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SMB Film Thread 2026

Peter Ibbetson (1935) 8/10
One of the inspirations behind Joker: Folie à Deux. Imprisoned for murder, Peter Ibbetson (Gary Cooper) escapes captivity through his dreams. Remarkably inventive, narratively, for an early mainstream Hollywood film.
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Shoot to Kill (aka Deadly Pursuit) (1988) 6/10
Kirstie Alley is a mountain guide (not a very convincing one) leading a tour group that includes a ruthless killer. Tom Berenger as her boyfriend, and Sidney Poitier as an FBI agent, trying to find her before she's murdered. Part Lethal Weapon, part First Blood. Ridiculously contrived, but Poitier's good in it.
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Too Late for Tears (1949) 8/10
A couple are driving in the LA hills when someone in a passing car throws a bag of cash into their vehicle. The woman (Lisbeth Scott) decides to keep it, whatever the cost. Decent film noir. Full movie here:
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TheManFromSunderland said:
Backrooms - went to see it last night based on a lot of feedback on here. Very disappointed. First hour was very good, had a lot of potential then just went to sh*t, nearly burst out laughing at the sloth from the goonies type thing, WTF???
5/10 for the first hour, wouldn’t watch again. Reminds me of when Blair Witch was hyped and people dare not say it was sh*te.
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I dont remember seeing a sloth type thing from the goonies do you mean the giant pirate?
 
TheManFromSunderland said:
Yes but the scene would have been better had sloth been cast I didn’t mean literally did I
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The reason I'd been eagerly waiting for this film to be released as I like millions of others had watched the YouTube web series called The Backrooms. I knew what to expect as I'd seen the episode with the 'Roller Giant' it was the stuff of nightmares and difficult to forget even though it was obviously a low budget giant puppet.
 
Cosmo said:
The reason I'd been eagerly waiting for this film to be released as I like millions of others had watched the YouTube web series called The Backrooms. I knew what to expect as I'd seen the episode with the 'Roller Giant' it was the stuff of nightmares and difficult to forget even though it was obviously a low budget giant puppet.
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Ah I see…….i just thought it was sh*te….not a good film at all regardless of origin or budget, just my opinion though.
 
Hidden Fear (1957)

John Payne conducts his own investigation in Denmark after his sister is arrested.

Canny. No great shakes, but solid. 6/10


Cage of Evil (1960)

A pissed-off cop, passed over for promotion again, investigates a diamond robbery. He starts to get very close to the number one suspect’s lass. They plan to run off together. Ronald Foster and Patricia Blair star in this brisk B film about greed and ambition.

Enjoyed this. 6/10


Five Steps to Danger (1957)

Sterling Hayden shares driving duty with Ruth Roman on a long trip, but he becomes suspicious that she’s done something wrong, and that the police are on her trail.

Part noir, part Cold War mystery. Enjoyed it more than I thought I would. 6.5/10


The Crime Doctor’s Diary (1949)

A parolee convicted for arson is now up for murder. Warner Baxter looks to defend him. Decent role of Whit Bissell as an ambitious singer-songwriter. 5/10
 
A couple more Pacino's ticked off:

The Panic in Needle Park [1971] 8/10
Stark, gritty drama about drug addicts in New York. Pacino is very good, Kitty Win is very, very good.
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Scent of a Woman [1992] 7/10
Hackneyed direction, signposted plotting, Pacino overacting, O'Donnell annoyingly meek, 40 minutes too long. Still enjoyed it, though.
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Fletch73 said:
A couple more Pacino's ticked off:

The Panic in Needle Park [1971] 8/10
Stark, gritty drama about drug addicts in New York. Pacino is very good, Kitty Win is very, very good.
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Scent of a Woman [1992] 7/10
Hackneyed direction, signposted plotting, Pacino overacting, O'Donnell annoyingly meek, 40 minutes too long. Still enjoyed it, though.
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1992, in which Denzel Washington was robbed of an Oscar by what wasn't even Al Pacino's best performance that year
 
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