And So It Goes (2014)
CRUMBLIES… Wow. Old Jack was hip deep in snot and self-pity when he was trapped in a pile of hot water bottles and blankets and made to watch this dull … Continue Reading And So It Goes (2014)
Uncle Nick (2015)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G445k45KGr8 CRUMBLIES… NONE. AT ALL. Don’t bother. Just don’t. This is one of the worst films old Jack has seen in over 70 years on the planet. It is crass. … Continue Reading Uncle Nick (2015)
Crash Pad (2017)
CRUMBLIES… Suppose your experience of life’s middle years is that of most men: working all day to keep the family housed and fed. And the people who don’t work. … Continue Reading Crash Pad (2017)
How About You… (2007)
CRUMBLIES…. Well, here’s one for the ancients trapped in old people’s homes with everyone they hated at primary school. Old Jack – despite the thing being a tad too close … Continue Reading How About You… (2007)
Every Jack Has a Jill // Jusqu’à toi (2016)
CRUMBLIES…. You know how sometimes you’re in the mood for something sweet but Gallic? Lots of subtitles with the occasional – oddly disappointing – bit of English? A love story … Continue Reading Every Jack Has a Jill // Jusqu’à toi (2016)
Going in Style (2017)
CRUMBLIES…. Oh God, the disappointment. Old Jack had cleared the common room of young folk and the talkers. Senile George could still be heard in his room, barking and demanding … Continue Reading Going in Style (2017)
Grandma (2016)
CRUMBLIES…. If I’m honest, I’ve never really got Lily Tomlin. From Laugh-In repeats (that telephony girl and a big bundle of weird), to 9-to-5 (um…) to The West Wing (bad … Continue Reading Grandma (2016)
Last Vegas (2014)
CRUMBLIES…. Now this is a comforting film for men in their middle years! You will get old, yes. There will be facial, prostatic and erectile dysfunction, yes. Your health and … Continue Reading Last Vegas (2014)
The Rewrite (2014)
CRUMBLIES…. JACK… STEVE… JACK SAYS: There’s a certain satisfaction in watching the pretty-boys of our youth get saggy-faced and decrepit. The once-smug Jenkins Junior from school now shits … Continue Reading The Rewrite (2014)
A Man Called Ove (2015)
CRUMBLIES…. I loved this! Absolutely loved it. You want a dark, funny, tragic and uplifting two hours with limited schmaltz and the company of a growly old sod with a … Continue Reading A Man Called Ove (2015)
Crazy, Stupid, Love (2011)
CRUMBLIES…. STEVE… JACK… STEVE SAYS: Despite making up a large part of the world’s film-watching population, we middle-aged men don’t see ourselves at the centre of very many … Continue Reading Crazy, Stupid, Love (2011)
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