Inside Out 2
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
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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20,000 Species of Bees (not rated; FilmScene on the Ped Mall) - IMDb listing.
Arctic: Our Frozen Planet (not rated; Putnam Museum & Science Center) - IMDb listing.
Babes (R; The Last Picture House) - Michelle Buteau is fantastic in this rauchy buddy/pregnancy comedy, and going forward, I hope she's given more opportunities to showcase her charisma and chops in movies just as funny though less awkward than this one. IMDb listing.
Bad Boys: Ride or Die (R; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, Blue Grass Drive-in, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - Will Smith's and Martin Lawrence's playful chemistry and obvious enthusiasm for even the movie's silliest gambits suggest that, 29 years into this series, they're just getting warmed up. IMDb listing.
Blackout (not rated; FilmScene at the Chauncey: Wednesday, June 19, 10 p.m.) - IMDb listing.
The Blue Angels (G; The Last Picture House) - IMDb listing.
Chasing Chasing Amy (not rated; FilmScene at the Chauncey: Monday, June 17, 7 p.m.) - IMDb listing.
Chocolate Babies (not rated; FilmScene at the Chauncey: Thursday, June 20, 7 p.m.) - IMDb listing.
Dino Dana: The Movie (not rated; Putnam Museum & Science Center) - IMDb listing.
Extreme Weather 3D (not rated; Putnam Museum & Science Center) - IMDb listing.
The Fall Guy (PG-13; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX) - The leads are attractive and charming. The action is swift and loud. The jokes are unmissable. And if you spend more than five seconds thinking about any of it, the whole thing crumbles like a particularly flimsy house of cards. IMDb listing.
Field of Dreams (PG; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX: Sunday, June 16, 2 p.m.) - Phil Alden Robinson's irrationally effective charmer earned a bunch of money, a Best Picture nomination, and the souls of untold numbers of guys who'll tell you they never cry at movies but bawl like infants at this one. IMDb listing.
Flight of the Butterflies (not rated; Putnam Museum & Science Center) - A bt 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.
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (R; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, Blue Grass Drive-in, FilmScene at the Chauncey, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - George Miller's prequel sticks in your gut and, less expectedly, your heart, despite somewhat fumbling the impossible challenge of reaching the high bar established in 2015. IMDb listing.
The Garfield Movie (PG; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX: Blue Grass Drive-in, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - It's not the Garfield we know, but it might be the funniest animated slapstick I've seen since 2022's Puss in Boots: The Last Wish. IMDb listing.
The Great Muppet Caper (G; FilmScene at the Chauncey) - IMDb listing.
Happy Together (not rated; The Last Picture House) - IMDb listing.
Harom Hata: The Revolt (not rated; Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - IMDb listing.
I Saw the TV Glow (PG-13; FilmScene at the Chauncey) - I found myself as hypnotically entranced by the weirdness, humor, melancholy, and unbridled emotionalism of this singular achievement as I was by any number of unforgettable Twin Peaks, Buffy, or X-Files episodes in the '90s. IMDb listing.
IF (PG; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - This mawkish family adventure is like a cinematic Etch-a-Sketch that writer/director John Krasinski can't stop shaking. IMDb listing.
In a Violent Nature (not rated; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX) - Writer/director Chris Nash is clearly some kind of demented talent, and while I didn't “like” his alternately meditative and crazy-gory splatter flick, per se, I'm pretty sure I might never forget it. IMDb listing.
Indrani: Epic 1 -- Dharam vs. Karam (not rated; Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - IMDb listing.
Inside Out 2 (PG; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, 61 Voy Drive-in Theatre, Blue Grass Drive-in, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - IMDb listing.
It's Such a Beautiful Day + Me (not rated; FilmScene at the Chauncey: Friday, June 14, 7 p.m.; FilmScene on the Ped Mall: Tuesday, June 18, 7 p.m.) - IMDb listing / IMDd listing
Jaws (PG; The Last Picture House Rootftop: Friday, June 14, and Saturday, June 15, 8:45 p.m.) - Despite its occasional terrors and the ominous, repetitive thump of John Williams' dun-dun-dun-dun music cues, what's fascinating about Spielberg's blockbuster is its almost heretical tone of lighthearted irreverence. IMDb listing.
Jesus: A Deaf Missions Film (not rated; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX: Thursday, June 20, 6:30 p.m.) - IMDb listing.
Jesus Thirsts: The Miracle of the Eucharist (not rated; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX: Tuesday, June 18, and Wednesday, June 19, 7:15 p.m.) - IMDb listing.
