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SMB Film Thread 2026


PhilY said:
Marty Supreme (2026).

Just got back from watching this at the fantastic Omniplex in Sunniside.

Contrary to the near universal positive reviews about this, I was left feeling a bit confused about where the story ended up. Lots of left-open sub plots and, while the acting was good, I did check my watch around 2 hours in to see how long was left.

The screen (screen 2 - so a biggie) was nearly full, which was great to see.

6/10.
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Nice to know cinemas are flourishing back home. In China Western movies have become increasingly unpopular as they push domestic movies much more. Not sure if this is being shown here but Chalomet is popular enough.
 
PhilY said:
Marty Supreme (2026).

Just got back from watching this at the fantastic Omniplex in Sunniside.

Contrary to the near universal positive reviews about this, I was left feeling a bit confused about where the story ended up. Lots of left-open sub plots and, while the acting was good, I did check my watch around 2 hours in to see how long was left.

The screen (screen 2 - so a biggie) was nearly full, which was great to see.

6/10.
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To be fair, although the critics and the awards folk seemed to have loved it, I've not spoken to anyone I know who's seen it who thought it was great. Pretty good, but ultimately too long and too many daft plot twists seems the general consensus.
 
Speakeasy said:
To be fair, although the critics and the awards folk seemed to have loved it, I've not spoken to anyone I know who's seen it who thought it was great. Pretty good, but ultimately too long and too many daft plot twists seems the general consensus.
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Phew - I’m pleased it’s not just me not understanding it then!
 
fazza1970 said:
Outstanding performance from the central character.
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Watched it Saturday and totally agree should win an award 8/10 some poigniant moments and somem funny moments and if you'd watched either of the docs then you'll know half the story. Peter Mullan also excellent (as usual) in a supporting role
 
Hamnet (2025) - Omniplex

Beautifully shot, captured a certain atmosphere very well, and Jesse Buckley was as outstanding as ever. However, didn't think it was as great as some of the critical are making out. Afraid I'm gonna be 'that guy' and say "wasn't as good as the book". Too much of the stuff from Will moving to London was missing, the final scene was overplayed (it's a fraction of the length in the book) and I didn't think the adaptation made enough of the anger Agnes feels towards Will prior to the finale.

7/10

Also, I listened to the Kermode and Mayo review afterwards and I agree with Mark Kermode's opinion that the use of that Max Richter track over the final scene seemed totally out of place, and felt like a fairly cheap attempt to drag tears out of the audience.
 
Palestine 36(2025). Some horrific scenes of British army brutality in this account of the Arab revolt. What a wonderful bunch of ***** we had defending our Empire. This probably needed some Jewish settler representation so as not to be so one-sided but I was gripped. 7/10.
 
Peter Bradshaw gives a positively glowing write up in The Guardian for 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, a four star review that’s written like a five star review.

I’m very much looking forward to seeing this film.
 
Speakeasy said:
Hamnet (2025) - Omniplex

Beautifully shot, captured a certain atmosphere very well, and Jesse Buckley was as outstanding as ever. However, didn't think it was as great as some of the critical are making out. Afraid I'm gonna be 'that guy' and say "wasn't as good as the book". Too much of the stuff from Will moving to London was missing, the final scene was overplayed (it's a fraction of the length in the book) and I didn't think the adaptation made enough of the anger Agnes feels towards Will prior to the finale.

7/10

Also, I listened to the Kermode and Mayo review afterwards and I agree with Mark Kermode's opinion that the use of that Max Richter track over the final scene seemed totally out of place, and felt like a fairly cheap attempt to drag tears out of the audience.
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Went to see this yesterday, an enjoyable afternoon at our nearest Vue.
You've saved me the bother of writing a review, as I totally agree with you!
 
Adulthood (2025) - 6/10 - Comedy/crime movie about siblings who turn up at their deceased mothers house to sort out her affairs.

Good Boy (2025) - 6/10 - Horror movie with a dog protecting it's owner. A bit different.

Weapons (2025) - 7/10 - Horror about a school class disappearing from home during the same night. Had a lot of promise but I think the resolution was a bit silly.

Dead of Winter (2025) - 6/10 - Thriller starring Emma Thompson as a grieving widow who gets caught up in a kidnapping. A bit clichéd but was unusual seeing Thompson in this sort of role.

A Big Bold Beautiful Journey (2025) - 6/10 - Romance movie where a car rental company conspires to bring a man and woman together through a strange series of events and flashbacks to their pasts. A bit odd with no explanation of how or why. I kept thinking there was going to be some religious aspect or some twist as to how this all happened but nothing
 
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The Wind Will Carry Us (1999) 9/10
An Iranian filmmaker travels to a Kurdish village to film the funeral rites of a dying old woman. But she doesn't die, and he gradually gets caught up in the lives of the locals. Typically slow, beautiful film by Abbas Kiarostami.
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Cairo Conspiracy (aka Boy from Heaven) (2022) 8/10
A naïve boy from a fishing village attends the top religious university in Egypt. The Grand Imam dies, and Islamists plot to make one of their people the successor. The boy is recruited as a secret service informer. Excellent thriller. The second of Tarik Saleh's Cairo Trilogy - all of which star the brilliant Fares Fares.
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The Shrouds (2025) 6/10
Not one of David Cronenberg's best. A businessman sets up a cemetery in which relatives can see, in real time, the decomposing bodies of their loved ones. Unpleasant premise, and the plot doesn't really go anywhere.
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Paprika [2006] 8/10
An absolute mind-f**k of a movie.

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What's Up Doc? [1972] 8/10
I have a low tolerance for most slapstick and farce. This one really worked for me, though, and didn't outstay it's welcome.

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Be Here Now said:
Looking forward to the new 28 Years Later this weekend
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Same it has good reviews think I'll go Tuesday night unless I can convince the Mrs its a comedy / romance - I did in the late 90s tell her that event horizon was a detective murder mystery as she hates horror....there was murder and it was mystery what happened to the ship so mostly right. It still gets mentioned.....
 
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