The SMB Movie thread 2020 to 2023

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Sleepers
Still very good after about 8 watches. Cracking cast. 8.5/10

JFK
Forgot how good the cast was. Been about 10 years since I saw it. 9/10
 


Sunday in the Country - Cheap seventies revenge movie which is basically Ernest Borgnine torturing Michael J Pollard for about an hour, however nowhere near as exciting as that sounds 5/10
Ravagers - Obscure also seventies post apocalyptic film with Richard Harris, killed 90 minutes but nowt flash 5/10
World Gone Wild - Continuing the post apocalyptic theme with this late eighties effort. Adam Ant in a truly terrible performance as the lead villain but it gains a bonus point for being a Bruce Dern vehicle 5/10
Savage Streets - Absolute sleaze fest eighties revenge movie with Linda Blair. Enjoyably naff and John Vernon from Animal House is in it and is in a hilariously bad mood throughout, as if he's genuinely angry his career had ended up with him appearing in shit like this 6/10.
The Conversation - Brilliant Coppola slow burn thriller, they really don't make them like this any more 9/10
The Wolf of Snow Hollow - Not entirely successful mismash of quirky comedy and werewolf horror, but it was off kilter enough to hold the attention throughout and I did quite enjoy it 6/10
Possessor - Sci-fi thriller from Brandon Cronenberg - you can clearly see his old man's influence, thought this was really very good and one of the better films I've seen this year 8/10
 
Waiting for the barbarians

Depp, rylance, pattison all quality

Slowish story about an outpost on the edge of the empire - goes tore up for the magistrate running it.
Canny 6.5/10
 
John Wick 3
Seriously, three films just because a gang of blokes kicked his dog and stole his car at the beginning of the first one...
 
Christmas Chronicles 2.

Now, I'll generally give owt with Kurt Russell in a go, and I didn't mind the first one for what it was, but I've sat and watched this with the bairns today and it's absolutely shite.
 
Mank - 7/10
Gary Oldman excellent as Herman Mankiewicz, the wry alcoholic who wrote Citizen Kane. Beautifully shot in 1930s Hollywood style by David Fincher. Solid support from a great cast.

Honey Boy - 8/10
Autobiographical drama from Shia LaBeouf about an actor in a rehab facility dealing with his mental health and drinking whilst looking back on his childhood and his uneasy relationship with his father.

Lost Transmissions - 7/10
A record producer with schizophrenia goes of his medication and is helped by a young musician he took an interest in. Simon Pegg very good in a serious role. Juno Temple an excellent British actress who improved everything she's in.

I'm Thinking of Ending Things - 7/10
Charlie Kaufman latest about a young couple travelling to the sticks to meet the lad's parents whilst internally the lass considers ending the fledgling relationship. Kaufman revisiting themes of isolation, yearning and memory in a surrrealist take on the novel, particularly so as the film wears on.

The Last Picture Show - 8/10
Still a classic.
 
Mulan (2020) Quite an enjoyable film to watch, very different to the animated version (which I still prefer). Slow to start off but once it gets going is a canny story. To be honest cannot understand all the hate it received. 6/10

The World‘s Fastest Indian (2005) True story of New Zealander Burt Munro’s attempt to break the land speed record on a 1921 Indian Motorbike in 1967. Antony Hopkins gives a brilliant performance as Burt. 8/10

justice League Dark: Apokolips War. (2020). The last movie in the DC Animated Universe. Quite brutal and doesn’t hold any punches in some of the fight scenes. 7/10
 
JonJon said:
Mank - 7/10
Gary Oldman excellent as Herman Mankiewicz, the wry alcoholic who wrote Citizen Kane. Beautifully shot in 1930s Hollywood style by David Fincher. Solid support from a great cast.

Honey Boy - 8/10
Autobiographical drama from Shia LaBeouf about an actor in a rehab facility dealing with his mental health and drinking whilst looking back on his childhood and his uneasy relationship with his father.

Lost Transmissions - 7/10
A record producer with schizophrenia goes of his medication and is helped by a young musician he took an interest in. Simon Pegg very good in a serious role. Juno Temple an excellent British actress who improved everything she's in.

I'm Thinking of Ending Things - 7/10
Charlie Kaufman latest about a young couple travelling to the sticks to meet the lad's parents whilst internally the lass considers ending the fledgling relationship. Kaufman revisiting themes of isolation, yearning and memory in a surrrealist take on the novel, particularly so as the film wears on.

The Last Picture Show - 8/10
Still a classic.
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I'm halfway through Mank and slightly disappointed. God knows why, I'm the queen of b&w films and am familiar with most of the characters too. It's stunningly recreated but I think the script is what's letting it down for me. Will persevere of course but not sure it will change my opinion.
 
Son of Stan said:
I'm halfway through Mank and slightly disappointed. God knows why, I'm the queen of b&w films and am familiar with most of the characters too. It's stunningly recreated but I think the script is what's letting it down for me. Will persevere of course but not sure it will change my opinion.
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I know what you mean. It was around the halfway point when I was feeling as though I went finish the film feeling a little underwhelmed but I think it ends quite well.
 
JonJon said:
I know what you mean. It was around the halfway point when I was feeling as though I went finish the film feeling a little underwhelmed but I think it ends quite well.
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Does it? So worth continuing? That was it really, a bit underwhelmed.
 
hairynaker said:
Brilliant! There is a second one, cannot recall what it's called but it hasn't surfaced on the main viewing platforms yet (that I have seen).
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Peninsula.

I hated Busan. Thought it was really clichéd and overlong. Films that out stay their welcome is a trait of Korean cinema. Can I recommend the Night Eats the World as a fresher take on the zombie genre. Was on Netflix when I watched it.
 
Lexingtongue said:
Peninsula.

I hated Busan. Thought it was really clichéd and overlong. Films that out stay their welcome is a trait of Korean cinema. Can I recommend the Night Eats the World as a fresher take on the zombie genre. Was on Netflix when I watched it.
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Looks like it's on prime, is it Korean?
hairynaker said:
Looks like it's on prime, is it Korean?
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Ah, I've seen it, thought it was canny.
 
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Lexingtongue said:
Peninsula.

I hated Busan. Thought it was really clichéd and overlong. Films that out stay their welcome is a trait of Korean cinema. Can I recommend the Night Eats the World as a fresher take on the zombie genre. Was on Netflix when I watched it.
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Sounds a bit like #alive another Korean film
 
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