
When Harry Met Sally (1989)
CRUMBLIES… Wow. Suddenly the romantic comedy of the 1980s got to be thirty years old. Which means the wife and I were…let’s go with mid to late fifties when it … Continue Reading When Harry Met Sally (1989)
MOVIE BLETHER – MOVIE REVIEWS FOR YOUR MIDDLE AND… FINAL YEARS
Movies for your Care Home or middle-aged living room. Because by old we mean 85 and by middle-aged we mean 55. Sigh.
CRUMBLIES… Wow. Suddenly the romantic comedy of the 1980s got to be thirty years old. Which means the wife and I were…let’s go with mid to late fifties when it … Continue Reading When Harry Met Sally (1989)
CRUMBLIES… Now, here’s a lovely film. Well, sweet. Well, kind. Not particularly realistic, but it doffs its hat to emotions old Jack here has never felt. Well, a bit, I … Continue Reading The Upside (2017)
CRUMBLIES… Well, now, here’s a thing. Old Jack was hunting down a few more Yasujirō Ozu films, hoping for old age insights akin to Early Summer / Bakushû (1951), when a … Continue Reading I Flunked, But… (1930)
CRUMBLIES… Old Jack here was half way through a Robert Donat film (review to follow once I’ve started to understand it – Marlene Dietrich is poncing about doing snotty middle … Continue Reading The Blue Angel / Der blaue Engel (1930)
CRUMBLIES… A brief one this: eight and a bit minutes of pre-war comedy from a world twisting itself out of shape through treaties, empires and dreadful ambitions. Yet, back on … Continue Reading No Good for Anything / The Man Who Never Made Good (1908)
CRUMBLIES… … Ooooohhhhh – perfect! Do you need more of a review than that? This – second only to Goodbye, Mr Chips (1939) – is Robert Donat’s best film. And it’s … Continue Reading The 39 Steps (1935)
CRUMBLIES… Well, this is lovely! And in a shiny upshot of Lockdown, really really new. A film released back in January has hit Amazon Prime with solid subtitles and delicious … Continue Reading Jawaani Jaaneman (2020)
CRUMBLIES… So, here’s the pitch: beautiful woman wakes up in abandoned office and finds she is naked. And has to piece together her memories of the night before, indeed life … Continue Reading Aadai (2019)
CRUMBLIES… Ok. Sod the lot of you. Old Jack knows what you’re thinking: not in a million years will you ever sit through this renowned disaster of a movie. Well, … Continue Reading Cats (2019)
Ok. Look. There are some things an old old man like Jack here shouldn’t see. They disrupt the blood pressure by coming at you with challengingly feel-good stories, properly weird … Continue Reading Scottish Mussel (2015)
CRUMBLIES… I guess we’re supposed to pre-judge this one. A story – winningly and nearly true-ishly told – about an American Ice Skater, Tonya Harding, who lived a difficult life … Continue Reading I, Tonya (2017)
CRUMBLIES… Oh, wow. This is brilliant. I know having half your insides cut out and changing your physique from slouching oldster to gutted-fish will test your intellect and view of … Continue Reading Knives Out (2019)
CRUMBLIES… You know, there’s not a lot left of Old Jack. I’ve spent much of the last year being fingered by professionals, getting passed from probe to probe, excision to … Continue Reading Charlie’s Angels (2019)
CRUMBLIES… Do you know how to be a terrific grandparent? Do you have the simple, loving, trusting love of your grandchildren? Will they weep at your funeral? Will they stand … Continue Reading What We Did on Our Holiday (2014)
CRUMBLIES… “Knock knock…” You know what, I was in the mood for brash, bewigged and silly. A hint of 1970s cop thriller and a big dose of the Duke…and, a … Continue Reading Brannigan (1975)
CRUMBLIES… I know it’s a remake, so shut up. It’s a Steve Martin film and – back in the day – I bloody loved him. Planes, Trains and a dash … Continue Reading Father of the Bride (1991)