20 Dec 2025

Pandora Express: “Avatar: Fire & Ash” and “The Housemaid”

By Mike Schulz

James Cameron can always be counted on to deliver visual wonders the likes of which we've never seen before. No, wait: I take that back. I meant to say that James Cameron could always be counted on to deliver visual wonders the likes of which we've never seen before.

16 Dec 2025

“The Twilight Saga: New Moon” Rowdy NYE Screening, December 31

By Reader Staff

Twilight fans looking to enjoy a true howl on December 31 can have one at Davenport's theater The Last Picture House, with the venue hosting a NYE Rowdy Screening of the 2009 smash The Twilight Saga: New Moon, an event for which audience interaction is not only allowed – it's required.

14 Dec 2025

You're Gonna Fake It After All: “Ella McCay,” “Silent Night, Deadly Night,” and “Oh. What. Fun.”

By Mike Schulz

James L. Brooks' first feature since 2010's How Do You Know isn't the worst picture of 2025. It's quite possibly the strangest, though, and suggests that not only has Brooks not made a film in 15 years, but perhaps hasn't seen a film in 15 years.

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 Dec 2025

Now Playing: Friday, December 26, through Thursday, January 1

By Administrator

Now playing at area theaters.

18 Dec 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, December 18: Discussion of Ella McCay, Silent Night, Deadly Night, and On. What. Fun., previews of Avatar: Fire & Ash, The Housemaid, David, The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants, Anaconda, Marty Supreme, and Song Sung Blue, and a heartbroken appreciation of Rob Reiner. With Christmas and New Year's Day falling on Thursdays this year, no new segment 'til January 8 ... at which point you can definitely expect a lightning round. Happy Holidays and New Year to you all!

10 Dec 2025

“Jury of Her Peers,” December 16

By Reader Staff

With the independent film's “Roadshow Tour” making its first stop in Davenport, the mystery-drama Jury of Her Peers enjoys a special screening at the Last Picture House on December 16, writer/director William Rock's true-crime feature adapted from a short story by Pulitzer Prize-winning native Iowan Susan Glaspell.

08 Dec 2025

Grief Encounter: “Hamnet,” “Jay Kelly,” “Merrily We Roll Along,” “Fackham Hall,” and “Five Nights at Freddy's 2”

By Mike Schulz

Although the film is anchored by a ferocious Jessie Buckley and a frequently moving Paul Mescal, it might be impossible, after seeing director/co-writer Chloé Zhao's Hamnet, to reflect on the movie without the face of its titular portrayer coming instantly to mind, and potentially making you well up all over again.

02 Dec 2025

“A Clockwork Orange,” December 17

By Reader Staff

With Rotten Tomatoes' critical consensus calling the film "disturbing and thought-provoking" as well as "a cold, dystopian nightmare with a very dark sense of humor," Stanley Kubrick's 1971 classic A Clockwork Orange will be screened on December 17 as part of the community series Filmosofia, this evening at Rock Island's Rozz-Tox also featuring a reading discussion on the movie's philosophical themes hosted by Augustana College's Dr. Deke Gould.

01 Dec 2025

Pulpit Fiction: “Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery,” “Sentimental Value,” “Eternity,” and “Zootopia 2”

By Mike Schulz

While Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery is fun, it's mildly underwhelming fun – like that three-minute roller-coaster ride you realize wasn't worth the half-hour you waited in line for it.

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