Wicked: For Good
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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Black Phone 2 (R; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX) - Because the presentation is so confident and the film's look so distinctive, it might take a while to realize just how bad this supernatural-horror sequel actually is. IMDb listing.
Bugonia (R; FilmScene at the Chauncey) - Yorgos Lanthimos' wickedly entertaining oddity is much like his other films, and also not at all. IMDb listing.
Chainsaw Man: The Movie - Reze Arc (R; Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - IMDb listing.
Elephants: Giants of the Desert (not rated; Putnam Museum & Science Center) - IMDb listing.
Elf (PG; Voy 61 Drive In Theatre) - Will Ferrell is so likable here that he overrides everything embarrassing about the material. IMDb listing.
Eternity (PG-13; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX: opens Wednesday, November 26) - IMDb listing.
Extreme Weather (not rated; Putnam Museum & Science Center) - IMDb listing.
Fargo (R; The Last Picture House) - IMDb listing.
Jay Kelly (R; FilmScene on the Ped Mall) - IMDb listing.
Keeper (R; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - Because he's a director-for-hire on his latest release and the script consequently isn't his fault, Osgood Perkins can't exactly be accused of crawling up his own ass in the movie's latter half. But crawling up someone else's hardly proves preferable IMDb listing.
The Met Opera: Arabella (not rated; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, Marcus Sycamore Cinema: Saturday, November 22, noon) - MetOpera.org.
Mummies: Secrets of the Pharaoahs (not rated; Putnam Museum & Science Center) - This edu-doc ries to do too much in too little a time and engages in too much chronological leap-frogging, but it's never less than interesting, and those mega-screen vistas of Egypt are truly stunning. IMDb listing.
Museum Alive! (not rated; Putnam Museum & Science Center) - Putnam.org.
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (PG-13; Voy 61 Drive In Theatre) - IMDb listing.
National Theatre Live: Mrs. Warren's Profession (not rated; FilmScene at the Chauncey: Saturday, November 22, noon) - IMDb listing.
Night & the City (not rated; FilmScene at the Chauncey: Sunday, November 23, 4:15 p.m., and Tuesday, November 25, 7 p.m.) - IMDb listing.
Now You See Mee: Now You Don't (PG-13; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - I on't want to critique Fleischer's threequel so much as slap the shit out of it. IMDb listing.
Nuremberg (PG-13; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas, FilmScene on the Ped Mall) - A stodgy, clichéd, two-and-a-half-hour historical drama lacking even a dollop of filmmaking excitement, and a work that essentially tells two stories yet, maddeningly, picks the wrong one to focus on. IMDb listing.
Planes, Trains & Automobiles (R; The Last Picture House: Saturday, November 22, and Monday, November 24) - IMDb listing.
The Polar Express (G; VIP Cinemas, Putnam Museum & Science Center) - After 15 minutes of beautiful quiet, the 90 minutes that follow are a grating blend of the hyperactive and the maudlin, and any sweetness inherent in the Chris Van Allsburg children's book the movie is based on is totally lost. IMDb listing.
Predator: Badlands (PG-13; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas, The Last Picture House, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - I had an utterly spectacular time at director Dan Trachtenberg's sci-fi thriller that's also, brace yourselves, a thoroughly winning buddy comedy. IMDb listing.
Regretting You (PG-13; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - As adapted by screenwriter Susan McMartin, this Colleen Hoover soap opera is terrible, so relentless about not staying sad (or happy) for too long that it comes off as rather deranged. IMDb listing.
Rental Family (PG-13; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas, FilmScene at the Chauncey, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - IMDb listing.
The Running Man (R; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - This opinion may seem counterintuitive, or even downright crazy, but I found Edgar Wright's violent, profanity-laden dystopian thriller based on a Stephen King novel … kind of adorable. IMDb listing.
Sarah's Oil (PG; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas) - IMDb listing.
Sisu: Road to Revenge (R; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - IMDb listing.
Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere (PG-13; VIP Cinemas) - Scott Cooper's musical bio-pic is chiefly about the birth of 1982's Nebraska, and I was fascinated with the “how” behind its creation. Sadly, though, I was given little reason to care about the “why.” IMDb listing.
Stories of Community 2025 Roundup (not rated; FilmScene at the Chauncey: Sunday, November 23, 12:30 p.m.) - IMDb listing.
T. REX (not rated; Putnam Museum & Science Center) - IMDb listing.
Train Dreams (PG-13; FilmScene on the Ped Mall) - IMDb listing.
Twin Peaks: Episodes 6 and 7 (not rated; FilmScene at the Chauncey: Monday, November 17, 9 p.m., and Wednesday, November 19, 9:30 p.m.) - Watch David Lynch's series, then view his insanely underrated 1992 film sequel Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me, then the 18 maddening/glorious hours of Showtime's Twin Peaks: The Return, then repeat the process endlessly … and then you'll finally be as crazy as I am. IMDb listing.
UnConventional (not rated; FilmScene at the Chauncey: Wednesday, November 26, 10 p.m.) - IMDb listing.
Wicked (PG; VIP Cinemas, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - Jon M. Chu's adaptation of the Broadway musical is truly alive – imaginative and surprising and a little bit nuts. IMDb listing.
Wicked: For Good (PG; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas, The Last Picture House, Aledo Opera House, FilmScene at the Chauncey, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - IMDb listing.
Wild Rescue (not rated; Putnam Museum & Science Center) - IMDb listing.
Zootopia 2 (PG; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas, The Last Picture House, Marcus Sycamore Cinema: opens Wednesday, November 26) - IMDb listing.
