Ballerina
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 American Miracle (not rated; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas) - IMDb listing.
Arctic: Our Frozen Planet (not rated; Putnam Museum & Science Center) - IMDb listing.
Ballerina (R; Davenport 53rd 18 +IMAX, VIP Cinemas, Blue Grass Drive-in, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - IMDb listing.
Batman Forever (PG-13; FilmScene at thePark: Saturday, June 7, 8:45 p.m.) - IMDb listing.
Bring Her Back (R; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas, FilmScene at the Chauncey, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - Days after seeing A24's lates horror film, I can't get more than a dozen scenes and images out of my mind. In a rarity for this theatre-of-cruelty sub-genre, I also don't necessarily want to. IMDb listing.
Dan Da Dan: Evil Eye (not rated; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - IMDb listing.
Dangerous Animals (R; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas, Blue Grass Drive-in, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - IMDb listing.
Despicable Me 4 (PG; Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - Chris Renaud's movie is fun, but at 94 compact minutes, it's also kind of exhausting fun. Just when you're settling into a winning comedic groove, the rug is pulled out from under you, and a whole new groove appears to have taken its place. IMDb listing.
Dogma: Resurrected! A 25th Anniversary Celebration (R; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX: Sunday, June 8, 7 & 10:30 p.m.) - IMDb listing.
Final Destination: Bloodlines (R; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas, Blue Grass Drive-in) - Not only did I have a ball, but I was reminded why the FDs constitute my all-time-favorite fright-flick franchise that doesn't feature H.R. Giger xenomorphs. 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.
Friendship (R; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, FilmScene at the Chauncey, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - With Tim Robinson turning high concept into cringey art, Andrew DeYoung's comedy is uproarious, unsettling, and oddly moving. IMDb listing.
Hari Hara Veera Mallu (not rated; Marcus Sycamore CinemaL opens Wednesday, June 11) - IMDb listing.
Hidden Universe (not rated; Putnam Museum & Science Center) - IMDb listing.
Housefull 5 (not rated; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX) - IMDb listing.
How to Train Your Dragon: Early-Access Screening (PG; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX: Wednesday, June 11, 6:30 & 7 p.m.) - IMDb listing.
Howling II: Your Sister Is a Werewolf (R; FilmScene at the Chauncey: Wednesday, June 11, 10 p.m.) - IMDb listing.
I Am My Own Woman (not rated; FilmScene at the Chauncey: Tuesday, June 10, 7 p.m.) - IMDb listing.
Jane Austen Wrecked My Life (R; FilmScene on the Ped Mall) - IMDb listing.
Karate Kid: Legends (PG-13; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas, Voy 61 Drive In Theatre, Blue Grass Drive-in, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - Really? This is it? This whole, paltry, indifferently shot thing exists simply to get Jackie Chan and Ralph Macchio on-screen together – and even then only barely, and not until almost a full hour has passed? IMDb listing.
The Last Rodeo (PG; VIP Cinemas) - This pro-faith "inspirational" drama is profoundly unsurprising, generically tiresome, blandly staged, and indifferently acted in several major roles. IMDb listing.
Lilo & Stitch (PG; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas, 61 Voy Drive In Theatre, Blue Grass Drive-in, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - 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.
The Lost World (not rated; Putnam Museum & Science Center) - Putnam.org.
Meg & the Lost Scepter (not rated; Putnam Museum & Science Center) - Putnam.org.
Miley Cyrus: Something Beautiful (not rated; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX: Thursday, June 12, 6:30 p.m.) - IMDb listing.
A Minecraft Movie (PG; VIP Cinemas, Blue Grass Drive-in) - 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.
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning (PG-13; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas, The Last Picture House, FilmScene on the Ped Mall, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - Tom Cruise's eighth go at Ethan Hunt never stops reiterating that this is Serious Stuff for both the character and his portrayer, and the exhausting sameness of it all keeps grinding the movie to a halt. IMDb listing.
Mummies: Secrets of the Pharaohs (not rated; Putnam Museum & Science Center) - This edu-doc tries to do too much in too little a time, but it's never less than interesting, and those mega-screen vistas of Egypt are truly stunning. IMDb listing.
Museum Alive! (not rated; Putnam Museum & Science Center) - Putnam.org.
The Phoenician Scheme (PG-13; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas, The Last Picture House, FilmScene at the Chauncey) - IMDb listing.
Return to the Lost World (not rated; Putnam Museum & Science Center) - Putnam.org.
The Ritual (not rated; VIP Cinemas, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - IMDb listing.
Secret Mall Apartment (not rated; FilmScene at the Chauncey) - IMDb listing.
Sinners (R; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas) - 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.
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water (PG; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX: Monday, June 9, and Wednesday, June 11, 9:30 a.m.) - IMDb listing.
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (PG; The Last Picture House Rooftop: Friday, June 6, and Saturday, June 6, 8:30 p.m.) - Director Irvin Kershner's sequel is largely considered the finest of the nine films in the three Star Wars trilogies, and certainly a more polished work than its immediate forebear – better written, better acted, better at conveying mood and atmosphere and crisis. 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.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (PG; The Last Picture House Rooftop: Thursday, June 5, 8:30 p.m.) - IMDb listing.
Thug Life (not rated; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - IMDb listing.
Thunderbolts* (PG-13; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas) - 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.
Twister (PG-13; Blue Grass Duve-in: Friday, June 6, 9:05 p.m.) - IMDb listing.
Vulcanizadora (not rated; FilmScene at the Chauncey) - IMDb listing.
Wild Africa (not rated; Putnam Museum & Science Center) - IMDb listing.
The Wild Robot (PG; VIP Cinemas: Wednesday, June 11, and Thursday, June 11, 10 a.m.) - I watched nearly all of Chris Sanders' animated adventure in a state of grinning, open-mouthed rapture, and the only thing that would've made me happier was watching it all over again the instant it finished. IMDb listing.
The Wizard of Oz (G; Blue Grass Duve-in: Friday, June 6, 9:05 p.m.) - IMDb listing.
