Scary Movie
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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2026 Pulling Focus African American Film Festival (not rated; various Quad Cities venues: Friday, June 5, through Sunday, June 7) - PullingFocusFilmFestival.com.
The Amazing Digital Circus: The Last Act (not rated; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - IMDb listing.
Backrooms (R; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas, The Last Picture House, Blue Grass Drive-in, FilmScene at the Chauncey, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - Twenty-year-old director Kane Parson's visual sense is so stunning, and his compositions so foreboding, that you could easily mistake images here for those of much-older masters, past and present. IMDb listing.
The Birdcage: 30th Anniversary (R; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas, Marcus Sycamore Cinema: Sunday, June 7, and Wednesday, June 10) - This constant riot remains as polished and assured as any movie slapstick since 1959's Some Like It Hot, with the lengthy dinner-party sequence a master-class showcase for Mike Nichols' impeccable timing. IMDb listing.
The Breadwinner (PG; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas, Blue Grass Drive-in, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - It's like a pile-of-poo emoji with a smiley face attached -- not remotely human, but dammit, you get it, and it occasionally makes you giggle. IMDb listing.
Chum (not rated; VIP Cinemas) - IMDb listing.
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (PG; The Last Picture House Rooftop: Friday, June 5, and Saturday, June 6, 8:45 p.m.) - Before Steven Spielberg's 1997 sci-fi masterpiece, I'd never known true cinematic awe – the kind that leaves you staring at the screen, slack-jawed, with the same hushed reverence of the film's scientists at the finale. IMDb listing.
Clueless (PG-13; Sunday, June 7, 1:30 & 6 p.m., and Wednesday, June 10, 1 & 6 p.m.) - IMDb listing.
Come & See (not rated; FilmScene at the Chauncey: Saturday, June 6, 12:30 p.m.) - IMDb listing.
Dream Big: Engineering Our World (not rated; Putnam Museum & Science Center) - IMDb listing.
The Devil Wears Prada 2 (PG-13; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas) - This sequel would have been plenty entertaining, or at least entertaining enough, had it merely been a light, funny exercise in getting the band back together. It's happily even more than that. IMDb listing.
Dressed to Kill (R; FilmScene at the Chauncey: Wednesday, June 10, 10 p.m.) - IMDb listing.
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (PG; Blue Grass Drive-in) - IMDb listing.
Elephants: Giants of the Desert (not rated; Putnam Museum & Science Center) - IMDb listing.
Everything Fun You Could Possibly Do in Aledo, Illinois (not rated; Aledo Opera House: Friday, June 5, through Sunday, June 7) - 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.
Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie (G; Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - IMDb listing.
The Goonies (PG; Blue Grass Droive-in) - IMDb listing.
Grave of the Fireflies (not rated; FilmScene at the Chauncey: Friday, June 5, 4 p.m.) - IMDb listing.
Koyaanisqatsi (not rated; FilmScene in the Park: Saturday, June 6, 8:40 p.m.) - IMDb listing.
I Love Boosters (R; FilmScene on the Ped Mall) - Boots Riley's surrealist comedy is like a collective, peyote-enhanced take on the oeuvres of Wes Anderson, Jordan Peele, the Coen brothers, and Chuck Jones. IMDb listing.
The Last Whale Singer (PG; VIP Cinemas, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - IMDb listing.
Masters of the Universe (PG-13; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas, Blue Grass Drive-in, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - IMDb listing.
Melancholia (R; FilmScene at the Chauncey: Saturday, June 6, 9:30 p.m.) - IMDb listing.
Michael (PG-13; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - Jaafar Jackson and the concert scenes are, for the most part, genuinely thrilling, but when this Jackson bio-book moves off the stage, it's oftentimes painfully terrible. IMDb listing.
A Minecraft Movie (PG; VIP Cinemas: opens Tuesday, June 9) - Even Jack Black's asides are huge, and when you add him going full Tenacious D on a number of tunes (most of which he co-wrote), it's hard to imagine a more heedless, wildly overscaled performance. Given the context, it's absolute bliss. IMDb listing.
Mortal Kombat II (R; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX) - This gory videogame adaptation is a contact high that vanishes with your first breath of fresh air, such as the one that hits as you walk from the auditorium to your car. IMDb listing.
Nashville (R; FilmScene at the Chauncey: Wednesday, June 10, 6:30 p.m.) - The Wikipedia page for Robert Altman's 1975 masterpiece calls it a “satirical musical ensemble comedy drama.” That just about nails it, although the description would be more apt if “tragedy political-thriller mockumentary” found its way in there, too. IMDb listing.
