A Big Bold Beautiful Journey
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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Afterburn (R; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - IMDb listing.
Andrea Bocelli: Because I Believe (not rated; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX: Saturday, September 20, 1 p.m., and Wednesday, September 24, 6 p.m.) - IMDb listing.
Architecton (G; FilmScene at the Chauncey: Saturday, Septmeber 20, 7 p.m.) - IMDb listing.
The Bad Guys 2 (PG; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinema, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - More often than not, this animated sequel is quite funny. Better yet, it's smart funny. IMDb listing.
The Baltimorons (R; FilmScene on the Ped Mall) - IMDb listing.
Batman Forever: 30th Anniversary (PG-13; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX: Saturday, September 20, 2:30 p.m.) - IMDb listing.
Black Beauty (G; FilmScene at the Chauncey) - IMDb listing.
A Big Bold Beautiful Journey (R; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas, The Last Picture House, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - IMDb listing.
BTS 2016 Live the Most Beautiful Moment in Life on Stage: Epilogue Remastered (not rated; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX: Wednesday, September 24, 7:05 p.m.) - Cinemark.com.
BTS 2017 Live Trilogy Episode III The Wings Tour The Final Remastered (not rated; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX: Thursday, September 25, 7:15 p.m.) - Cinemark.com.
Cinefamilia: Mexican Short Films (not rated; FilmScene at the Chauncey: Thursday, September 25, 7 p.m.) - IMDb listing.
The Conjuring: Last Rites (R; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas, Blue Grass Drive-in, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - Michael Chaves' purportedly final horror installment is largely silly, aggressively schmaltzy, and only randomly scary, but satisfying enough to earn its many callbacks and leave fans with a smile. IMDb listing.
David Gilmour Live at the Circus Maximus, Rome (not rated; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX: Sunday, September 21, 7:30 p.m.) - IMDb listing.
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba Infinity Castle (R; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - IMDb listing.
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale (PG; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas, FilmScene at the Chauncey, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - This purportedly final installment is gorgeous, amusing, moderately touching, and agreeable as hell. It just isn't in any way interesting. IMDb listing.
Easy Living (not rated; FilmScene at the Chauncey: Saturday, September 20, 4 p.m., and Tuesday, September 23, 7 p.m.) - IMDb listing.
Elephants: Giants of the Desert (not rated; Putnam Museum & Science Center) - IMDb listing.
Face Off 8: Embrace of Light (not rated; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX) - IMDb listing.
The Fantastic Four: First Steps (PG; VIP Cinemas) - By the finale, nearly everything of early interest has succumbed to the same ol' visually indistinct, destruction-of-the-universe meaninglessness, with the added hangup of the action being almost insultingly stupid. IMDb listing.
Freakier Friday (PG; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - While this body-switching comedy is entertaining and certainly harmless enough, it's also one of the more confusing family comedies I've seen in a while – not because the four young-to-senior women switch personalities, but because they don't switch them enough. IMDb listing.
Hamilton (PG-13; VIP Cinemas) - As a record of filmed theatre – especially considering that Lin-Manuel Miranda's achievement is probably the greatest musical-theatre offering of the last 20 years – this piece of filmed live theatre might have exactly zero peers. IMDb listing.
Harry Potter & the Chamber of Secrets (PG; Marcus Sycamore Cinema: Sunday, September 14, 3:30 p.m., and Monday, September 15, 7 p.m.) - Director Chris Columbus is letting J.K. Rowling's material do all the work for him; so his film is devoid of personality, and therefore, irredeemably boring. IMDb listing.
Harry Potter & the Prisoner of Azkaban (PG; Marcus Sycamore Cinema: Sunday, September 21, 3:30 p.m., and Monday, September 22, 7 p.m.) - This third film in the Rowling franchise is as fine an entertainment as you could hope for, a visually audacious work with moments of true magic, and it improves on Chris Columbus' vision tenfold. IMDb listing.
