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

The Plague of the Zombies (1966)

[6] A professor and his daughter (Andre Morell and Diane Clare) travel to a village in Cornwall to investigate a deadly epidemic only to discover the dead are crawling back to life! Hammer Films' only zombie flick hits a lot…

June 30, 2026

The Night Porter (1974)

[6] A concentration camp survivor (Charlotte Rampling) rekindles a sado-masochistic relationship with a former SS officer (Dirk Bogarde) in The Night Porter. Thirteen years after the end of World War II, Rampling is married to a renowned music conductor when…

June 29, 2026

Explorers (1985)

[6] Three junior-high students interpret cryptic messages from outer space to build a ship and make first contact with extra-terrestrials in Explorers. Director Joe Dante (Gremlins, The Howling) launched the notable careers of young co-stars Ethan Hawke (Training Day) and…

June 28, 2026

Scream 3 (2000)

[5] The Scream franchise creaks and bows under the strain of an increasingly incredulous plot in the concluding chapter of the original trilogy. Yet another killer is donning the Ghost Face mask, this time preying on the cast and crew…

June 28, 2026

Scream 2 (1997)

[7] Director Wes Craven (A Nightmare on Elm Street) and screenwriter Kevin Williamson (Dawson's Creek) ratchet up the chills and thrills nicely in the first (and best) sequel in the Scream franchise. Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell) is off to college,…

June 28, 2026

Keeper of the Flame (1942)

[5] In the second of their nine pairings, Spencer Tracy plays a highly-regarded journalist investigating the death of Katharine Hepburn's husband, a beloved national war hero. At first, information is hard to come by. But once he begins talking with…

June 27, 2026

The Perfect Storm (2000)

[6] Director Wolfgang Petersen (Air Force One, The Neverending Story) pits George Clooney and Mark Wahlberg against a killer storm at sea in The Perfect Storm, a true story based on a novel by Sebastian Junger. Clooney plays the captain…

June 27, 2026

James Bond

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Disney Animation