Final Destination: Bloodlines
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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The Accountant 2 (R; Davenport 5t3rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas, Blue Grass Drive-in, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - Whenever Gavin O'Connor's followup is going through the expected genre motions, it's pretty tired stuff, yet whenever the film embraces its Odd Couple buddy-comedy leanings, which is blessedly often, it's a total hoot IMDb listing.
The Amateur (PG-13; Davenport Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas) - A professionally rendered, conspiracy-minded globe-trotter with a cast of Oscar, Emmy, and Tony winners that, every so often, delivers some generic excitement and a minor giggle. IMDb listing.
April (not rated; FilmScene on the Ped Mall) - IMDb listing.
Back from the Brink: Saved from Extinction (not rated; Putnam Museum & Science Center) - This edu-doc would be recommended solely for the chance, for 40 minutes, to actually feel momentarily great about the state of the human race. IMDb listing.
The Big Lebowski (R; The Last Picture House Rooftop: Friday, May 16, and Saturday, May 17, 8 p.m.) - IMDb listing.
Call Me by Your Name (R; FilmScene at the Chauncey: Tuesday, May 20, 7 p.m.) - True romantic and sexual heat between screen co-stars has become so rare that witnessing it again feels both exciting and oddly liberating. IMDb listing.
Clown in a Cornfield (R; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas, The Last Picture House, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - It would be nice to report that this horror comedy was even the least bit scary, yet given the genre and my personal expectations, I happily settled for funny. IMDb listing.
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - The Movie (not rated; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX) - IMDb listing.
Dinosaurs Alive (not rated; Putnam Museum & Science Center) - Even young viewers may wind up disappointed that the 3D effects don't add much, while the rest of us might also be underwhelmed by the sub-Ray Harryhausen recreations and general blandness of the presentation IMDb listing.
Double Indemnity (not rated; The Last Picture House: Saturday, May 17, 1 p.m., and Sunday, May 18, 11:30 a.m.) - IMDb listing.
Drop (PG-13; VIP Cinemas) - Given the unbelievable talent of charisma of lead Meghann Fahy, I adored every nanosecond of her profoundly silly, deliriously entertaining star-on-the-rise vehicle. IMDb listing.
The Encampments (not rated; FilmScene at the Chauncey: Saturday, May 17, 4:30 p.m.) - IMDb listing.
Fight or Flight (R; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas, Marcus Sycamore) - This comedy thriller is essentially Snakes on a Plane if the snakes were contract killers, but Josh Hartnett hoots and hollers and kicks serious ass through all of the inanity. IMDb listing.
Final Destination: Bloodlines (R; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas, The Last Picture House, Blue Grass Drive-in, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - IMDb listing.
Final Destination: Bloodlines w/ Live Q&A (R; The Last Picture House: Friday, May 15, 7 p.m.) - IMDb listing.
Flight of the Butterflies (not rated; Putnam Museum & Science Center) - A bit 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.
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (R; FilmScene at the Chauncey: Saturday, May 17, 6:30 p.m.) - Those who genuflect at the altar of David Fincher - and I'm occasionally one of them - will find plenty to adore here, as the director's signature imprint is on every seedy, suggestive, sepia-toned image. IMDb listing.
A Goofy Movie (G; FilmScene at the Chauncey) - IMDb listing.
Hurry Up Tomorrow: Fan Event (R; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, FilmScene at the Chauncey) - IMDb listing.
Indiana Jones & the Temple of Doom (PG; The Last Picture House Rooftop: Thursday, May 22, 8 p.m.) - IMDb listing.
Jaar (not rated; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - IMDb listing.
Juliet & Romeo (PG-13; VIP Cinemas) - IMDb listing.
Kiki's Delivery Service (G; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - IMDb listing.
The King of Kings (PG; VIP Cinemas) - IMDb listing.
Kingdom of Heaven: Director's Cut (R; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX: Wednesday, May 14, 6 p.m.) - If you could pinpoint the single most depressing thing about this historical epic, it's probably that the movie probably wound up exactly the way director Ridley Scott and his collaborators envisioned: noble, serious, and devoid of anything the slightest bit novel or imaginative. IMDb listing.
