21 Oct 2025

“Lost Nation: The Ioway” Parts 1 and 2, November 6

By Reader Staff

A winner at the Iowa Independent Film Festival and Cedar Rapids Film Festival, as well as an official selection of the Archaeology Channel and Landlocked Film Festival, Fourth Wall Films' documentary Lost Nation: The Ioway and its sequel enjoy a special November 6 screening at Clinton Community College, this acclaimed work by area moviemakers Kelly and Tammy Rundle shining a light on a forgotten tale of American conquest and Native survival.

19 Oct 2025

Grabber? He Hardly Knows Her!: “Black Phone 2,” “Good Fortune,” and “After the Hunt”

By Mike Schulz

Because the presentation is so confident and the film's look so distinctive, it might take a while to realize just how bad Black Phone 2 actually is.

13 Oct 2025

“Coco,” October 30

By Reader Staff

Shown in conjunction with the venue's current Day of the Dead exhibition, Disney/Pixar's Oscar-winning animated adventure Coco enjoys an October 30 screening at Davenport's Figge Art Museum, the magical box-office hit about how love and connection transcend death as the living keep the deceased alive in their memories and in their hearts.

13 Oct 2025

12 Hours of Terror Horror Movie Marathon, October 25

By Reader Staff

Treating fright-flick fans to a full half-day of cinematic shivers, Rock Island's Rozz-Tox and East Moline's Death Stitch Custom Clothing + Scare Shop host the 2025 12 Hours of Terror event on October 25, this 12th-annual horror-movie marathon boasting raffle giveaway prizes and eight separate screenings, including the premiere of a new local independent film.

13 Oct 2025

“The Fly,” October 29

By Reader Staff

With the Oscar-winning 1986 hit enjoying a local showing just in time for Halloween, Rozz-Tox guests are invited to "Be afraid ... be very afraid" on October 29 when the Rock Island venue screens David Cronenberg's The Fly as part of the community series Filmosofia, this evening in Rock Island also featuring a reading discussion on the movie's philosophical themes hosted by Augustana College's Dr. Deke Gould.

12 Oct 2025

Code of Arms: “Tron: Ares,” “Roofman,” “Kiss of the Spider Woman,” and “John Candy: I Like Me”

By Mike Schulz

A sci-fi excursion that's neither as scientific as you may need nor as fictional as you may want, Tron: Ares finds the fate of humanity resting in the hands of either a global-weaponry mogul or a video-game mastermind. So, you know, we're pretty much effed any way you slice it.

18 Mar 2020

A-Z INDEX: Reader Movie Reviews

By Mike Schulz

Numbered Titles / A /  B / C / D / E / F / G / H / I / J / K / L / M / N / O / P / Q / R / S / T / U / V / W / X / Y / Z / Special Features

23 Oct 2025

Mike Schulz with Dave & Darren on Planet 93.9 FM

By Reader Staff

Going to the cineplex or staying in and streaming this weekend? Every Thursday morning at 8:15 a.m. you can listen to Mike Schulz dish on recent movie releases & talk smack about Hollywood celebs on Planet 93.9 FM with the fabulous Dave & Darren in the Morning team of Dave Levora and Darren Pitra. The morning crew previews upcoming releases, too.

Or you can check the Reader Web site and listen to their latest conversation by the warm glow of your electronic device. Never miss a pithy comment from these three scintillating pundits again.

Thursday, October 23: Discussion of Black Phone 2, Good Fortune, After the Hunt, and Mr. Scorsese; previews of Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere, Regretting You, Shelby Oaks, Blue Moon, and A House of Dynamite; and thoughts on nixed Star Wars offerings by Steven Soderbergh and David Fincher, both of which sound more interesting than at least 75-percent of the Star Wars movies we actually got.

22 Oct 2025

Now Playing: Friday, October 24, through Thursday, October 30

By Administrator

Now playing at area theaters.

04 Oct 2025

Lord of the Ring: “The Smashing Machine,” “Anemone,” and “Good Boy”

By Mike Schulz

In recent years, it was starting to look as though Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson was no longer capable of genuine screen rapport with anyone. Turns out he very much is. Maybe he just needed a true kindred spirit to share some with.

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