F1: The Movie
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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28 Years Later (R; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas, The Last Picture House, FilmScene at the Chauncey, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - Here's hoping that Danny Boyle's and Alex Garland's weirdly static, deeply disappointing freakout may merely wind up a partial bummer – the two unsatisfying hours we have to endure before getting to four superior ones. IMDb listing.
Back from the Brink: Saved from Extinction (not rated; Putnam Museum & Science Center) - This edu-doc would be recommended solely for the chance, for 40 minutes, to actually feel momentarily great about the state of the human race. IMDb listing.
Ballerina (R; Davenport 53rd 18 +IMAX, VIP Cinemas, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - The fighting in this John Wick offshoot is mostly excellent, and it desperately needs to be, because the rest of Len Wiseman's action thriller is largely a wash. IMDb listing.
Bride Hard (R; VIP Cinemas) - An action comedy as obvious as its title, which makes me endlessly grateful for the reservoirs of comic talent, both on- and off-screen, determined to keep this thing funny despite the one-joke-at-best nature of its narrative. IMDb listing.
Clueless: 30th-Anniversary (PG-13; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, Marcus Sycamore Cinema: Sunday, June 29, and Monday, June 30) - IMDb listing.
Despicable Me 4 (PG; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX: Monday, June 30, and Wednesday, June 2, 9:30 a.m.) - This third animated sequel is fun, but at 94 compact minutes, it's also kind of exhausting fun, because Just when you're settling into a winning comedic groove, the rug is pulled out from under you, and a whole new groove appears to have taken its place. IMDb listing.
Elio (PG; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - You don't have to squint to see the more soulful, more devastatingly Pixar-ian film this entertainment might've been, say, 15 to 20 years ago, yet it's still fast and flaky and a consistently good time. IMDb listing.
FI: The Movie (PG-13; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas, The Last Picture House, FilmScene at the Chauncey, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - IMDb listing.
The Fall (R; FilmScene at the Chauncey: Saturday, June 28, 4 p.m., and Wednesday, July 2, 7 p.m.) - IMDb listing.
Final Destination: Bloodlines (R; Voy 61 Drive In Theatre) - Not only did I have a ball, but I was reminded why the FDs constitute my all-time-favorite fright-flick franchise that doesn't feature H.R. Giger xenomorphs. 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.
Giallo & Gelato: Italian Frights and Bites (not rated; The Last Picture Show: Tuesday, July 1, 8 p.m.) - LastPictureHouse.com.
How to Train Your Dragon (PG; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas, Voy 61 Drive In Theatre, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - As a live-action re-creation, the movie is impressive, in its way, but boasts close to zero in the way of personality, and a true zero in terms of fresh personality. IMDb listing.
Independence Day (PG-13; Putnam Museum & Science Center: Thursday, July 3, 7 p.m.) - IMDb listing.
Jurassic World: Rebirth (PG-13; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas, Marcus Sycamore Cinema: opens Wednesday, July 2) - IMDb listing.
Karate Kid: Legends (PG-13; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - Really? This is it? This whole, paltry, indifferently shot thing exists simply to get Jackie Chan and Ralph Macchio on-screen together – and even then only barely, and not until almost a full hour has passed? IMDb listing.
Kuberaa (not rated; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX) - IMDb listing.
The Last Rodeo (PG; VIP Cinemas) - This pro-faith "inspirational" drama is profoundly unsurprising, generically tiresome, blandly staged, and indifferently acted in several major roles. IMDb listing.
The Life of Chuck (R; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX) - In this very atypical, slightly precious Stephen King adaptation, the highs aware awfully high and the lows are more disappointing than deal-breaking. IMDb listing.
Lilo & Stitch (PG; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - Given Disney's “live-action” track record of recent years, "perfectly decent" is it's own kind of upgrade, and what the film is missing in magic is more than made up for in off-the-charts cute. IMDb listing.
The Lost World (not rated; Putnam Museum & Science Center) - Putnam.org.
Maa (not rated; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX) - IMDb listing.
Materialists (R; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas, FilmScene on the Ped Mall, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - Celine Song's Past Lives followup is romantic silliness treated with absolute sincerity, even painful seriousness, and its effect is frequently breathtaking. IMDb listing.
M3GAN 2.0 (PG-13; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - IMDb listing.
A Minecraft Movie (PG; VIP Cinemas) - Little more than an unpretentious goofball slapstick for kids, or those who, for 100 minutes, agree to be wholly in touch with their inner kid - but Jack Black is astounding. IMDb listing.
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning (PG-13; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - Tom Cruise's eighth go at Ethan Hunt never stops reiterating that this is Serious Stuff for both the character and his portrayer, and the exhausting sameness of it all keeps grinding the movie to a halt. 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.
Museum Alive (not rated; Putnam Museum & Science Center) - Putnam.org.
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.
Off the Grid (R; VIP Cinemas) - IMDb listing.
The Phoenician Scheme (PG-13; FilmScene on the Ped Mall) - While this is a swift, clever, oftentimes very funny fable that could only be the product of Wes Anderson, I'll admit I liked it better when it wasn't quite so manically busy and was titled The Royal Tenenbaums. IMDb listing.
Piranha II: The Spawning (R; FilmScene at the Chauncey: Wednesday, July 2, 10 p.m.) - IMDb listing.
Return to the Lost World (not rated; Putnam Museum & Science Center) - Putnam.org.
Romy & Michele's High School Reunion (PG-13; FilmScene on the Ped Mall Rooftop: Sunday, June 29, 8:45 p.m.) - IMDb listing.
Sinners (R; VIP Cinemas) - This might be first great movie that literally gives you everything, considering that most revered titles don't think to add bloody supernatural horror, original blues songs, and an American-history primer into the mix. IMDb listing.
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (PG; VIP Cinemas, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - I hope those oft-heard rumors about Jim Carrey's retirement are bunk, because against all expectation, this action-comedy threequel implies that its human star may still have plenty of tricks up his sleeve. IMDb listing.
Superpower Dogs (not rated; Putnam Museum & Science Center) - Daniel Ferguson's edu-doc 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.
Tommy Boy (PG-13; The Last Picture House Rooftop: Friday, June 27, and Saturday, June 27, 8:30 p.m.) - IMDb listing.
The Unholy Trinity (R; VIP Cinemas) - IMDb listing.
