Schirmer Cinema – A Century of Cinema: Reviews by Scott Schirmer

The Bodyguard (1992)

[7] Kevin Costner stars as a professional bodyguard hired to protect a popular singer/actress (Whitney Houston, in her screen debut) who doesn't realize she's becoming the object of obsession for a disturbed and dangerous fan. As threatening letters are found…

April 22, 2026

The Gorgon (1964)

[3] One of the creepiest and more original concepts for a Hammer horror movie is also one of the studio's most disappointing efforts. Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee reunite for The Gorgon, but their characters aren't very interesting and the…

April 21, 2026

Lost in Space (1998)

[5] Director Stephen Hopkins (Predator 2, The Ghost and the Darkness) tackles this big budget reboot of Irwin Allen's 1960s television show about a family of space explorers who get lost among the stars. William Hurt and Mimi Rogers play…

April 20, 2026

Five Nights at Freddy’s (2023)

[6] In this PG-13, relatively 'family friendly' horror film based on a video game, the animatronic animals at a 'Chuck E. Cheese'-style pizzeria and arcade come to life and slaughter anyone who breaks in and attempts to vandalize their abandoned…

April 19, 2026

Oblivion (2013)

[7] After a war with aliens leaves Earth ravaged and humans near-extinct, two lone caretakers oversee the harvesting of ocean water for transport to the moon Titan where humanity is repopulating. Tom Cruise stars as one of the caretakers, a…

April 19, 2026

My Reputation (1946)

[6] Barbara Stanwyck stars as a recently widowed woman who causes a stir in her social circle when she finds new love with an army major (George Brent). She's prepared to defy her friends and mother, but when her twelve…

April 18, 2026

Brokeback Mountain (2005)

[9] Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal star as Ennis and Jack, young cowboys who take a job herding sheep in the mountains of Wyoming during the summer of 1963. Isolated from the rest of the world for months on end,…

April 18, 2026