Fjord
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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Aadarsha Kutumbam House No: 47 - AK 47 (not rated; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX) - IMDb listing.
Angel & the Badman (PG-13; VIP Cinemas) - By all means, capture the QR code at the end, and share this pathetic Western romantic drama with whomever you most hate. IMDb listing.
Arctic: Our Frozen Planet (not rated; Putnam Museum & Science Center) - IMDb listing.
Beetlejuice (PG; Aledo Opera House) - IMDb listing.
Black Chariot (not rated; FilmScene at the Chauncey: Sunday, November 1, 7 p.m.) - IMDb listing.
Breeder (R; Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - IMDb listing.
BTS World Tour 'Ariang' in Buenos Aires (not rated; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, Marcus Sycamore Cinema: Friday, October 30, 5:45 p.m., and Saturday, October 31, 3:45 p.m.) - IMDb listing.
Bugs! (not rated; Putnam Museum & Science Center) - The effects make the film's creepy-crawly world pop in enjoyable fashion, and the bugs' life-and-death struggle makes for endlessly intriguing viewing IMDb listing.
Candyman (R; FilmScene at the Chauncey: Saturday, October 31, 10 p.m.) - IMDb listing.
Christmas at the Kringles (R; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - IMDb listing.
Ciller Corn (not rated; FilmScene at the Chauncey: Wednesday, November 4, 10 p.m.) - IMDb listing.
Clayface (R; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - While this is hardly what we may have anticipated from James Gunn's DC following 2025's Superman and this past summer's Supergirl, this origin story is oftentimes thrillingly gross, as well as pretty darned clever after our anti-hero discovers his remarkable (if kinda confounding) shape-shifting abilities. IMDb listing.
Coco (PG; Aledo Opera House) - Pixar's animated Oscar winner achieves its greatest effects, both comedic and emotional, though unexpected flourishes that arrive only after considerable build-up. IMDb listing.
The Devils (NC-17; The Last Picture House, FilmScene at the Chauncey) - 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 and general blandness of the presentation. IMDb listing.
Elephants: Giants of the Desert (not rated; Putnam Museum & Science Center) - IMDb listing.
Everest: The Other Side (PG-13; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX) - IMDb listing.
Fargo (R; FilmScene on the Ped Mall Rooftop: Sunday, November 1, 7:30 p.m.) - IMDb listing.
Fjord (R; The Last Picture House, FilmScene on the Ped Mall) - 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.
Forgotten Island (PG; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX) - 2026 has been an overall banner year for animated features. This hilarious, inventive, eye-popping DreamWorks Animation release might be my new favorite. IMDb listing.
Godzilla Minus Zero: Early-Access Screenings (R; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX: Tuesday, November 3) - IMDb listing.
Halloween (R; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, Marcus Sycamore Cinema: Friday, October 30, and Saturday, October 31) - IMDb listing.
Halloween and Halloween II Double Feature (R; The Last Picture House Rooftop: Friday, October 30, and Saturday, October 31, 7 p.m.) - IMDb listing / IMDb listing.
Heart of the Beast (PG-13; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas) - The dog is wonderful, but this well-meaning survival drama is sill kinda dull, mostly because it's all so familiar. IMDb listing.
Hotel Transylvania (PG; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX: Saturday, October 31, 10:04 a.m. & 2:35 p.m.) - This goofy, zippy, candy-colored monster mash offers a goodly amount of random pleasures, with many of its most inventive visuals seemingly caught out of the corner of your eye. IMDb listing.
Hybe Cheering Party (not rated; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX: Friday, October 30, 12:05 p.m.) - IMDb listing.
Joshua Live! (not rated; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - IMDb listing.
Journey to Space (not rated; Putnam Museum & Science Center) - Says narrator Patrick Stewart of the genial scientists on-screen, "It's all about getting the job done and having a little fun" - an apt description for this edu-doc itself. IMDb listing.
Klara & the Sun (PG-13; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX) - IMDb listing.
The Last Temptation of Becky (not rated; Marcus Sycamore Cinema: Wednesday, November 4, and Thursday, November 5, 7:15 p.m.) - IMDb listing.
The Mongoose (R; VIP Cinemas, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - IMDb listing.
Mouse w/ Filmmaker Q&A (R; The Last Picture House: Wednesday, November 4, 6:45 p.m.) - 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.
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 Nightmare Before Christmas (PG; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, Voy 61 Drive In Theatre, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - IMDb listing.
Oceans (G; Putnam Museum & Science Center) - The movie's 85 minutes occasionally crawl by as deliberately as its sea-floor denizens, yet it's hard to be too disappointed by a film that provides so many extraordinary sights. IMDb listing.
The Only Living Pickpocket in New York (R; VIP Cinemas, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - IMDb listing.
Other Mommy (R; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - I may have been disappointed in this Blumhouse shocker, but it's hardly an ignoble failure, and it was kind of thrilling to see several genre norms smartly upturned before the picture was a half-hour old. IMDb listing.
Penguin Island 3D (not rated; Putnam Museum & Science Center) - Putnam.org.
