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.

22 Jun 2026

Device and Conquer: “Toy Story 5,” “The Death of Robin Hood,” and “Leviticus”

By Mike Schulz

Thirty-one years after the franchise's debut, Disney/Pixar's latest animated comedy adventure is unusual in at least one regard: It's the first Toy Story that might be more fun to think about, and argue about, than actually watch.

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

02 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 2: Discussion of Supergirl and Jackass: Best & Last; previews of Young Washington and the extended-footage Backrooms; a preview and scoop review of Minions & Monsters; and a reminder that Jaws is playing on the Last Picture House rooftop this weekend. Speilberg's finest thriller with Red, White, & Boom fireworks as backdrop?! Now that's a birthday party.

01 Jul 2026

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

By Administrator

Now playing at area theaters.

15 Jun 2026

Closer Encounters: “Disclosure Day,” “Tuner,” and “Stop! That! Train!”

By Mike Schulz

Steven Spielberg's Disclosure Day is many things:but most of all, it's an excellent self-test determining just how jaded you've become.

09 Jun 2026

“Angels in America: Millennium Approaches,” June 25

By Reader Staff

Presented as the fourth and final event in a month-long series of screenings held in celebration of Pride Month, the first half of author Tony Kushner's, director Mike Nichols' and HBO's Emmy-dominating miniseries Angels in America, Millennium Approaches, enjoys a June 25 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.

08 Jun 2026

He-Man Nature: “Masters of the Universe,” “Power Ballad,” “Scary Movie,” and “Fallen Angels”

By Mike Schulz

Even in a sword-and-sorcery saga with considerable sci-fi elements, just how seriously are we supposed to take a movie whose protagonist goes by the moniker “He-Man”? Perhaps anticipating this question, the team behind the new Masters of the Universe has a locked-and-loaded reply: “Not seriously at all.” And when I say “not at all,” I mean Not. At. All.

02 Jun 2026

“Bubba Ho-Tep,” June 13

By Reader Staff

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.

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