Toy Story 5
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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13 Going on 30 (PG-13; FilmScene in the Park: Saturday, June 20, 9:15 p.m.) - The cast makes you smile occasionally, and Jennifer Garner's performance is often clever, yet the film itself is incredibly shallow; it goes for all the obvious jokes and can't even present those effectively. IMDb listing.
Backrooms (R; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas, Blue Grass Dtive-in, 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.
Born in East L.A. (R; FilmScene at the Chauncey: Sunday, June 21, 4 p.m.) - IMDb listing.
The Breadwinner (PG; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas) - 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.
Bridesmaids (R; The Last Picture House Rooftop: Friday, June 19, and Saturday, June 20, 8:45 p.m.) - A female-driven Judd Apatow comedy (he's a co-producer) with the rare distinction of being smarter than it is funny, though it's still plenty funny. IMDb listing.
Buffalo Kids (PG; Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - IMDb listing.
Cocktail 2 (not rated; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX: Friday, June 19, 10:15 p.m., and Saturday, June 20, 10:05 p.m.) - IMDb listing.
The Death of Robin Hood (R; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas, FilmScene at the Chauncey, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - IMDb listing.
The Devil Wears Prada 2 (PG-13; 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.
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, the wooden "naturalism" of the experts providing commentary. IMDb listing.
Disclosure Day (PG-13; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas, The Last Picture House, Blue Grass Drive-in, FilmScene at the Chauncey, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - I found myself raising a cocked eyebrow at Steven Spielberg's sci-fi thriller in the first five minutes, and the last five minutes, and during many of the 130 minutes in between. IMDb listing.
Dog Man (PG; VIP Cinemas: Tuesday, June 23, through Thursday, June 25) - My young pal ate this animated slapstick up with a spoon. So did the guy who paid for the tickets. IMDb listing.
Dream Big: Engineering Our World (not rated; Putnam Museum & Science Center) - IMDb listing.
Elephants: Giants of the Desert (not rated; Putnam Museum & Science Center) - IMDb listing.
The Furious (R; Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - IMDb listing.
Girls Like Girls (R; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX) - IMDb listing.
Hidden Universe (not rated; Putnam Museum & Science Center) - IMDb listing.
James & the Giant Peach (PG; FilmScene at the Chauncey) - IMDb listing.
Jaws (PG; Blue Grass Drive-in) - With the possible exception of the title below, Steven Spielberg never more-deftly interwove the hilarious with the horrifying the way he did here, and with so little fuss, to boot. IMDb listing.
Jurassic Park (PG-13; Blue Grass Drive-in) - A movie whose visuals and sound design still hold up remarkably well, and a film that pretty much wipes the floor with the relative posers of Chris Pratt's Jurassic World offerings. IMDb listing.
Leviticus (R; VIP Cinemas, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - IMDb listing.
Maa Inti Bangaram (not rated; Saturday, June 20, 9:45 p.m.) - IMDb listing.
Masters of the Universe (PG-13; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - This sword/slorcery/sci-fi is quick-witted, fast-paced, blessedly inconsequential, and awfully damned funny – so funny, in truth, that the eventual, traditionally dreaded sentimentality and schmaltz proves legitimately affecting. IMDb listing.
Michael (PG-13; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas) - 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.
The Night of the Hunter in 35mm (not rated; The Last Picture House: Tuesday, 23, 7 p.m., and Wednesday, June 24, 7:30 p.m.) - IMDb listing.
Obsession (R; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas, Blue Grass Dtive-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.
Ocean's Eleven: 25th Anniversary (PG-13; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas, Marcus Sycamore Cinema: Sunday, June 21, and Wednesday, June 24) - Steven Soderbergh's crime comedy is a terrific affair, sleek and effective and totally enjoyable. 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.
Pressure (PG-13; 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.
Raiders of the Lost Ark: 45th Anniversary (PG; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - IMDb listing.
Revolutionary Girl Utena: The Adolescence of Utena (not rated; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX: Sunday, June 21, 4:15 p.m., and Monday, June 22, 7:15 p.m.) - IMDb listing.
Scary Movie (R; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas, Blue Grass Drive-in, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - This comic spoof is frequently thisclose to being timely without ever really getting there. IMDb listing.
She's the He (not rated; FilmScene on the Ped Mall) - IMDb listing.
The Sheep Detectives (PG; 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.
Shrek: 25th Anniversary (PG; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX: Monday, June 22, through Thursday, June 25; The Last Picture House Rooftop: Thursday, June 25, 8:45 p.m.) - This Oscar-winning animated smash is both smart-alecky and emotionally manipulative, an icky combination if there ever was one. IMDb listing.
Star Wars: The Mandalorian & Grogu (PG-13; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas, Voy 61 Drive In Theatre, Blue Grass Drive-in, 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.
Stop! That! Train! (R; FilmScene on the Ped Mall) - This drag-queen Airplane! clocks about 15 jokes per minute. If even one of those 15 lands for you, you'll be laughing roughly 90 times. That's 89 times more than I laughed at the new Scary Movie. IMDb listing.
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (PG; VIP Cinemas, Aledo Opera House) - 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.
Supergirl: Fan First Screenings (PG-13; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX: Wednesday, June 24, 7 & 7:30 p.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.
Time (not rated; FilmScene at the Chauncey: Wednesday, June 24, 7 p.m.) - IMDb listing.
Toy Story 5 (PG; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas, The Last Picture House, Voy 61 Drive In Theatre, Blue Grass Drive-in, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - IMDb listing.
UHF (PG-13; FilmScene at the Chauncey: Wednesday, June 24, 10 p.m.) - IMDb listing.
Wild Africa (not rated; Putnam Museum & Science Center) - IMDb listing.
Wild Rescue (not rated; Putnam Museum & Science Center) - IMDb listing.
Working Girls (not rated; FilmScene at the Chauncey: Tuesday, June 23, 7 p.m.) - IMDb listing.