Obsession (R; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas, Blue Grass Drive-in, FilmScene at the Chauncey, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - This is Curry Barker's chance to give Gen Z a Fatal Attraction of its very own, and if his movie doesn't wholly succeed … . Well, Adrian Lyne's 1987 smash had major problems, too. IMDb listing.
Paris Is Burning (R; FilmScene at the Chauncey: Tuesday, June 9, 7 p.m.) - IMDb listing.
Passenger (R; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX) - André Øvredal's horror thriller is little more than a derivative, if well-executed, B-grade shocker, but it boasts fantastic set pieces, the finest one courtesy of Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck. IMDb listing.
Peddi (not rated; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX) - IMDb listing.
PIEowa: A Piece of America (not rated; Aledo Opera House: Friday, June 5, through Sunday, June 7) - IMDb listing.
Power Ballad (R; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, FilmScene on the Ped Mall) - IMDb listing.
Pressure (PG-13; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas, FilmScene at the Chauncey, Marcus Sycamore Cinema.) - A World War II drama bolstered by an engaging, elegantly delivered narrative, clear stakes, considerable tension, fascinating historical detail, and, Brendan Fraser excluded, excellent portrayals across the board. IMDb listing.
Professor O'd Producing Festival: Independent Short Films (not rated; The Last Picture House: Wednesday, June 10, 7:20 p.m.) - LastPictureHouse.com.
Project Hail Mary (PG-13; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX) - Phil Lord's and Christopher Miller's sci-fi outing is a lot of fun, but given its scenario, is the focus on humor, which at times lapses into pure shtick, more hindrance than help? IMDb listing.
Rooftop Mystery Screening (not rated; The Last Picture House Rooftop: Thursday, June 11, 8:45 p.m.) - LastPictureHouse.com.
Sacred Heart: His Reign Has No End (not rated; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas, Marcus Sycamore Cinema: Tuesday, June 9, and Thursday, June 11) - IMDb listing.
Salo, or ther 120 Days of Sodom (not rated; FilmScene at the Chauncey: Friday, June 5, 7 p.m., and Saturday, June 6, 4 p.m.) - IMDb listing.
Satantango (not rated; Sunday, June 7, 12:30 p.m.) - IMDb listing.
Savage House (R; VIP Cinemas) - IMDb listing.
Scary Movie (R; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas, The Last Picture House, Blue Grass Drive-in, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - IMDb listing.
The Sheep Detectives (PG; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas, Voy 61 Drive In Theatre, FilmScene on the Ped Mall, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - It's kind of like Babe meets Paddington meets The Wild Robot meets Agatha Christie … which means, unexpectedly yet delightfully, it's also kind of perfect. IMDb listing.
Sonic the Hedgehog (PG; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX: Monday, June 8, and Thursday, June 11) - Jim Carrey tries so hard to wring laughs from his grim shtick that I'm amazed he didn't sprain a wrist. IMDb listing.
Star Wars: The Mandalorian & Grogu (PG-13; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas, Voy 61 Drive In Theatre, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - At one point, employing the powers of the Force, Grogu levitates a Hutt the size of a Kia Sorento. It's neither his first nor last act of heavy lifting here. IMDb listing.
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (PG; VIP Cinemas) - Barring one repeated gag involving a slow-moving robot that appears air-lifted in from the Zootopia DMV, you'd be hard-pressed to find a single legitimate joke – and that's with Jack Black reprising his role IMDb listing.
Sweetness (R; VIP Cinemas: Wednesday, June 10, 11 a.m.) - IMDb listing.
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.
Trainspotting: 30th Anniversary (R; VIP Cinemas, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - IMDb listing.
Tuner (R; Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - IMDb listing.
Volcanoes: The Fires of Creation (not rated; Putnam Museum & Science Center) - I might've left this edu-doc just as satisfied if it were a silent film, or at least one wholly free of words, given that the 3D sights on display left me less fascinated than thunderstruck. IMDb listing.
Wanda (not rated; FilmScene at the Chauncey: Friday, June 5, 9:45 p.m., and Saturday, June 6, 7 p.m.) - IMDb listing.
Wild Africa (not rated; Putnam Museum & Science Center) - IMDb listing.
Wild Rescue (not rated; Putnam Museum & Science Center) - IMDb listing.
