Joker: Folie à Deux
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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Am I Racist? (PG-13; VIP Cinemas) - IMDb listing.
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (PG-13; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas, Blue Grass Drive-in, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - What this long-gestating sequel occasionally lacks in energy and taste is completely made up for in charm, as well as the kinds of knockout, lunatic set pieces that turned its predecessor into such a singular work of Burton-ian art. IMDb listing.
Bram Stoker's Dracula (R; The Last Picture House: Sunday, October 6, 7 p.m., and Monday, October 7, 8:15 p.m.) - IMDb listing.
Casper (PG; Putnam Museum & Science Center: Thursday, October 10, 7 p.m.) - IMDb listing.
Deadpool & Wolverine (R; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - Shawn Levy's R-rated comic-book adventure is gutless, and supremely dull, because it doesn't believe in anything beyond sarcasm. IMDb listing.
Despicable Me 4 (PG; VIP Cinemas) - This latest entry in Illumination's animated franchise is fun, but at 94 compact minutes, it's also kind of exhausting fun. IMDb listing.
Devara (not rated; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX) - IMDb listing.
A Different Man (R; FilmScene on the Ped Mall) - IMDb listing.
Dinosaurs Alive! (not rated; Putnam Museum & Science Center) - IMDb listing.
The Dunwich Horror and The Tower Double Feature (not rated; FilmScene at the Chauncey: Wednesday, October 9, 10 p.m.) - ICFilmScene.org.
Eno (not rated; FilmScene at the Chauncey: Tuesday, October 8, 7 p.m.) - IMDb listing.
The Exorcist (R; Blue Grass Drive-in) - IMDb listing.
Faith of Angels (PG; VIP Cinemas) - IMDb listing.
The Forge (PG; VIP Cinemas) - IMDb listing.
Harry Potter & the Goblet of Fire (P13; Marcus Sycamore Cinema: Sunday, October 6, 4 p.m., and Monday, October 7, 6 p.m.) - IMDb listing.
Heart of a Servant: The Father Flanagan Story (not rated; Marcus Sycamore Cinema: Tuesday, October 8, 7 p.m.) - IMDb listing.
Howl's Moving Castle: 20th Anniversary (PG; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - IMDb listing.
Joker: Folie à Deux (R; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas, The Last Picture House, Blue Grass Drive-in, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - IMDb listing.
Jurassic Park (PG-13; FilmScene at the Park: Saturday, October 5, 7 p.m.) - IMDb listing.
Lee (R; FilmScene at the Chauncey) - Ellen Kuras and her trio of screenwriters appear so invested in only one side of the noted photojournalist – that determinism so evident in Kate Winslet's poster image – that the film itself comes off as one-note, and more than a little dull. IMDb listing.
Look Back (not rated; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX: Sunday, October 6, 4 p.m., and Monday, October 7, 7 p.m.) - IMDb listing.
The Lost Boys (R; The Last Picture House Rooftop: Tuesday, October 8, 8 p.m.) - IMDb listing.
Mean Girls: 20th Anniversary (PG-13; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, Marcus Sycamore Cinema: Sunday, October 6, 4 & 7 p.m.) - IMDb listing.
Megalopolis (R; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, The Last Picture House, FilmScene at the Chauncey) - If you have genuine interest in cinema's future, Francis Ford Coppola's fantastical behemoth is absolutely worth your time, if only for the opportunity to ask: Is this what we're in for? IMDb listing.
The Met Opera: Les Contes d'Hoffman (not rated; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, Marcus Sycamore Cinema: Saturday, October 5, noon, and Wednesday, October 9, 1 & 6:30 p.m.) - MetOpera.org.
Mobile Suit Gundam (not rated; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX: Sunday, October 6, 3:30 p.m.) - Cinemark.com.
Monster Summer (PG-13; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas, Blue Grass Drive-in) - IMDb listing.
Museum Alive! (not rated; Putnam Museum & Science Center) - Putnam.org.
