The End of Oak Street
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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2026 Alternating Currents Features and Shorts (not rated; The Last Picture House: Friday, August 14, through Sunday, August 16) - AlternatingCurrentsQC.com.
Back to the Future (PG; Blue Grass Drive-in) - Your chance, for 40 minutes, to actually feel momentarily great about the state of the human race. IMDb listing.
Batwara 1947 (not rated; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX) - IMDb listing.
Bouchra (not rated; FilmScene on the Ped Mall) - IMDb listing.
The Brink of War (PG; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - 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.
CatVideoFest 2026 (not rated; FilmScene at the Chauncey: Saturday, August 15, and Sunday, August 16, 1:30 p.m. - IMDb listing.
Dead Media (not rated; The Last Picture House: Sunday, August 16, 6 p.m.) - 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.
Dirty Dancing (PG-13; VIP Cinemas: Sunday, August 16, 1 & 6 p.m., and Wednesday, August 19, 1 & 7:40 p.m.) - IMDb listing.
Elephants: Giants of the Desert (not rated; Putnam Museum & Science Center) - IMDb listing.
Elijah Peel (PG-13; VIP Cinemas) - IMDb listing.
The End of Oak Street (PG-13; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas, The Last Picture House, FilmScene at the Chauncey, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - 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.
Ghostbusters (PG; Blue Grass Drive-in) - IMDb listing.
The Good Dinosaur (PG; Putnam Museum & Science Center) - This doesn't hold a candle to any of Pixar's 15 previous feature-length films, and I'm including the one that was almost nonstop Larry the Cable Guy. IMDb listing.
Hadestown: The Musical (not rated; Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - From its score that delectably mixes jazz, folk, blues, and traditional-show-tune stylings to its gorgeously evocative and sweaty New Orleans locale, the show is two-and-a-half hours (sans intermission) of rapturous delight. IMDb listing.
Ice Cream Man (not rated; VIP Cinemas, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - Would I classify Eli Roth's latestt splatter flick good movie? Hell no. Would I classify it as a fun movie, at least if you have a high tolerance for viscera, outré shocks, and the most sadistic of nihilist endings? Hellz yeah. IMDb listing.
Into America's Wild (not rated; Putnam Museum & Science Center) - IMDb listing.
Jerusalem (not rated; Putnam Museum & Science Center) - This visually spectacular, 45-minute edu-tainment on Israel's "cradle of civilization" is really quite a glorious piece of work. 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.
Jurassic Park (PG-13; Putnam Museum & Science Center) - 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.
Katseye: Wild Hearts (not rated; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX) - IMDb listing.
Labyrinth (PG; The Last Picture House Rooftop: Thursday, August 20, 8:30 p.m.) - IMDb listing.
Mean Girls (PG-13; Aledo Opera House) - All manner of adolescent one-upmanship ensues, and Tina Fey's script crackles with vivid dissections of a teenager's cliques, projections, and fears of individuality. IMDb listing.
Minions & Monsters (PG; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas, Blue Grass Drive-in, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - It's hard to think of a more ticklish recent ode to cinema than thios animated sequel, which would've been just about perfect if its monsters were ditched entirely. IMDb listing.
Moana (PG; VIP Cinemas, Blue Grass Drive-in, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - Another unconscionable yet sadly inevitable Disney cash grab. IMDb listing.
Mummies: Secrets of the Pharaohs (not rated; Putnam Museum & Science Center) - This edu-doc tries to do too much in too little time, but it's never less than interesting, and those mega-screen vistas of Egypt are truly stunning. IMDb listing.
Mysteries of the Unseen World (not rated; Putnam Museum & Science Center) - One of the fastest-moving, most visually resplendent edu-tainments the Putnam has ever housed. IMDb listing.
Nimrods (R; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas) - IMDb listing.
No Country for Old Men (R; FilmScene on the Ped Mall Rooftop: Sunday, August 16, 8:05 p.m.) - With cinematographer Roger Deakins presenting staggeringly fine widescreen vistas, the Coen brothers' Oscar winner is a breathtaking visual experience. But it's an even more breathtaking aural one 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 Odyssey (R; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas, Blue Grass Drive-in, FilmScene on the Ped Mall, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - A Homer adaptation of staggering grandeur and (for Nolan) considerable emotional power, and more sheer fun than anything Christopher Nolan has delivered since The Dark Knight. IMDb listing.
One Night Only (R; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - Monica Barbaro is fabulous. She's still unable to save the rom-com mess she's currently in. IMDb listing.
The Parent Trap (PG; Aledo Opera House) - IMDb listing.
Point Break: 35th Anniversary (R; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas, Marcus Sycamore Cinema: Sunday, August 16, and Wednesday, August 19) - IMDb listing.
Remake (not rated; FilmScene at the Chauncey: Thursday, August 20, 7 p.m.) - IMDb listing.
Return to Sleepaway Camp (not rated; FilmScene at the Chauncey: Wednesday, August 19, 10 p.m.) - IMDb listing.
Romeria (not rated; FilmScene at the Chauncey) - IMDb listing.
The Sandlot (PG; Voy 61 Drive In Theatre) - IMDb listing.
The Seven Year Itch (not rated; FilmScene at the Chauncey: Saturday, August 15, 4 p.m., and Wednesday, August 19, 7 p.m.) - IMDb listing.
Six: The Musical Live! (PG-13; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - IMDb listing.
Spider-Man: Brand New Day (PG-13; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas, Voy 61 Drive In Theatre, Blue Grass Drive-in, The Last Picture House, FilmScene at the Chauncey, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - 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.
Stand & Deliver (PG; The Last Picture House: Wednesday, August 19, 7:30 p.m.) - IMDb listing.
Super Troopers 3 (R; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - 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.
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (R; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas, Marcus Sycamore Cinema: Tuesday, August 18) - 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.
Toy Story 5 (PG; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas, Blue Grass Drive-in, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - To not have fun at this movie, I think you'd have to actively try to have a bad time – which isn't to say that we didn't deserve a better one. IMDb listing.
Train to Busan: 10th Anniversary (R; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - IMDb listing.
Vishwanath & Sons (not rated; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX) - 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.
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl (PG; FilmScene at the Chauncey) - A sublime state of silent-meets-verbal-meets-slapstick silliness that I'll no doubt be returning to again and again. IMDb listing.
Wet Hot American Summer: 25th Anniversary (R; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - IMDb listing.
Wild Rescue (not rated; Putnam Museum & Science Center) - IMDb listing.
Young Washington (PG-13; VIP Cinemas) - For all of the film's squareness and late-in-the-day silliness, writer/director Jon Erwin, his subtly magnetic lead, and his deeply impressive supporting ensemble delivera true American hero to root for. IMDb listing.
