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

Colossal (2016)

[7] Try this bonkers story on for size: A woman with a drinking problem (Anne Hathaway) learns that whenever she enters a playground in Maine, a Godzilla-sized monster materializes in Seoul, South Korea, mimicking her movements and laying waste to the surrounding…

October 4, 2026

Transformers (2007)

[8] Director Michael Bay (The Rock, Armageddon) lends his high-gloss, kinetic style to Transformers, the first live-action movie based on Hasbro's popular line of '80s toys. But it's executive producer Steven Spielberg who gives the high-octane film its heart. Spielberg insisted that…

October 4, 2026

Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991)

[3] I guess we were lucky to get five good Freddy movies before the franchise finally shit the bed. In Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare, there's only one remaining teenager (Shon Greenblatt) in the neighborhood and Freddy uses him to gain access…

October 3, 2026

The Saint (1997)

[6] Val Kilmer and Elisabeth Shue star in this spy thriller adaptation of a British television show, based on a book series by Leslie Charteris. Kilmer plays Simon Templar, a rogue thief who uses technology and clever disguises to rob from the…

October 3, 2026

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

Alfred Hitchcock

Hammer Films

Disney Animation