Scott's Movie Reviews – A Century of Cinema: Reviews by Scott Schirmer

The Lion in Winter (1968)

[10] Which of King Henry II's three sons will succeed him on the throne? This question is rife with political intrigue, personal vendettas, and intense family drama in The Lion in Winter. The inter-familial relationships in this film are fascinating to watch…

November 9, 2026

A Fistful of Dollars (1964)

[7] Clint Eastwood catapulted to fame after starring in this low-budget Italian western (an unofficial remake of Akira Kurosawa's Yojimbo) about a wandering gunfighter who rides his mule into a ramshackle town on the U.S./Mexico border looking to make a quick buck.…

November 8, 2026

The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2015)

[6] Director John Madden (Shakespeare in Love) takes us once more to the Marigold well, reuniting all the original cast members and throwing Richard Gere into the mix. Gere plays a mysterious American who may or may not be a financial inspector…

November 8, 2026

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2011)

[7] A group of British retirees start a new chapter in their lives by moving to the 'Best Exotic Marigold Hotel' in India. When they arrive, however, the hotel leaves a lot to be desired. With reassurance from the hotel's enthusiastic young…

November 7, 2026

Godzilla Minus Zero (2026)

[7] Director Takashi Yamazaki returns for the sequel to 2023's sensational Godzilla Minus One. Ryûnosuke Kamiki, Minami Hamabe, and young Sae Nagatani also return as the surrogate family that became the heart of that first film. Two years later, a new monster…

November 6, 2026

Wildwood (2026)

[6] After her baby brother is kidnapped by a murder of crows, a young girl named Prue and her nerdy classmate, Curtis, embark on a rescue mission inside a magical forest world adjacent to Portland, Oregon, where humans and anthropomorphic animals live…

November 5, 2026

Secret Agent (1936)

[6] After the spirited spy hijinks of The 39 Steps, director Alfred Hitchcock followed up with another fun espionage adventure, Secret Agent, based on a pair of novels by W. Somerset Maugham. John Gielgud (Arthur) co-stars as a British novelist-turned-spy sent to…

November 4, 2026

Alfred Hitchcock

Hammer Films

Disney Animation