My Old Ass (R; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, FilmScene on the Ped Mall) - This sensational coming-of-age comedy boasts one of those magically impossible premises I appreciate most: one in which everyone simply (if grudgingly) accepts the lunacy of their situation and goes about their business, no explanations required. IMDb listing.
National Theatre Live: The Motive & the Clue (not rated; FilmScene at the Chauncey: Sunday, October 6, noon) - NationalTheatre.org.uk.
Never Let Go (R; VIP Cinemas, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - It's well-acted, but Alexandre Aja's latest emerges as more of a downbeat character study than any kind of horror movie. IMDb listing.
Oceans (G; Putnam Museum & Science Center) - IMDb listing.
The Outrun (R; FilmScene on the Ped Mall) - IMDb listing.
Psycho (R; FilmScene at the Chauncey) - IMDb listing.
Reagan (PG-13; VIP Cinemas) - This right-leaning bio-pic isn't electrion-year propaganda; it's just your typically earnest, bland, boring bio-drama that bites off way more than it can chew. IMDb listing.
Red Road (not rated; FilmScene at the Chauncey: Saturday, October 5, 10 p.m.) - IMDb listing.
Road to Perdition (R; Putnam Museum & Science Center: Sunday, October 6, 1 p.m.) - IMDb listing.
Sam & Colby: The Legends of the Paranormal (not rated; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX) - IMDb listing.
Scream (R; The Last Picture House Rooftop: Friday, October 4, and Sunday, October 6, 7 p.m.) - IMDb listing.
The Shining (R; Blue Grass Drive-in) - IMDb listing.
Speak No Evil (R; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - I didn't dislike James Watkins' fright flick because it wasn't frightening, though that certainly didn't help matters. I disliked it because, in a rarity for this genre, its heroes and villains truly seemed to deserve each other. IMDb listing.
The Substance (R; The Last Picture House, FilmScene at the Chauncey) - Even though I didn't wholly enjoy Coralie Fargeat's boddy-horror comedy, I can't freaking wait to see it again. IMDb listing.
Superpower Dogs (not rated; Putnam Museum & Science Center) - IMDb listing.
Swag (not rated; Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - IMDb listing.
T. rex (not rated; Putnam Museum & Science Center) - Putnam.org.
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre: 50th Anniversary (R; Marcus Sycamore Cinema: Friday, October 4, and Saturday, October 5: 10 p.m.) - IMDb listing.
Train Time (not rated; Putnam Museum & Science Center) - IMDb listing.
Transformers One (PG; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - The animation is fairly impressive. The story, or what I remember of it, is serviceable. Transformers die-hards will surely leave happy. I couldn't have cared less. IMDb listing.
Trim Season (not rated; VIP Cinemas: Wednesday, October 9, 7 p.m.) - IMDb listing.
Twisters (PG-13; VIP Cinemas, Voy 61 Drive In Theatre, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - Glen Powell, here, is a perfect representation of the film experience as a whole: eminently watchable, enjoyably cheeky, deeply (if sometimes cloyingly) sincere, and obviously eager to give audiences a great time. IMDb listing.
Vettaiyan (not rated; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX) - IMDb listing.
Vindicating Trump (PG-13; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas) - IMDb listing.
We Live in Time: Livestream Q&A with Florence Pugh & Andrew Garfield (R; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX: Saturday, October 5, 7 p.m.) - IMDb listing.
White Bird (PG-13; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX) - IMDb listing.
Wild Africa (not rated; Putnam Museum & Science Center) - IMDb listing.
The Wild Robot (PG; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas, Voy 61 Drive In Theatre, Blue Grass Drive-in, FilmScene at the Chauncey, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - Like my 10-year-old chaperone, I watched nearly all of this animated adventure in a state of grinning, open-mouthed rapture, and the only thing that would've made us happier, we agreed, was watching it all over again the instant it finished. IMDb listing.