Harry Potter & the Sorcerer's Stone (PG; VIP Cinemas) - A big, handsome production filled with classy art direction and classier performers that's also a bit of a dud, because all the professionalism in the world can't compensate for what's missing: magic. IMDb listing.
Him (R; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas, FilmScene on the Ped Mall, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - IMDb listing.
The History of Sound (R; FilmScene at the Chauncey) - IMDb listing.
Howl's Moving Castle (PG; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - While Hayao Miyazaki's animated adventure is dazzlingly detailed and has a rich storyline, I wish the characters were more beguiling. IMDb listing.
It Happened One Night (not rated; FilmScene in the Park: Saturday, September 20, 7:10 p.m.) - IMDb listing.
Jolly LLB 3 (not rated; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX) - IMDb listing.
Jurassic World Rebirth (PG-13; VIP Cinemas) - Gareth Edwards' direction kept me from hating this dino-sequel, but I did kind of hate the fact of its existence – some $180 million spent in service of something this profoundly, infuriatingly mediocre. IMDb listing.
La La Land (PG-13; The Last Picture House Rooftop: Friday, Saturday, 19, and Saturday, September 20, 7:15 p.m.) - A grand, lush, candy-colored dream of a movie, and I’d mean that as even higher praise if the lingering effects of dreams lasted longer than they actually do. IMDb listing.
Lilo & Stitch (PG; Voy 61 Drive In Theatre, Blue Grass Drive-in) - 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.
Little Hearts (not rated; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX) - IMDb listing.
The Long Walk (R; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas, The Last Picture House, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - For a thriller whose very premise hardly promises fun, this Stephen King adaptation gets less and less fun as it progresses, and when the end credits finally rolled after 108 increasingly harsh minutes, I wasn't cathartically wiped out so much as deeply relieved. IMDb listing.
Mirai (not rated; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX) - IMDb listing.
Monty Python & the Holy Grail (PG; The Last Picture House Rooftop: Thursday, September 25, 7 p.m.) - IMDb listing.
Museum Alive! (not rated; Putnam Museum & Science Center) - Putnam.org.
NOAH Live (not rated; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - IMDb listing.
Real Genius (PG; FilmScene at the Chauncey: Saturday, September 20, 10 p.m.) - IMDb listing.
The Roses (R; VIP Cinemas, FilmScene at the Chauncey) - The entirety of this War of the Roses remake seems to toggle between greatness, particularly in the performances, and blandness, right up until the final frame. IMDb listing.
Seeds (not rated; FilmScene at the Chauncey: Sunday, September 21, 7 p.m.) - IMDb listing.
The Senior (PG; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - IMDb listing.
Spinal Tap II: The End Continues (R; Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - There's so much that's good, even great, about this deeply unnecessary sequel that I'm afraid initially hesitant viewers such as myself might miss how supremely moving this reunion tour becomes. IMDb listing.
Splitsville (R; FilmScene at the Chauncey) - IMDb listing.
Superman (PG-13; VIP Cinemas) - This problematic big swing is more fun than most generically solid comic-book movies, because it's a determinedly weird one, and largely held together by David Corenswet's devastating sincerity and well-employed comic chops. 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.
TC 2000 (R; FilmScene at the Chauncey: Wednesday, September 24, 10 p.m.) - IMDb listing.
They Call Him OG (not rated; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, Marcus Sycamore Cinema: opens Wednesday, September 24) - IMDb listing.
Toy Story: 30th Anniversary (G; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas, Blue Grass Drive-in, Voy 61 Drive In Theatre, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - IMDb listing.
Triumph of the Heart (not rated; VIP Cinemas) - IMDb listing.
Weapons (R; Blue Grass Drive-in) - Despite much to love in this horror comedy, writer/director Zach Cregger is almost too inventive, his apparent making-it-up-as-he-goes-along approach so reckless that it seems to stop mattering if what we're watching makes sense. IMDb listing.
Wild Rescue (not rated; Putnam Museum & Science Center) - IMDb listing.
