Hailed by Roger Ebert for its "delightful wackiness" the iconic film critic adding that the movie "has the damnedest ingratiating way of making us sit there and grin at its harebrained audacity," the cult classic Bubba Ho-Tep enjoys a trio of June 13 screenings at Davenport's The Last Picture house: two inside the theater, one on the rooftop, and the VIP Experience event featuring a meet-and-greet with the noted team of Joe Bob Briggs and Darcy the Mail Girl.

Presented as the third in a month-long series of screenings held in celebration of Pride Month, 1990's seminal, critically documentary Paris Is Burning lauded enjoys a June 18 screening at the Figge Art Museum, this special series made possible by the Art Bridges Foundation in conjunction with the Felix Gonzalez-Torres exhibition now on view at the Davenport venue.

I'm not sure what it says about the future of horror movies – if it says anything at all – that the year's strongest, scariest creep-out to date is directed by someone not quite old enough to drink.

Launched in 2023 by the Azubuike African American Council for the Arts and taking place in various area locales June 4 through 7, the fourth-annual Pulling Focus African American Film Festival of the Quad Cities will again bring together filmmakers, artists, educators, and audiences for independent film screenings, filmmaker conversations, cultural dialogue, and community celebration throughout the Quad Cities region.

With the 2014 dramatic comedy hailed by The Guardian as “impassioned and lovable,” the Iowa Industrial Workers of the World General Membershiip Branch hosts a special June 10 screening of Pride at Rock Island's Rozz-Tox on June 10, a celebration of Pride Month that demonstrates the crucial solidarity that continues to exist between the queer community and the working class.

Presented as the second in a month-long series of screenings held in celebration of Pride Month, the three-time Oscar-winning drama Dallas Buyers Club enjoys a June 11 screening at the Figge Art Museum, this special series made possible by the Art Bridges Foundation in conjunction with the Felix Gonzalez-Torres exhibition now on view at the Davenport venue.

Over the course of two-hours-plus, “cute” will only get you so far. But it's astounding how far it gets us in Star Wars: The Mandalorian & Grogu, which might've been an easy franchise low point if not for the diminutive cuddlebug of the title.

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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, June 4: Discussion of Backrooms, Pressure, and The Breadwinner, and previews of Masters of the Universe, Scary Movie, and Power Ballad, all from the comforts of Dave's and Darren's fresh digs in downtown Davenport. A new chapter begins!

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