15 Sep 2026

“I, Daniel Blake,” October 1

By Reader Staff

A Cannes Film Festival Palme d'Or winner that also netted the 2017 BAFTA Award for Outstanding British Film, director Ken Loach's critically revered I, Daniel Blake enjoys an October 1 screening at Davenport's Figge Art Museum, this contemporary drama the first in the Free Film at the Figge series showcasing distinguished, award-winning works that depict the essential roles that persistence and perseverance play in our everyday lives.

15 Sep 2026

“The Lost One,” September 30

By Reader Staff

With the fifth and final offering in its series hailed by Film Threat as a "scalding film noir classic," the German American Heritage Center concludes its “The Lost Years of German Cinema: 1948-1963" film screenings with writer, director, and star Peter Lorre's The Lost One, which enjoys a September 30 screening at Davenport venue The Last Picture House.

15 Sep 2026

Dolly Parton Day: “9 to 5,” September 25

By Reader Staff

Presented in celebration of one of the most influential and beloved entertainers in American history, the September 25 “Dolly Parton Day” at the Rock Island Public Library's Southwest Branch will boast a screening of 9 to 5, the star's film debut and among the most widely adored comedies of the 20th century.

14 Sep 2026

Witchy Women: “Practical Magic 2,” “The Uprising,” “Runner,” and “Hope”

By Mike Schulz

I'm happy to report that director Susanne Bier's sequel is at least significantly stronger than its forebear, though it's a measure of just how drippy PM1 is that the new outing is still only not-bad, at best.

08 Sep 2026

“One, Two, Three,” September 23

By Reader Staff

With the fourth offering in its series described by Time magazine as a "wonderfully funny exercise in nonstop nuttiness," the German American Heritage Center continues its “The Lost Years of German Cinema: 1948-1963" film screenings with Billy Wilder's 1961 comedy One, Two, Three, which enjoys a September 23 screening at Davenport venue The Last Picture House.

07 Sep 2026

Marky Mark and the Clunky Bunch: “By Any Means,” “Onslaught,” “Fall 2: Deadpoint,” and “Mother Mary”

By Mike Schulz

A few hours after this Deep South thriller mercifully ended, it finally dawned on me who co-star Mark Wahlberg resembled: Alley Oop. That incongruously bulky comic-strip caveman whose jokes are funny only to him.

01 Sep 2026

“Germany: Year Zero,” September 16

By Reader Staff

With the third offering in its series directed and co-written by legendary director and Italian neorealist pioneer Roberto Rossellini, the German American Heritage Center continues its “The Lost Years of German Cinema: 1948-1963" film screenings with Germany, Year Zero, which enjoys a September 16 screening at Davenport venue The Last Picture House.

18 Mar 2020

A-Z INDEX: Reader Movie Reviews

By Mike Schulz

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15 Sep 2026

Now Playing: Friday, September 18, through Thursday, September 24

By Administrator

Now playing at area theaters.

12 Sep 2026

“In the Heights,” September 15

By Reader Staff

Presented as a special event in the Quad Cities Latino Cinema Series, and boasting a 94-percent "freshness" rating on Rotten Tomatoes, the film version of Lin-Manuel Miranda's Broadway smash In the Heights enjoys a September 15 screening at Davenport venue The Last Picture House, the review aggregator calling the movie "a joyous celebration of heritage and community fueled by dazzling direction and singalong songs."

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