Anaconda
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
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#RUNSEOKHIN_EP.TOUr the MOVIE (not rated; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX: Saturday, December 27, and Sunday, December 28, noon) - IMDb listing.
Anaconda (PG-13; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - IMDb listing.
Angel's Egg (not rated; FilmScene at the Chauncey) - IMDb listing.
Avatar: Fire & Ash (PG-13; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas, The Last Picture House, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - In James Cameron's latest, the sci-fi wonders are disappointingly familiar, and not just because we only had to wait three years for a new Pandora adventure, as opposed to the 13 that passed between 2009's original Avatar and 2022's The Way of Water. IMDb listing.
David (PG; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas, Marcus Sycamore Cinema, Aledo Opera House) - IMDb listing.
Dhurandhar (not rated; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX) - IMDb listing.
Elephants: Giants of the Desert (not rated; Putnam Museum & Science Center) - IMDb listing.
Ella McCay (PG-13; VIP Cinemas) - Quite possibly the strangest movie of 2025, one suggesting that not only has James L. Brooks not made a film in 15 years, but perhaps hasn't seen a film in 15 years. IMDb listing.
Five Night's at Freddy's 2 (PG-13; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - You know those 24-hour play festivals at which participants are given a rough idea for a concept and have exactly one day to secure a cast, write the script, and rehearse the thing before it debuts for audiences? That's the experience of this horror-comedy sequel. IMDb listing.
Hamnet (PG-13; FilmScene on the Ped Mall) - Although the film is anchored by a ferocious Jessie Buckley and a frequently moving Paul Mescal, it might be impossible, after seeing director/co-writer Chloé Zhao's historical fiction, to reflect on the movie without the face of its titular portrayer coming instantly to mind. IMDb listing.
History Is Made at Night (not rated; FilmScene at the Chauncey: Wednesday, December 31, 5 p.m.) - IMDb listing.
The Housemaid (R; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - For close to its entire first hour, Paul Feig's psychological thriller is all kinds of fun, primarily because, over the course of those 60ish minutes, Amanda Seyfried seems to embody 60ish types of crazy. IMDb listing.
Lilo & Stitch (PG; Putnam Museum & Science Center) - What Disney's latest live-action reboot is missing in magic is more than made up for in off-the-charts cute. IMDb listing.
Little Amelie or the Character of Rain (PG; FilmScene at the Chauncey) - IMDb listing.
Marty Supreme (R; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas, The Last Picture House, FilmScene at the Chauncey, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - IMDb listing.
Now You See Mee: Now You Don't (PG-13; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX) - I on't want to critique Fleischer's threequel so much as slap the shit out of it. IMDb listing.
Song Sung Blue (PG-13; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas, FilmScene at the Chauncey, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - IMDb listing.
The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants (PG; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas, Marcus Sycamore Cinema) - IMDb listing.
Stranger Things: The Finale (not rated; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX: Wednesday, December 31) - IMDb listing.
Tu Meri Main Tera Main Tera Tu Meri (not rated; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX) - IMDb listing.
The Twilight Saga: New Moon NYE Rowdy Screening (PG-13; The Last Picture House: Wednesday, December 31, 9 p.m.) - There's just enough that's good about this supernatural romance to make it a painless sit. 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.
Wicked: For Good (PG; Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, VIP Cinemas, 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, 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.
