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A Century of Cinema: Reviews by Scott Schirmer

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Rebel Without a Cause (1955)

[10] James Dean gives one of the most iconic performances in movie history as Jim Stark, an angst-ridden teenager who quarrels with his parents almost as much as he tangles with high school bullies. I normally hate tough guy movies,…
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May 4, 2026

Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986)

[7] Michael Rooker (Slither, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2) gives a chilling performance in this gritty, 16mm film based loosely on the confessions of convicted murderer Henry Lee Lucas. As Henry, Rooker lives in a dingy apartment with a…
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May 3, 2026

Missing (1982)

[7] Jack Lemmon and Sissy Spacek star in this true story about the disappearance of American journalist Charles Horman (John Shea) who disappeared during the U.S.-sponsored 1973 Chilean coup. Spacek plays the missing man's wife and Lemmon plays his father.…
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May 3, 2026

Backdraft (1991)

[6] Director Ron Howard (Cocoon, Apollo 13) delivers peak-level pyrotechnics wrapped in corny melodrama with Backdraft. Kurt Russell and Daniel Baldwin co-star as quarreling brothers who follow their late father into firefighting careers. Baldwin plays the younger brother, embarrassed by…
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May 2, 2026

10 to Midnight (1983)

[7] Charles Bronson (The Magnificent Seven) headlines this above-average low-budget thriller about a veteran L.A. cop in pursuit of a serial killer who stalks women in the nude. Early in the film, Bronson tells his boss (Wilford Brimley) that the…
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May 1, 2026

Kes (1969)

[5] I put off watching Kes for many years because, as a 'bird person', I knew the title falcon died at the end of the movie. I finally gathered the courage to see the film, and I'm surprised to report…
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April 30, 2026

The Living Daylights (1987)

[6] Timothy Dalton (The Lion in Winter) relieves Roger Moore in the perennial James Bond franchise. In the 15th film in the series, Agent 007 helps smuggle a defecting general (Jeroen Krabbe) out of Russia only to learn the man is…
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April 29, 2026

New Releases

  • Michael (2026)
  • Project Hail Mary (2026)
  • Eddington (2025)
  • Bring Her Back (2025)
  • Roofman (2025)

Westerns

  • Union Pacific (1939)
  • Maverick (1994)
  • Wild Rovers (1971)
  • Tombstone (1993)
  • Shane (1953)

Atomic Terror!

  • Revenge of the Creature (1955)
  • Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)
  • These Are the Damned (1962)
  • The War of the Worlds (1953)
  • It Came from Outer Space (1953)
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