Practical Magic 2 (PG-13; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX) - What makes Susanne Bier's sequel far more winning that its predecessor is its choice to lean heavily into the laughs. IMDb listing.
Ramayana: Rise of a Legend (PG-13; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, Marcus Sycamore Cinema: opens Wednesday, November 4) - IMDb listing.
Resident Evil (R; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas) - This horror comedy may not boast the “WTF?!” thrill that accompanied 2022's Barbarian, and it's certainly less sprawling and ambitious than last summer's Weapons, but it's still my favorite Zach Cregger to date. IMDb listing.
The Rocky Horror Picture Show (R; Voy 61 Drive In Theatre) - IMDb listing.
Scream: 30th Anniversary (R; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas) - IMDb listing.
Sense & Sensibility (PG; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas, FilmScene at the Chauncey) - IIn a few specific areas, this Jane Ausetin adaptation even manages to improve upon the '95 Oscar winner, which I would've considered a mildly heretical statement before seeing the film and realizing it was true. IMDb listing.
Seventeen World Tour: New in Japan (not rated; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX: Saturday, October 31, 11:40 a.m.) - IMDb listing.
The Shawshank Redemption (R; VIP Cinemas: Sunday, November 1, and Wednesday, November 4, 1 & 7 p.m.) - Even though I'll readily concede the movie's sentimentality and narrative repetitiveness, you're not going to hear me openly diss writer/director Frank Darabont's sensationally watchable prison bromance. It's Field of Dreams with a shiv. IMDb listing.
The Social Reckoning (R; Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - This kinda-sorta Social Network sequel reeks of Aaron Sorkin, and it'll be a litmus test of your tolerance for the man's writing whether you consider his latest excruciating, as many reviewers appear to, or enjoyable despite itself, an opinion I'm only semi-guiltily copping to. IMDb listing.
Spider-Man: Brand New Day (PG-13; VIP Cinemas) - Its moderate merits are ultimately undone by the element that's been imposing itself on Marvel Studios releases for ages: a feature-length game of connect the dots. IMDb listing.
Street Fighter (PG-13; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - As someone who instinctively loves it when Gen X and post-Gen X viewers see their cherished childhood fetish objects re-created as things deservedly ripe for good-natured laughs at the expense of alpha bros, I had way more fun than I expected. 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.
Tad & the Magic Lamp (PG; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX) - IMDb listing.
A Talent for Murder (R; VIP Cinemas) - This may not be a five-course meal, but it's exquisite cineplex comfort food. Try to eat around the arsenic. IMDb listing.
Tiny Giants (not rated; Putnam Museum & Science Center) - All told, it would be nearly impossible not to have a great time at this thing. IMDb listing.
Titans of the Ice Age (not rated; Putnam Museum & Science Center) - Gorgeously photographed and boasting perhaps the finest CGI I've ever seen in a National Geographic doc, the film is both informative and a heck of a lot of fun. IMDb listing.
Tomorrow X Together World Tour 'Act: Tomorrow' (not rated; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX: Friday, October 30, 1:45 p.m.) - IMDb listing.
V for Vendetta: 20th Anniversary (R; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas, Marcus Sycamore Cinema: Sunday, November 1, and Thursday, November 5) - The film is a little 1984, a little Phantom of the Opera, and, with its screenplay by the Wachowskis, more than a little Matrix-y, but it casts an extraordinary, devastating spell. IMDb listing.
Verity (R; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - The plotting and execution may frequently make you want to hide under a blanket, it would be hard to argue that the performers aren't giving this trashy Colleen Hoover thriller their all. 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 sights on display left me less fascinated than thunderstruck. IMDb listing.
Whalefall (PG-13; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas) - Every time we're legitimately caught up in the procedural nuts-and-bolts of our teen hero's escape plan, there's another sentimental reverie to the kid enduring his Quint-like dad's brutal Tough Love, and all narrative tension evaporates. IMDb listing.
Wicker (R; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas, The Last Picture House, FilmScene at the Chauncey, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - The movie opens on a note of anything-can-happen wonder and retains it by the finale, and along the way we're treated to giddy sauciness, reams of quotable dialogue, and a riotous wedding-reception game involving a strategically placed carrot. IMDb listing.
Wild Africa (not rated; Putnam Museum & Science Center) - IMDb listing.
Wild at Heart 4K (R; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX: Sunday, November 1, 1:45 p.m., and Wednesday, November 4, 6:45 p.m.) - IMDb listing.
Wild Horse Nine: Early-Access Screening (R; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX: Friday, October 30, 6:15 p.m.) - IMDb listing.
Wild Rescue (not rated; Putnam Museum & Science Center) - IMDb listing.
Wildwood (PG-13; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas, FilmScene on the Ped Mall, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - Though gorgeously animated, I practically had whiplash trying to determine what Laika's latest made me want to feel and why. IMDb listing.
You Can See Everything (R; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas, The Last Picture House, FilmScene at the Chauncey, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - Directors Nathan Fielder's and Lance Oppenheim's three-hour A24 documentary is as transfixing a 2026 entertainment as I've yet seen, and like being at the most exciting Texas Hold 'Em game of your life. IMDb listing.
