The First Annual 1-Year Anniversary Show (not rated; Wednesday, Marech 18, 10 p.m.) - ICFilmScene.org.
Superpower Dogs (not rated; Putnam Museum & Science Center) - Daniel Ferguson 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.
Teenage Mjutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze: 35th Anniversary (PG; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - IMDb listing.
Tokyo Drifter (not rated; FilmScene at the Chauncey: Saturday, March 14, 10 p.m.) - IMDb listing.
Train Dreams (PG-13; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - This Oscar-nominated period drama absolutely knocked me out: It's like The Tree of Life meets The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford meets the less-raunchy parts of Cuarón's Y tu mamá también, and with just a soupçon of The Life of Chuck. IMDb listing.
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me + The Missing Pieces (R; FilmScene at the Chauncey: Monday, March 16, 6:30 p.m.) - In this TV-series followup, Sheryl Lee gives the '90s' most criminally unsung great performance and David Lynch masterfully bridges the divides between horror, hilarity, gut-churning tragedy, and debilitating weirdness. IMDb listing.
Undertone (R; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas, The Last Picture Housem FilmScene at the Chauncey, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - IMDb listing.
Ustaad Bhagat Singh (not rated; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, Marcus Sycamore Cinema: opens Wednesday, March 18) - IMDb listing.
Wild Rescue (not rated; Putnam Museum & Science Center) - IMDb listing.
"Wuthering Heights" (R; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - Emerald Fennell's aggressive, hyper-symbolic, 140-minute Emily Brontë adaptation produces an oppressive lightheadedness – the kind you'd feel after five rides on the same roller coaster, or a meal composed solely of greasy fast food and candy. IMDb listing.
Zootopia 2 (PG; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas) - Disney's sequel is almost as great as 2016's original Zootopia, which makes it almost one of the sharpest, wittiest, funniest comedies of its decade. IMDb listing.
