Five Nights at Freddy's 2
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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Akhanda 2: Thaandavam (not rated; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX) - IMDb listing.
Andre Rieu's 2025 Christmas Concert: Merry Christmas (not rated; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, Marcus Sycamore Cinema: Sunday, December 7, and Wednesday, December 10) - IMDb listing.
Arctic: Our Frozen Planet (not rated; Putnam Museum & Science Center) - IMDb listing.
Bijou Open Screen Fall 2025 (not rated; FilmScene at the Chauncey: Friday, December 5, 7 p.m.) - ICFilmScene.org.
Bugonia (R; FilmScene at the Chauncey) - Yorgos Lanthimos' wickedly entertaining oddity is much like his other films, and also not at all. IMDb listing.
The Christmas Chronicles (PG; Voy 61 Drive In Theatre) - IMDb listing.
A Christmas Story (PG; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX: Saturday, December 6, 9 a.m., and Wednesday, December 10, 6:35 & 8:35 p.m.) - The movie wouldn't work if we didn't fully believe in the pint-sized Parker boys, and these funny, naturalistic charmers are so believable they even – for one day a year, at least – make me believe in Santa.- IMDb listing.
Dhurandhar (not rated; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX) - IMDb listing.
Dr. Seuss' The Grinch (PG; Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - This animated holiday comedy does have a couple of ideas. Avoiding the film isn't an altogether bad one. IMDb listing.
The Doors: When You're Strange (R; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX: Saturday, December 6, 2:55 p.m.) - IMDb listing.
Elephants: Giants of the Desert (not rated; Putnam Museum & Science Center) - IMDb listing.
Elf (PG; VIP Cinemas, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - Will Ferrell is so likable here that he overrides everything embarrassing about the material.- IMDb listing.
Eternity (PG-13; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - This afterlife rom-com is a true charmer, even though I did leave my screening less eager to see the movie again than to watch Albert Brooks' Defending Your Life for the zillionth time. IMDb listing.
The Eye Opener 2025 (not rated; FilmScene at the Chauncey: Sunday, December 7, 4 p.m.) - ICFilmScene.org.
Fackham Hall (R; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas) - IMDb listing.
Five Night's at Freddy's 2 (PG-13; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - IMDb listing.
Gremlins (PG; Voy 61 Drive In Theatre) - IMDb listing.
Hamnet (PG-13; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, FilmScene at the Chauncey) - IMDb listing.
The Idiot (not rated; FilmScene at the Chauncey: Tuesday, December 9, 6:30 p.m.) - IMDb listing.
It's a Wonderful Life (PG; Aledo Opera House: Thursday, December 11, 6 p.m.) - IMDb listing.
Jutustu Kaisen: Execution (R; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - IMDb listing.
Kill Bill: The Whote Bloody Affair (not rated; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX) - IMDb listing.
Krampus: The Reckoning (not rated; FilmScene at the Chauncey: Wednesday, December 10, 10 p.m.) - IMDb listing.
Laalo: Krishna Sada Sahaayate (not rated; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX) - IMDb listing.
Merrily We Roll Along (PG-13; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - IMDb listing.
The Met Opera: The Magic Flute Holiday Encore (not rated; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, Marcus Sycamore Cinema: Saturday, December 6) - MetOpera.org.
Monster Girls (not rated; FilmScene at the Chauncey: Friday, December 5, 10 p.m.) - 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 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.
National Theatre Live: The Fifth Step (not ratedl; FilmScene at the Chauncey: Saturday, December 6, noon) - 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; VIP Cinemas) - 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.
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.
Rebbeca: Becky G (not rated; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX: Wednesday, December 10, 6:30 p.m.) - IMDb listing.
Rental Family (PG-13; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - The good news about director/co-writer Hikari's and co-screenwriter Stephen Blahunt's movie is that, over the course of 110 minutes, it's nowhere near as sickly as its advance two-minutes-plus suggested. IMDb listing.
Repo! The Genetic Opera (R; FilmScene at the Chauncey: Saturday, December 6, 10 p.m.) - IMDb listing.
Rolling Stones: At the Max (not rated; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX: opens Wednesday, December 10) - 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; VIP Cinemas) - IMDb listing.
Sentimental Value (R; FilmScene on the Ped Mall) - A gorgeously acted, smartly written and directed family-angst tearjerker that never succeeded in choking me up. IMDb listing.
Sisu: Road to Revenge (R; Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - IMDb listing.
Tere Ishk Mein (not rated; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX) - IMDb listing.
Train Dreams (PG-13; FilmScene at the Chauncey) - It's been a long time – 2022's Aftersun might be the most recent example – since I've seen a film that reduced me to such a blubbery wreck without doing anything that could rightfully be called manipulative. IMDb listing.
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (PG; FilmScene on the Ped Mall) - While Rian Johnson's third Benoit Blanc movire remains fun, it's mildly underwhelming fun – like that three-minute roller-coaster ride you realize wasn't worth the half-hour you waited in line for it. IMDb listing.
Wedding Crashers: 20th Anniversary (R; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas: Thursday, December 11) - Rachel McAdams is phenomenal, but the comedy she's in isn't very funny, despite Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn improvising up a storm 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) - Ariana Grande's delivers a thoroughly stunning performance, and the only way it might've appeared better is if the movie came anywhere close to matching her. 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)) - Disney's sequel is almost as great as 2016's original Zootopia, which makes it almost one of the sharpest, wittiest, funniest comedies of its decade. IMDb listing.
