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

X-Men (2000)

[7] The first X-Men movie came along at an interesting time in the history of so-called 'comic book' movies, long before the Marvel Cinematic Universe became a reliable box office phenomenon. It was only a few years after the infamously goofy Batman…

October 16, 2026

Day of the Dead (1985)

[5] George Romero concludes his famous 'Dead' trilogy with 1985's relatively underwhelming Day of the Dead. The film centers around a group of scientists and military personnel who take shelter in a sprawling underground bunker in Florida while the dead walk the…

October 16, 2026

Peter Pan (1953)

[6] Walt Disney adapts J.M. Barrie's story about three children from London -- Wendy, Michael, and John Darling -- who take a magical trip to Neverland with a hero only children can see: Peter Pan. Pan, an eternal boy who'll never grow…

October 15, 2026

Waltzes from Vienna (1934)

[6] Waltzes from Vienna, or Strauss' Great Waltz as it was retitled in America, is perhaps Alfred Hitchcock's least popular film, and one the director regarded as one of the lowest ebbs in his career. While it certainly falls outside the director's…

October 14, 2026

Countess Dracula (1971)

[4] Ingrid Pitt (The Vampire Lovers, The Wicker Man) stars as an aged, 17th-century Hungarian baroness who bathes in the blood of virgin women to maintain a beautiful, youthful appearance. She keeps her visiting daughter (Lesley-Anne Down) prisoner and assumes her identity,…

October 13, 2026

Sister Kenny (1946)

[7] Rosalind Russell (His Girl Friday, Auntie Mame) stars as a rural Australian nurse who discovers an effective treatment for polio-related paralysis, saving countless children from becoming invalids. But rather than embracing her discovery, the medical establishment punishes her -- branding her…

October 12, 2026

Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997)

[6] Saturday Night Live alum Mike Myers (Wayne's World) stars as Austin Powers, an over-the-top British agent and flirtatious womanizer from the 1960s, who pursues his mortal enemy, Dr. Evil (also Myers) into cryogenic sleep for thirty years. Now, in the late…

October 12, 2026

Alfred Hitchcock

Hammer Films

Disney Animation