Primate
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
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200 Motels (R; FilmScene at the Chauncey: Wednesday, January 14, 10 p.m.) - IMDb listing.
Anaconda (PG-13; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - Although it's admittedly novel to see a buddy comedy in which Paul Rudd plays the anxious, excitable one and Jack Black is the (theoretically) calmer, more rational one, the stars' chemistry feels off, as if both became aware, too late, that they were in the wrong roles. IMDb listing.
Anagananga Oka Raju (not rated; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX: opens Tuesday, January 13) - IMDb listing.
Arctic: Our Frozen Planet (not rated; Putnam Museum & Science Center) - IMDb listing.
Avatar: Fire & Ash (PG-13; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas, The Last Picture House, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - The sci-fi wonders are disappointingly familiar, and not just because we only had to wait three years for a new Pandora adventure, as opposed to the 13 that passed between 2009's original Avatar and 2022's The Way of Water. IMDb listing.
Back to the Future (PG; Aledo Opera House: Friday, January 9, 6 p.m., and Saturday, January 10, 3:30 p.m.) - IMDb listing.
Back to the Future: Part II (PG; Aledo Opera House: Saturday, January 10, 6 p.m., and Sunday, January 11, 3:30 p.m.) - IMDb listing.
Back to the Future: Part III (PG; Aledo Opera House: Sunday, January 11, 6 p.m.) - IMDb listing.
Come See Me in the Good Light (not rated; FilmScene at the Chauncey: Tuesday, January 13, 7 p.m.) - IMDb listing.
David (PG; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas) - IMDb listing.
Elephants: Giants of the Desert (not rated; Putnam Museum & Science Center) - IMDb listing.
Father Mother Sister Brother (R; FilmScene at the Chauncey) - IMDb listing.
Five Night's at Freddy's 2 (PG-13; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas) - You know those 24-hour play festivals at which participants are given a rough idea for a concept and have exactly one day to secure a cast, write the script, and rehearse the thing before it debuts for audiences? That's the experience of this horror-comedy sequel. IMDb listing.
Greenland 2: Migration (PG-13; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - IMDb listing.
Gundam Premiere Night Double Feature (not rated; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, Marcus Sycamore Cinema: opens Monday, January 12) - Cinemark.com.
Hamnet (PG-13; FilmScene at the Chauncey) - Although the film is anchored by a ferocious Jessie Buckley and a frequently moving Paul Mescal, it might be impossible, after seeing director/co-writer Chloé Zhao's historical fiction, to reflect on the movie without the face of its titular portrayer coming instantly to mind. IMDb listing.
The Housemaid (R; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - For close to its entire first hour, Paul Feig's psychological thriller is all kinds of fun, primarily because, over the course of those 60ish minutes, Amanda Seyfried seems to embody 60ish types of crazy. IMDb listing.
How to Train Your Dragon (PG; Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - As a live-action re-creation, the movie is impressive, in its way. It also boasts close to zero in the way of fresh personality. IMDb listing.
I Was a Stranger (PG-13; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas) - IMDb listing.
Is This Thing On? (R; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, The Last Picture House) - IMDb listing.
Labyrinth: 40th Anniversary (PG; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas) - IMDb listing.
Mana ShankaraVaraprasad Garu (not rated; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX) - IMDb listing.
Marty Supreme (R; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas, The Last Picture House, FilmScene at the Chauncey, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - I found Josh Safdie's latest showcase for “hilarious” abhorrent behavior grossly self-satisfied and almost unfailingly obnoxious. The opening credits, though, are a hoot. IMDb listing.
The Met Opera: I Puritani (not rated; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, Marcus Sycamore Cinema: Saturday, January 10, noon, and Wednesday, January 11, 1 & 6:30 p.m.) - MetOpera.org.
My Undesirable Friends: Part 1 - Last Air in Moscow (not rated; FilmScene on the Ped Mall: Saturday, January 10, and Sunday, January 11, 10 a.m.) - 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.
The Outsiders (PG; VIP Cinemas: Sunday, January 11, and Wednesday, January 14) - IMDb listing.
Parasakthi (not rated; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX) - IMDb listing.
Primate (R; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - IMDb listing.
The Raja Saab (not rated; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX) - IMDb listing.
Resurrection (not rated; FilmScene at the Chauncey) - IMDb listing.
The Secret Agent (R; FilmScene on the Ped Mall) - I was confused for about an hour of this 150-minute Brazilian political thriller, yet by the final scenes, I was staring at the screen with open-mouthed excitement, and not quite ready for the experience to be over. IMDb listing.
Secrets of the Dunes (not rated; Putnam Museum & Science Center) - GiantScreenCinema.com.
Song Sung Blue (PG-13; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas, FilmScene at the Chauncey, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - Craig Brewer delivers a first-rate interpretation of his serviceable yet rather by-the-numbers screenplay, and give or take Zootopia 2, it provides joy like nothing else in current release. 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.
The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants (PG; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - IMDb listing.
T. Rex (not rated; Putnam Museum & Science Center) - IMDb listing.
Twin Peaks: Season 2 - Episodes 5 & 6 (not rated; FilmScene at the Chauncey: Saturday, January 10, 4 p.m.) - IMDb listing.
Twin Peaks: Season 2 - Episodes 7 & 8 (not rated; FilmScene at the Chauncey: Sunday, January 11, 4 p.m.) - IMDb listing.
Twin Peaks: Season 2 - Episodes 9 & 10 (not rated; FilmScene at the Chauncey: Thursday, January 15, 7 p.m.) - IMDb listing.
We Bury the Dead (R; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - Zak Hildtich's is the rare horror film in which the scares aren't the point; they're just the filler. IMDb listing.
Wicked: For Good (PG; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - Ariana Grande's delivers a thoroughly stunning performance, and the only way it might've appeared better is if the movie came anywhere close to matching her. IMDb listing.
Wild Rescue (not rated; Putnam Museum & Science Center) - IMDb listing.
Zootopia 2 (PG; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas, Marcus Sycamore Cinema)) - 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.
