Let the Sunshine In (2017)
CRUMBLIES… It’s a simple fact that old Jack here is really not qualified to review this film. It looked like the powerful story of a woman recovering from her divorce … Continue Reading Let the Sunshine In (2017)
Finding your Feet (2017)
CRUMBLIES… Hmmm. Okay, this one is aimed at us with a true and steady hand. Calculating, one might say. For Imelda Staunton and the staff of Hogwarts are old folk, … Continue Reading Finding your Feet (2017)
Dream of a Rarebit Fiend (1906)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g98eVbp0zic CRUMBLIES… Okay, Silent Steve was in history mode. Apparently, over in the Americas, there was a newspaper strip that ran for three hundred or so editions (from 1904 to … Continue Reading Dream of a Rarebit Fiend (1906)
McQ (1974)
CRUMBLIES… Okay, look – I bloody love McQ. And before you start complaining about a fat and uncomfortable John Wayne, a wispy and embarrassed toup, tropes of Dirty Harry, ’70s … Continue Reading McQ (1974)
My House in Umbria (2003)
CRUMBLIES… So – the great Ronnie Barker, he of wit, pith, innuendo and Norman Stanley Fletcher. Maggie Smith. Timothy Spall. Gorgeously-gorgeous Italian countryside and a tale that starts with terrorism … Continue Reading My House in Umbria (2003)
Natsamrat (2016)
CRUMBLIES… Growing old is a tragedy. Just wander these corridors and you’ll see the agonies of decrepitude. From Shitsome Sid, careening his way out of this life on a sea of … Continue Reading Natsamrat (2016)
West of the Divide (1934)
CRUMBLIES… I doubt many people watch John Wayne‘s B movie period willingly. The films are basic and kinda bad, the plotting plotty and the emotions superficial and trite. So, as … Continue Reading West of the Divide (1934)
Cahill U.S. Marshal (1973)
CRUMBLIES… Even the Duke thought this one was a bit rough. Two years after it was released he admitted its theme was a nice one, but the production a tad…off. … Continue Reading Cahill U.S. Marshal (1973)
The Post (2017)
CRUMBLIES… There comes a point in every life when you have to grow some. Be that in the micro-seconds before a first kiss, the moment after sitting on a foreign … Continue Reading The Post (2017)
La Fée Printemps / The Spring Fairy (1902)
CRUMBLIES… Way back in the dawn of cinema (second decade), Georges Méliès had competition from the Pathé Frères across town in Paris. Segundo de Chomón was one of their team; … Continue Reading La Fée Printemps / The Spring Fairy (1902)
Big Jake (1971)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akLxuzCpY28 CRUMBLIES… John Wayne potboiler ahead. Old Jack here was in the mood for a bit of old Duke as Big Jake, hero grandfather and git. I’ve seen the movie … Continue Reading Big Jake (1971)
3 Idiots (2009)
CRUMBLIES… There’s a thing about getting older: we grind to a halt, encrusted with old beliefs and resistance to change. We become cruel – I see that all the time … Continue Reading 3 Idiots (2009)
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927)
CRUMBLIES… From The Land Beyond the Sunset (1912) to Sunrise: A Story of Two Humans. Oh yes. Silent Steve and I battled wills over silent movie excellence. I wanted laughs … Continue Reading Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927)
The Land Beyond the Sunset (1912)
CRUMBLIES… I know, Silent Steve and I had a bit of a Sunday. He thought we should look at a couple of American films, what with the good stuff to … Continue Reading The Land Beyond the Sunset (1912)
Ménilmontant (1926)
CRUMBLIES… Okay, I thought Silent Steve had gone mad. One cold, dull Sunday, when sugar was low and my nerves were on edge, he suggested the tragic tale of a … Continue Reading Ménilmontant (1926)
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949)
CRUMBLIES… I never much liked this movie until I retired. It’s the tale of Captain Nathan Brittles (John Wayne in his forties proving the acting point), in his final days … Continue Reading She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949)
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