Mad Max: Fury Road - 10th Anniversary (R; Marcus Sycamore Cinema: Sunday, May 18, and Monday, May 19, 7 p.m.) - It's hard to imagine who wouldn't have a good time at George Miller's feverishly imaginative, brilliantly choreographed opus - a work so breathlessly exciting that its also being funny and moving feels like an embarrassment of riches. IMDb listing.
Magic Farm (not rated; Putnam Museum on the Ped Mall) - IMDb listing.
Malcolm X (R; Monday, May 19, 6:30 p.m.) - IMDb listing.
Meg & the Lost Scepter (not rated; Putnam Museum & Science Center) - Putnam.org.
The Met Opera: Salome (not rated; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, Marcus Sycamore Cinema: Saturday, May 17, noon, and Wednesday, May 21, 1 & 6:30 p.m.) - MetOpera.org.
A Minecraft Movie (PG; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas, Blue Grass Drive-in, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - Little more than an unpretentious goofball slapstick for kids, or those who, for 100 minutes, agree to be wholly in touch with their inner kid - but Jack Black is astounding. IMDb listing.
Museum Alive! (not rated; Putnam Museum & Science Center) - Putnam.org.
National Parks Adventure (not rated; Putnam Museum & Science Center) - This expectedly gorgeous edu-doc is unexpectedly, even thrillingly, varied in presentation: sensationally informative, joyfully inspiring, and even laugh-out-loud funny. IMDb listing.
Nocturnes (not rated; FilmScene at the Chauncey: Wednesday, May 21, 7 p.m.) - IMDb listing.
Oceans (G; Putnam Museum & Science Center) - The movie's 85 minutes occasionally crawl by as deliberately as its sea-floor denizens, yet it's hard to be too disappointed by a film that provides so many extraordinary sights. IMDb listing.
Re-Animator: 40th Anniversary (not rated; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX: Monday, May 19, 8 p.m.) - IMDb listing.
Shadow Force (R; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas) - Like Mr. & Mrs. Smith without the excitement, twisty plotting, and sexual chemistry – though there is, at least, an adorable little boy who's cuter than four photo albums' worth of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie baby pics. IMDb listing.
Sinners (R; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas, Blue Grass Drive-in, FilmScene at the Chauncey, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - This might be first great movie that literally gives you everything, considering that most revered titles don't think to add bloody supernatural horror, original blues songs, and an American-history primer into the mix. IMDb listing.
Snow White (PG; VIP Cinemas, Voy 61 Drive In Theatre) - This Disney reboot occasionally made me Happy, but more often just Sleepy and Grumpy. IMDb listing.
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (PG; Putnam Museum & Science Center) - IMDb listing.
Stories of Community 6 (not rated; FilmScene at the Chauncey: Saturday, May 17, 3:30 p.m.) - ICFilmScene.org.
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.
Thunderbolts* (PG-13; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas, Voy 61 Drive In Theatre, Blue Grass Drive-in, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - The good time I had came only in fits and spurts, and despite sitting through the entirety of its running length including the inevitable post-credits teaser, I'm no more stoked for the next Marvel than I was for this one. IMDb listing.
Train Time (not rated; Putnam Museum & Science Center) - Putnam.org.
An Unfinished Film (not rated; FilmScene at the Chauncey) - IMDb listing.
Unko Sweater - The Woolen Sweater (not rated; Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - IMDb listing.
Until Dawn (R; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX) - A senseless, boring, derivative snooze featuring zero characters whom you hope will survive its very, very long night's journey into day. IMDb listing.
Warfare (R; VIP Cinemas) - A rather stunning war-time thriller, but if we can't glean our protagonists' mission beyond “get out alive,” and don't feel anything at the finale beyond relief that it's over, why are we watching in the first place? IMDb listing.
The Warriors / Of the Flesh (R; FilmScene at the Chauncey: Wednesday, May 21, 10 p.m.) - IMDb listing / ICFilmScene.org.
The Wiz (G; Sunday, May 18, 10:40 a.m. and Monday, May 19, 7:30 p.m.) - With talents this exceptional, and numbers this peppy, Sidney Lumet could have filmed his cast in front of blank walls and achieved similarly transfixing results. IMDb listing.
A Working Man (R; Blue Grass Drive-in) - This vengeance thriller isn't a sequel but it feels like a sequel – a familiar-seeming character taking on One Last Mission you're pretty sure he took on a decade ago. IMDb listing.