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (PG-13; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, Voy 61 Drive-in Theatre, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - While director Wes Ball's new installment in the rebooted franchise is gripping and frequently exciting and a hell of a lot of fun, what most floored me wasn't the action, but rather the faces. IMDb listing.
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (PG-13; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, Marcus Sycamore Cinema: Saturday, June 15) - Peter Jackson and his collaborators truly pulled it off, taking on a huge cinematic undertaking and succeeding in style. IMDb listing.
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (PG-13; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, Marcus Sycamore Cinema: Monday, June 17) - Setting aside the movie's nearly hallucinogenic visual rapture and miraculous production design, what you'll forever remember from Peter Jackson's third installment is the grand, completely unabashed emotionalism of the work. IMDb listing.
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (PG-13; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, Marcus Sycamore Cinema: Sunday, June 16) - The second installment in Peter Jackson's trilogy would have gotten by on sheer scope, but, as with The Fellowship of the Ring, the film's genius is in the breadth of its character detail. IMDb listing.
Midsommar: Director's Cut (R; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX: Thursday, June 20, 7 p.m.) - To its considerable artistic credit, Ari Aster's freakout might qualify as one of the all-time worst date movies, but in Florence Pugh, it also gives us a lead with whom everyone can fall in love. IMDb listing.
Museum Alive! (not rated; Putnam Museum & Science Center) - Putnam.org.
Music Shop Murthy (not rated; Marcus Syacmore Cinema) - IMDb listing.
Oceans (G; Putnam Museum & Science Center) - The movie's 85 minutes occasionally crawl by as deliberately as its sea-floor denizens, but it's hard to be too disappointed by a film that provides so many extraordinary sights. IMDb listing.
Point Break (R; FilmScene on the Ped Mall Rooftop: Sunday, June 16, 8:45 p.m.) - IMDb listing.
A Prince (not rated; FilmScene at the Chauncey) - IMDb listing.
Raiders of the Lost Ark (PG; Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - IMDb listing.
Scream - 1996 (R; Marcus Sycamore Cinema: Sunday, June 16, 7:45 p.m., and Tuesday, June 18, 8:30 p.m.) - IMDb listing.
Secrets of the Dunes (not rated; Putnam Museum & Science Center) - Putnam.org.
Sonic the Hedgehog (PG; Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - I wanted to drop-kick this unfunny, hyper-active time-waster into the ether, and my heart practically bled for Jim Carrey, who tries so hard to wring laughs from his grim shtick that I'm amazed he didn't sprain a wrist. IMDb listing.
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (PG; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX) - While the original film appeared covered in “Are we pulling this off?” flop sweat, this new offering instead exudes a relaxed, “Whew – we pulled it off!” insouciance that results in a livelier, sillier good time across the board. IMDb listing.
Sound of Hope: The Story of Possum Trot: Early Access Screening (PG-13; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, Marcus Sycamore Cinema: Wednesday, June 19) - IMDb listing.
Stories of Community (not rated; FilmScene at the Chauncey: Saturday, June 15, 3:30 p.m.) - IMDb listing.
The Strangers: Chapter 1 (R; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX) - A reboot of tandard “Boo!” effects offset by occasional nods to the cruel patience of the previous films' set pieces, with neither of our leads engaging enough to make us anxious about their fates. IMDb listing.
Superpower Dogs (G; Putnam Museum & Science Center) - We're given just enough information on how the heroic pups pull off their feats of derring-do to wholly appreciate them in practice, with the duties of the stunningly well-trained Ricochet proving especially moving. IMDb listing.
There Will Be Blood (R; The Last Picture House: Wednesday, June 19, 7 p.m.) - Paul Thomas Anderson's period drama moves with a momentum and force that is, quite simply, overwhelming, and the result is as viscerally, emotionally grand an epic as this country has produced in decades. IMDb listing.
Treasure (R; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX) - IMDb listing.
Tuesday (R; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, FilmScene at the Chauncey) - IMDb listing.
Twister (PG-13; Blue Grass Drive-in) - 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.
The Watchers (PG-13; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, The Last Picture House, Blue Grass Drive-in, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - Visually, Ishana Night Shymalan's film is impressive. It's when characters speak, and the twists are made manifest, that you want to bolt the auditorium. IMDb listing.
The Wizard of Oz (G; Blue Grass Drive-in) - IMDb listing.
X Fan Event with MaXXXine Sneak Preview (R; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, FilmScene at the Chauncey: Tuesday, June 18, 7 p.m.) - Ti West's horror-trilogy starter is an unapologetically vicious little kick with vivid performances, a welcome sense of humor, and a surprising number of elegant grace notes. IMDb listing.
