84 Charing Cross Road (1987)
CRUMBLIES… Mrs Jack loved this film back in the 1980s. She dragged me along to the cinema. I was resistant to being so close to suckers of death sticks (really: … Continue Reading 84 Charing Cross Road (1987)
Dharam Sankat Mein (2015)
CRUMBLIES… Vibrant Vinay was very keen that we watch another film with Naseeruddin Shah in it, so we jumped straight into what turns out to be an Indian remake (or…version, … Continue Reading Dharam Sankat Mein (2015)
Waiting (2015)
CRUMBLIES… Old Jack here has been remiss. I hold my hands up and admit my knowledge of Indian film is lamentable. So, a quick show of ignorance, context and the … Continue Reading Waiting (2015)
Ruth & Alex / 5 Flights Up (2014)
CRUMBLIES… Brain-dead Barry showed signs of stirring last week so he was wheeled into the TV room. He’s not particularly ill, mind, just thick as shit from fifty years of … Continue Reading Ruth & Alex / 5 Flights Up (2014)
The Homesman (2014)
CRUMBLIES… Okay, this is a Western. One of the modern ones. And by that I mean the non-violent, shit it was tough out there, drive you nuts with its cruelty. And … Continue Reading The Homesman (2014)
Grudge Match (2013)
CRUMBLIES… God, I was pissed off. It’d been one of those days when the mobility scooter farted and died, the staff were organising games by the lake, and Simpering Sue … Continue Reading Grudge Match (2013)
Summer Hours / L’heure d’été (2008)
CRUMBLIES… The whole corridor watched this. It was a warm June morning. The visitors had gone, and just as well. The doors and windows were open, the gardens full down … Continue Reading Summer Hours / L’heure d’été (2008)
Sarah’s Key / Elle s’appelait Sarah (2010)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w182qmadmbk CRUMBLIES… Okay. Deep breath. This one’s a mix of modern and wartime, petty and intolerably deep, dark and, well, wartime-brutal. It stars Kristin Scott Thomas on a mission to … Continue Reading Sarah’s Key / Elle s’appelait Sarah (2010)
Jag älskar dig / I Love You – A Divorce Comedy (2016)
CRUMBLIES… Well, this is fun. It’s sub-titles drove everyone out of the TV room – the touch of Swedish also meaning they expected some gruesome murder mystery in 75 parts. … Continue Reading Jag älskar dig / I Love You – A Divorce Comedy (2016)
Sideways (2004)
CRUMBLIES… Young Steve and I watched this together. He’s in his middle-years, my only son, married with two boys. And a prime candidate for the crash and burn of mid-life … Continue Reading Sideways (2004)
An Unfinished Life (2005)
CRUMBLIES… Hmmm. Here’s another Robert Redford film with all the ingredients of something genuine, but… somehow… sigh. He’s a maudlin old farmer, out in them thar hills, having a daily … Continue Reading An Unfinished Life (2005)
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Café (1991)
CRUMBLIES… Here’s a thing that gets worse with old age: insomnia. You get creaky, the pain wakes you. You get fat, over-heating gets you. You hear a noise in the … Continue Reading Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Café (1991)
Dan in Real Life (2007)
CRUMBLIES… I’m writing this in 2018 – the year the best TV Dad of all time died: John Mahoney of Frasier. Behind the grumpiness of Martin Crane was an actor … Continue Reading Dan in Real Life (2007)
His Picture in the Papers (1916)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUsfHCv6CNA CRUMBLIES… Silent Steve caught me unawares with this one. It’s over a hundred years old now, but feels weirdly modern. His Picture in the Papers is a silent … Continue Reading His Picture in the Papers (1916)
The Lightkeepers (2009)
CRUMBLIES… No. No no no no no no no. I only sat through the whole of this because there’s a Streep child in it, Richard Dreyfuss is Richard Dreyfuss and … Continue Reading The Lightkeepers (2009)
Whatever Happened to Baby Jane (1962)
CRUMBLIES… Bloody hell. Mad Maud put this one on and practically worshipped at its feet. I’d never seen it – and had studiously avoided the careers of both star over … Continue Reading Whatever Happened to Baby Jane (1962)
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