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

Resident Evil (2026)

[5] Writer/director Zach Cregger (Barbarian, Weapons) lends his strong directorial efforts and a healthy sense of humor to the Resident Evil film franchise, based on a popular series of action/horror video games. Milla Jovovich starred in a slew of these films between…

October 2, 2026

Alice in Wonderland (1951)

[3] I've never read Lewis Carroll's novel, but I loathe every film adaptation of Alice in Wonderland I've ever seen. Walt Disney's animated version is marginally better than the studio's hideously garish 2010 remake, but it's just as aimless, pointless, and tediously…

October 1, 2026

Rich and Strange (1931)

[5] This early Alfred Hitchcock movie certainly lives up to the latter half of its title. Henry Kendall and Joan Barry play Fred and Emily Hill, a bored suburban couple from London who are thrilled to receive an inheritance that allows them…

September 30, 2026

The Horror of Frankenstein (1970)

[3] Hammer Films tries to make a Frankenstein movie without Peter Cushing and fails miserably. The Horror of Frankenstein is essentially a reboot of the studio's original Curse of Frankenstein, but with several unfortunate distinctions. Writer/director Jimmy Sangster, despite having written many…

September 29, 2026

The Dirty Dozen (1967)

[7] Lee Marvin leads a dozen military convicts on a secret mission to infiltrate a Nazi stronghold and assassinate several German officers. Many of the 'Dirty Dozen' are sentenced to hang, but Marvin slowly earns their trust as he whips them into…

September 28, 2026

The Prestige (2006)

[8] Hugh Jackman and Christian Bale star as warring magicians in this period mystery from director Christopher Nolan (The Odyssey, Oppenheimer). After Bale's character makes a mistake that leads to the accidental death of Jackman's bride-to-be during a live performance, the two…

September 27, 2026

A Monster Calls (2016)

[7] A twelve-year-old boy (Lewis MacDougall) is visited by a towering tree monster (voiced by Liam Neeson) who helps him deal with school bullies and his mother's terminal cancer. A Monster Calls is a beautifully crafted film directed by J.A. Bayona (The…

September 27, 2026

Alfred Hitchcock

Hammer Films

Disney Animation