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SMB Film Thread 2026

Apache Inbound said:
Suspiria (1977)

Dario Argento’s masterpiece of stylised nightmare, aesthetic horror.

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7.8/10
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Can’t work you out Apache, many things you post on are really knowledgeable and interesting but some of your views are anathema to me. I suppose what I take from that is that disagreeing with someone on a particular topic shouldn’t discredit all their views and we have more in common than we might think.
 

The Ballad Of Wallis Island
Gentle British comedy drama.
I liked this.
7/10
craigypants said:
Masterpiece. Did you watch the recent remake? Not sure if I should try because I love this film. It's a 9/10 for me and I never give 10 so subjectively its in my top fifty. I love Deep Red just as much.
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I liked the remake. Its been a while since I watched it but from memory its a bit of a slow burner. Definitely worth a watch.
 
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craigypants said:
Masterpiece. Did you watch the recent remake? Not sure if I should try because I love this film. It's a 9/10 for me and I never give 10 so subjectively its in my top fifty. I love Deep Red just as much.
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Haven’t seen the remake yet, but my daughter has and gave it a thumbs up.

Still can’t see it matching the original — Suspiria’s one of those films that’s hard to replicate — but I’ll probably give it a go.

IMDb ratings are about where you’d expect: 7.3 for the original and 6.7 for the remake.
Nightmare Weekend (1986)

Three girls are lured to a luxury home as unwitting test subjects by a scientist using a computer programme called “Apache.”

This is an unintentionally hilarious mid-80s horror from Troma Entertainment, best watched with a beer and an open mind.

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What’s interesting is how it accidentally taps into early proto AI anxiety. The Apache system and a character called George feel like a primitive take on artificial intelligence — long before anyone really understood what that meant.

The execution is completely barmy. Dialogue is all over the place, the tech makes no sense, and those metallic spheres look like they’re about to start making decisions of their own.

If you’re into that “so bad it loops back round to being entertaining” territory, this is a great find.

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6.8/10 for this genre.
 
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Mercy (prime) - minority report type AI trial thriller, modern themes but it’s basically an old fashioned “hero didn’t do it but only has a short time to clear his name” effort. Only 90 minutes long so zips through to its conclusion pretty quickly (not necessarily a bad thing) but that also means there’s no depth to it at all. 6/10
 
Greenland 2 Migration : Follow up to what was a half decent film from a few years back with Gerard Butler trying to get his family to a safe place in Greenland before the end of the world, this however is a bit of a by the numbers follow up with the family again moving to try to find another safe place, not poor by any means but could have been much better.
 
Plunder Road (1957)

Five crooks, including Gene Raymond and Wayne Morris, hold up a train carrying US mint-forged bullion. They load the loot into three trucks disguised as other things, and set off in different directions to try and get to the border.

Pacy and sharp heist noir with some nice tension and typically frustrating moments.

7/10
 
Witness (1985)

Harrison Ford lives amongst the Amish in order to protect a young boy who witnessed a murder. Danny Glover is amongst the trio of people looking to kill the boy and Ford. A solid entry into the filmography of both Ford and Peter Weir, who really focus on the day to day existence of the Amish people. Slow paced but ultimately rewarding.

Keep an eye out for a young Viggo Mortensen, a very young Lukas Haas, and a very good performance from Kelly McGillis.

7/10
 
SAFCOldie said:
An Easter gathering today and I thought I'd introduced my young nephews to Laurel and Hardy, in particular the Music Box. Seemingly they know about this We also watched a bit of Metropolis and Harold Lloyd, it was just background stuff by and large
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Ride the whirlwind 1965.
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I clearly remember my dear old dad introducing me to L&H when it used to be shown on BBC2 in the early 70s.

My dad absolutely paralized with laughter.

Thus started a lifelong love of them and their genius.
 
Stan and Ollie are timeless. Their films still work today, which is a remarkable feat.

Twelve Hours to Kill (1960)

A Greek immigrant witnesses a gangland hit and is persuaded to hide out in a small town. Unfortunately, his pursuers are tipped off and track him down straight away.

Unassuming crime B film, with a steady pace and a reasonable cast. Nothing remarkable, but solid.

5.5/10
 
Super Mario Bros Galaxy Movie (2026)

We took my son to see it over the weekend, it was like watching a video game maybe that’s the point of it but it’s not very good.
First one was watchable, this one was crap.
4/10
 
Giallo films.
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First one is very good. The second has it's moments but not as atmospheric. Any others(seen all Argento ones)?
 
Salvador. 1986. Dir: Oliver Stone. 6/10.
James Woods (great actor big twat) is Richard Boyle in a semi true tale of a war photographer and his DJ marra played by James Belushi who visit Salvador during revolutionary times while the CIA and Reagan fund the govt. The DJ was actually also a university professor and Boyles photographer marra never existed and Boyle never actually tried to get his girlfriend into the US.
 
riffraff said:
Salvador. 1986. Dir: Oliver Stone. 6/10.
James Woods (great actor big twat) is Richard Boyle in a semi true tale of a war photographer and his DJ marra played by James Belushi who visit Salvador during revolutionary times while the CIA and Reagan fund the govt. The DJ was actually also a university professor and Boyles photographer marra never existed and Boyle never actually tried to get his girlfriend into the US.
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That Oliver Stone's a one, isn't he
 
Boinger said:
I clearly remember my dear old dad introducing me to L&H when it used to be shown on BBC2 in the early 70s.

My dad absolutely paralized with laughter.

Thus started a lifelong love of them and their genius.
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I learned how to play and sing Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia on the ukulele to sing to my Dad on his 80th birthday. He made me play it about 5 times n a row and we sang our hearts out.

Just made myself cry recounting the memory.
 
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