craigypants
Striker
Watched Sentimental Value and Train Dreams which are both up for Best Picture. Enjoyed them both, performances are top notch. Still would give the Oscar to One Battle....Some I'm yet to see such as Marty Supreme.
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SMB Film Thread 2026
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Yankee
Winger
Yeah I saw it in the MAXX screen in Sunderland with Dolby Atmos and that scene was sensational. It deserves the oscar for sound design just for that.
But 16 nominations? Probably shows how much of a nadir Hollywood is in.
Speakeasy
Full Back
Marty Supreme isn't a patch on the other three you've mentioned there. Entertaining enough film, and a great performance by Chalamet, but I wouldn't put it in the same bracket.
I really liked Sinners, thought it was one of the most purely entertaining films I've seen at the pictures in a long time. Maybe doesn't have the originality of One Battle... or the emotional clout of Sentimental Value/Train Dreams, but reckon it's worthy of a nomination just for how much fun it was to watch.
Doogie Hauser
Midfield
Gave The Arsenal Stadium Mystery (1939) another spin, since it’s on Encore.
It’s really tame by the standards of even ten years later, but the performance of Leslie Banks is great. He’s a pure eccentric, and I found his mannerisms and delivery amusing. The football is fascinating and dreadful in equal measure.
6/10
Borderline (1950) - YouTube
Claire Trevor is sent undercover into Mexico to gather evidence against a narcotics kingpin. She is roped into masquerading as the wife of Fred MacMurray, who is smuggling stuff over the border. They’ve both made an enemy of Raymond Burr.
The leads make this a worthwhile watch, and there’s some decent humour in this too. On the whole it’s a workmanlike romantic thriller, but I enjoyed it more than most, judging from reviews.
7/10
It’s really tame by the standards of even ten years later, but the performance of Leslie Banks is great. He’s a pure eccentric, and I found his mannerisms and delivery amusing. The football is fascinating and dreadful in equal measure.
6/10
Borderline (1950) - YouTube
Claire Trevor is sent undercover into Mexico to gather evidence against a narcotics kingpin. She is roped into masquerading as the wife of Fred MacMurray, who is smuggling stuff over the border. They’ve both made an enemy of Raymond Burr.
The leads make this a worthwhile watch, and there’s some decent humour in this too. On the whole it’s a workmanlike romantic thriller, but I enjoyed it more than most, judging from reviews.
7/10
League Wan
Winger
Predator Badlands. Crap. Obviously aimed at a younger audience. I feel like I've seen this a million times. Dumped on a planet, fight loads of different monsters, saved from death. Humans ultimately controlling things and wanting stuff bringing back. It even had androids cracking jokes all of the time. What a waste of 2hrs
Thanks for the spoiler you knob 8)
It was decent would have been 7/20 but Damon and Affleck were great lifting it to 7.5 which puts it high end of usual Netflix film rubbish
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CPLforever
Winger
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OH god i'm so sorry. Silly me.
Lankester Merrin
Striker
Someone at the studio should have realised that shooting it from the perspective of the predator was a total mistake. No idea who this got made
League Wan
Winger
Aye seemed an age where they were speaking in their language and you had to follow the subs. Anar it's a bit daft picking holes in films about aliens like but they understood English from the synth so why not talk back in English? The stupid behaviour from that little thing as well, knew martial arts and then went on like a little puppy. Already mentioned the attempts at humour, even the bit where it's carrying it along and it doesn't stop asking questions, sure that's on loads of other films.
Lankester Merrin
Striker
The whole concept was wrong from the start. I could point to more holes but that would mean watching it again, and i never want to do that
Secret Visage
Striker
Very good film.
Missplaced Childhood
Midfield
Came on to post that i enjoyed "Predator Badlands" as throwaway entertainment but after reading previous comments i feel im in the minority 
, anyway i thought it was a riot and passed a decent 2 hours with some nice wine
, anyway i thought it was a riot and passed a decent 2 hours with some nice wine 
SAFCOldie
Striker
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Is this Marty Supreme film worth watching? I have it on YouTube anx have been slitting it for a god hew days.
Lankester Merrin
Striker
Die, hereticCame on to post that i enjoyed "Predator Badlands" as throwaway entertainment but after reading previous comments i feel im in the minority
League Wan
Winger
Just opinions, I see some reviews on here and wonder if I've watched the same filmCame on to post that i enjoyed "Predator Badlands" as throwaway entertainment but after reading previous comments i feel im in the minority
and I bet ita the same the other way around
riffraff
Striker
The Great Escaper. 8/10.
Based on a three handed true story that gripped the nation etc. Michael Caine is the auld boy who legs it slowly from a Hastings old folks home to a D-Day landings anniversary in Normandy. Teams up with Rivers grandad from Slow Horses once he’s over there. Glenda Jackson plays Caines Mrs who quietly encouraged him to go. All three are excellent. I didn’t recognise anyone else tbh.
Superb stuff.
Based on a three handed true story that gripped the nation etc. Michael Caine is the auld boy who legs it slowly from a Hastings old folks home to a D-Day landings anniversary in Normandy. Teams up with Rivers grandad from Slow Horses once he’s over there. Glenda Jackson plays Caines Mrs who quietly encouraged him to go. All three are excellent. I didn’t recognise anyone else tbh.
Superb stuff.
Monty Pigeon
Striker
Rental Family (2025) 7/10
A struggling American actor in Tokyo gets hired by an agency to play roles in the lives of real people. Decent enough film with an excellent central performance by Brendan Fraser.
No Other Choice (2025) 8/10
Park Chan-wook's adaptation of The Ax by Donald Westlake. Much darker and weirder than the adaptation by Costa-Gavras (which I also rated 8/10).
The History of Sound (2025) 7/10
The lives of two gay musicologists from 1917 onwards. Beautifully filmed, brilliantly acted, but lacks narrative momentum.
A struggling American actor in Tokyo gets hired by an agency to play roles in the lives of real people. Decent enough film with an excellent central performance by Brendan Fraser.
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No Other Choice (2025) 8/10
Park Chan-wook's adaptation of The Ax by Donald Westlake. Much darker and weirder than the adaptation by Costa-Gavras (which I also rated 8/10).
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The History of Sound (2025) 7/10
The lives of two gay musicologists from 1917 onwards. Beautifully filmed, brilliantly acted, but lacks narrative momentum.
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Speakeasy
Full Back
The Red Shoes (1948) - iPlayer
Absolute all time classic. Bold, hugely imaginative, ground breaking and stunningly beautiful film. Hadn't seen it in years, but inspired to rewatch it as we've got tickets to the Matthew Bourne ballet adaptation in April. Perfect cold, rainy afternoon entertainment.
10/10
Absolute all time classic. Bold, hugely imaginative, ground breaking and stunningly beautiful film. Hadn't seen it in years, but inspired to rewatch it as we've got tickets to the Matthew Bourne ballet adaptation in April. Perfect cold, rainy afternoon entertainment.
10/10
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Monty Pigeon
Striker
Wonderful film.
Guillermo del Toro raving about it here:
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