The Dark Mirror. 1946

Starring: Olivia De Havilland

A police detective works out which of identical twin girls is a murderer.

Standard 'Which twin did it' thriller. Nice role for Olivia de Havilland who was very good. Few surprises other than that but a decent thriller.      6/10

Black Beauty 1971

Starring: Mark Lester

A luckless horse passes from hand to hand but is finally restored to its original young master and has a happy retirement.

A lot grittier than I expected and now how I remember the story at all. Very 1970's with lots of horse whipping and unpleasant violence along with keystone cop type humour.     6/10

The Man Who Finally Died. 1962

Starring: Stanley Baker

A German-born Englishman returns to Bavaria for news of his father, and becomes involved in a spy plot.

Slightly muddled thriller which is held together by the always reliable Baker. The main issue for me, is the clunky soundtrack which sounds like a bunch of year 5 kids were let loose in a music room and told to enjoy themselves.     5/10

Kid Blue. 1973

Starring: Dennis Hopper

In 1902 Texas a young outlaw tries to go straight.

Can't make up its mind as to whether it's a comedy, romance or Western drama. It's certainly odd and best remembered for the flying machine scene. I'm not saying I didn't enjoy it, but watched it mostly with a puzzled expression on my face.       6/10

Waist Deep. 2006

Starring: Tyrese Gibson

An ex-convict (Tyrese) gets tangled up with a gang after his car is hijacked with his son inside.

A plot that has been seen a hundred times before. Still a decent thriller with some great scenes and two engaging leads. Let down for me by excessive cussing and swearing which brings absolutely nothing to the table.      6/10