30 Sep 2025

“Night of the Living Dead,” October 11

By Reader Staff

With legendary film critic Pauling Kael describing the film as "one of the most gruesomely terrifying movies ever made," George A. Romero's legendary zombie thriller Night of the Living Dead enjoys a spooky-season screening at Rock Island's Rozz-Tox on October 11, this low-budget masterpiece also inspiring Rex Reed to state, "It is unthinkable for anyone seriously interested in horror movies not to see it."

29 Sep 2025

Revolutionaries' War: “One Battle After Another,” “The Strangers: Chapter 2,” “Dead of Winter,” and “Eleanor the Great”

By Mike Schulz

What do you get when you give $130-175 million to a filmmaker who, after nearly 30 years in the business, has never helmed a blockbuster, or even a movie that grossed more than $41 million domestic? If you're Warner Bros., which granted a nine-figure budget to Paul Thomas Anderson, you probably get all sorts of happy, because the writer/director's new screwball epic One Battle After Another is going through the roof in every imaginable way. Better still, it deserves to.

23 Sep 2025

“An Evening with Topher Grace” and “The Big Picture,” October 4

By Reader Staff

A beloved actor from That '70s Show, Spider-Man 3, and the Golden Globe-nominated Scott Beck/Bryan Woods thriller Heretic will make a special appearance at Beck's and Woods' Davenport venue The Last Picture House, the October 4 event An Evening with Topher Grace boasting a Q&A with the film and television star and a screening of director/co-writer Christopher Guest's critically acclaimed 1989 comedy The Big Picture.

22 Sep 2025

Past Tension, Present Tense: “A Big Bold Beautiful Journey,” “Him,” “The Senior,” and “The History of Sound”

By Mike Schulz

Director Kogonada's and screenwriter Seth Reiss' self-help session in the guise of cinema gives you no reason to believe in it, and despite their geniality, we consequently can't believe in Margot Robbie and Colin Farrell, either.

18 Mar 2020

A-Z INDEX: Reader Movie Reviews

By Mike Schulz

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02 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 2: Before Mike takes next week off, discussion of One Battle After Another, The Strangers: Chapter 2, Dead of Winter, and Eleanor the Great, and previews of The Smashing Machine, Good Boy, Anemone, and the new Taylor Swift experience. Mike won't be seeing that one. A handful of others probably will.

01 Oct 2025

Now Playing: Friday, October 3, through Thursday, October 9

By Administrator

Now playing at area theaters.

16 Sep 2025

“Casablanca,” October 1

By Reader Staff

With the final offering in its series described by The Guardian's Scott Tobias as "the jewel of Hollywood's Golden Age," the German American Heritage Center closes their “From Hitler to Hollywood” film series with one of the greatest cinematic works of all time: director Michael's Curitz's Oscar-winning classic Casablanca, which will enjoy two screening at Davenport venue The Last Picture House on October 1.

16 Sep 2025

“La Dolce Vita,” September 26

By Reader Staff

Continuing 2025 garden-cinema series with a Cannes Film Festival Palme d'Or winner and one of the most celebrated international titles of all time, Federico Fellini's 1960 masterowkr La Dolce Vita enjoys an outdoor screening at Rock Island venue Rozz-Tox on September 26, its numerous examples of cultural impact including its news-photographer character Paparazzo, who became the origin of the word paparazzi.

16 Sep 2025

“Hero Street” Documentary Series, September 27

By Reader Staff

Appearing in a special Silvis Public Library program on September 27, Emmy Award-winning area filmmakers Kelly and Tammy Rundle will host screenings of the entire short-film collection in their beloved Hero Street documentary series, the event celebrating the eight young men from Silvis' block-and-a-half-long Second Street in Silvis collectively lost to World War II and the Korean War.

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