27 Jul 2026

He Unsaid, She Unsaid: “Motor City,” “Hadestown: The Musical,” and “Her Private Hell”

By Mike Schulz

It's not that the characters can't talk. They just don't, or do without our being able to hear them, and that makes many of the goings-on here silly to the point of absurdity.

20 Jul 2026

Greece Lightning: “The Odyssey”

By Mike Schulz

Christopher Nolan appears seriously invested in our enjoyment, and there are many, many sequences in this grandly scaled adventure as thrilling, juicy, and ticklish as any that 2026 has thus-far produced. Those demanding fidelity to Homer are likely gonna hate 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

30 Jul 2026

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, July 30: Discussion of Motor City, Hadestown: The Musical, and Her Private Hell, and a preview of Spider-Man: Brand New Day. Between that title and The Odyssey, newlyweds Zendaya and Tom Holland will be on 13 of the Davenport cineplex's 18 screens this weekend. Haters are advised to stay home.

29 Jul 2026

Now Playing: Friday, July 31, through Thursday, August 6

By Administrator

Now playing at area theaters.

13 Jul 2026

Hawk and Piña and Joe and Angie: “The Invite,” “Evil Dead Burn,” “Gail Daughtry & the Celebrity Sex Pass,” and “Moana”

By Mike Schulz

Watching romantic relationships crack and crumble can be enormous, if nerve-racking, fun – just so long as those breakdowns are viewed from the perspective of an auditorium, and not a mirror.

09 Jul 2026

“Hamilton,” July 16

By Reader Staff

On July 16, the Putnam Museum & Science Center's GIANT Screen Theater auditorium will definitely be "the Room where it happens," with the Davenport venue hosting a 6 p.m. screening of Lin-Manuel Miranda's Hamilton.

06 Jul 2026

They're Ready for Their Closeups, Mr. DeMinion: “Minions & Monsters” and “Young Washington”

By Mike Schulz

It's hard to think of a more ticklish recent ode to cinema than Minions & Monsters, which would've been just about perfect if its monsters were ditched entirely.

30 Jun 2026

“Selena,” July 15

By Reader Staff

Presented as a special event in the Quad Cities Latino Cinema Series, the musical biography and Jennifer Lopez breakout Selena enjoys a July 15 screening at Davenport venue The Last Picture House, noted film critic James Bernardinelli praising the film for "conveying the boundless energy and enthusiasm that exemplified Selena."

29 Jun 2026

Kara Package: “Supergirl” and “Jackass: Best & Last”

By Mike Schulz

Given how bored I've been at so many cinematic superhero origin stories over the decades, I feel silly for actually feeling and writing this. But I really wish director Craig Gillespie's Supergirl had merely been a superhero origin story.

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