Michael
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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American Youngboy (not rated; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, Marcus Sycamore Cinema: Saturday, April 25) - IMDb listing.
Back to the Future (PG; The Last Picture House Rooftop: Thursday, April 30, 8 p.m.) - IMDb listing.
Bijou Open Screen Spring 2026 (not rated; FilmScene at the Chauncey: Friday, April 24, 7 p.m.) - ICFilmScene.org.
Billie Eilish: Hit Me Hard & Soft - The Tour Live: Early-Access Screening (PG-13; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX: Wednesday, April 29, 7 p.m.) - IMDb listing.
The Blue Trail (not rated; FilmScene on the Ped Mall) - IMDb listing.
Busboys (R; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - At its best, by which I mean generically terrible, I watched this grimly unamusing slapstick stone-faced resentment. At its most heinous, I imagine my face resembled the expression in Edvard Munch's The Scream, though I'm pretty sure I was having less fun than that painting's tortured soul. IMDb listing.
The Christophers (R; FilmScene at the Chauncey) - IMDb listing.
Desert Warriors (R; VIP Cinemas) - IMDb listing.
Dolly w/ FilmMaker Q&A (R; The Last Picture House: Wednesday, April 29, 7 p.m.) - IMDb listing.
The Drama (R; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas, FilmScene at the Chauncey, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - It's been many months since I've felt so (wonderfully) anxiously unsettled at the cineplex. IMDb listing.
Elepahnts: Giants of the Desert (not rated; Putnam Museum & Science Center) - IMDb listing.
Extreme Weather (not rated; Putnam Museum & Science Center) - IMDb listing.
Faces of Death (R; VIP Cinemas) - A tight, scary, unexpectedly crafty meta-commentary built on the notion that we can no longer instinctively believe anything we're shown on-screen. On any screen. IMDb listing.
Fuze (R; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas) - IMDb listing.
The Gardener (PG-13; Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - IMDb listing.
A Great Awakening (PG-13; VIP Cinemas) - IMDb listing.
Hoppers (PG; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas) - I did not expect this 105-minute charmer to be so unfailingly hilarious, nor for it to be Disney/Pixar's non-sequel high point since 2020's underrated Onward, or perhaps even 2015's Inside Out. IMDb listing.
I Swear (R; VIP Cinemas, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - IMDb listing.
ICDocs Competitive Program #1: Internal Intimacy (not rated; FilmScene on the Ped Mall: Friday, April 24, 11 a.m.) - ICFilmScene.org.
ICDocs Competitive Program #2: Proceed with Caution (not rated; FilmScene on the Ped Mall: Friday, April 24, 1 p.m.) - ICFilmScene.org.
Indie Bookstores After Dark Screening (not rated; The Last Picture House: Saturday, April 25, 9 p.m.) - LastPictureHouse.com.
Innocence (R; FilmScene at the Chauncey: Sunday, April 26, 4 p.m.) - IMDb listing.
Journey to Space (not rated; Putnam Museum & Sciemce 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.
Lee Cronin's The Mummy (R; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas, The Last Picture House, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - A tedious, crude, draining shocker in which only supporting performer May Calamawy makes the proceedings bearable. IMDb listing.
Mark of the Devil (R; FilmScene at the Chauncey: Wednesday, April 29, 10 p.m.) - IMDb listing.
Michael (PG-13; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas, The Last Picture House, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - IMDb listing.
Mother Mary (R; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, FilmScene at the Chauncey) - 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.
Newsies (PG; Aledo Opera House: Friday, April 24, 6 p.m., and Sunday, April 26, 3 & 6 p.m.) - IMDb listing.
Normal (R; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - This comic thriller boasts a bunch of excellent twists, but it still feels like we've been here before, and far too recently. IMDb listing.
O Brother, Where Art Thou? (PG-13; Aledo Opera House: Thursday, April 30, 6 p.m.) - In the Coen brothers' 2000 classic, they proved again that no filmmakers give emptiness more substance, or have so much fun doing so. 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.
ONE OK Rock Detox Japan Tour 2025 (not rated; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX: Thursday, April 30, 5:20 p.m.) - IMDb listing.
Over Your Dead Body (R; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - IMDb listing.
Pixote (not rated; FilmScene at the Chauncey: Wednesday, April 29, 7 p.m.) - IMDb listing.
Power to the People: John & Yoko Live in NYC (not rated; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX: Wednesday, April 29, 7 p.m.) - IMDb listing.
Project Hail Mary (PG-13; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas, Voy 61 Drive In Theatre, FilmScene on the Ped Mall, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - Phil Lord's and Christopher Miller's sci-fi outing is a lot of fun, but given its scenario, is the focus on humor, which at times lapses into pure shtick, more hindrance than help? IMDb listing.
Ram Naam Satya (not rated; Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - IMDb listing.
The Silence of the Lambs: 35th Anniversary (R; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas, Marcus Sycamore Cinema: Sunday, April 26, and Wednesday, April 29) - Without ever seeming pretentious, Jonathan Demme came close to creating operatic suspense and thrills, and with the 1991 classic feeling big but not broad, we're invited to laugh and shriek with equal heartiness. IMDb listing.
Shakedown (not rated; FilmScene at the Chauncey: Saturday, April 25, 10 p.m.) - IMDb listing.
Speed Racer (PG; VIP Cinemas) - Will little kids like the movie? Maybe. Kids like all sorts of crap. IMDb listing.
Steal This Story, Please! (not rated; FilmScene at the Chauncey) - IMDb listing.
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (PG; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas, Voy 61 Drive In Theatre, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - 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.
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.
Twin Peaks: The Return - Parts 11 & 12 (not rated; FilmScene at the Chauncey: Monday, April 27, 9 p.m.) - IMDb listing.
Twister (PG-13; Voy 61 Drive In Theatre: Thursday, April 30, 6:30 p.m. gates) - IMDb listing.
Wild Rescue (not rated; Putnam Museum & Science Center) - IMDb listing.
You, Me & Tuscany (PG-13; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas) - This sunny, goofy rom-com is pure formula, and often uninspired formula. Here's hoping we get more releases just like it. IMDb listing.
