Scott's Movie Reviews – Exploring a Century of Cinema

It’s a Wonderful Life (1946)

[9] Jimmy Stewart stars as George Bailey, a good-hearted, small town American who runs a building and loan company that helps many of his neighbors obtain affordable housing. But when his uncle (Thomas Mitchell) loses a deposit and an auditor…

June 4, 2025

The Final Terror (1983)

[7] Despite a title that can't help but over-promise and under-deliver on our expectations, The Final Terror is one of the better teen horror flicks of the early '80s. Co-written by Ronald Shusett (Alien) and directed by Andrew Davis (The…

June 4, 2025

The Abominable Snowman (1957)

[7] Forrest Tucker and Peter Cushing star in this Hammer Studios production about a group of men who set off on an expedition to find the legendary Yeti -- the Abominable Snowman. Tucker plays the brash American who wants to…

June 3, 2025

Pinocchio (1940)

[9] Walt Disney followed up his success with Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs with a film that is far more entertaining and timeless. Pinocchio begins in a small cottage where a woodcarver named Geppetto (Christian Rub) is putting the…

June 3, 2025

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)

[5] With this film, Walt Disney gave the world its first feature-length animated motion picture. So that counts for something, right? The story's title heroine begins the film a humble scullery maid, content to scrub cobblestone walkways while singing to…

June 2, 2025