Piku (2015)
CRUMBLIES… Now here is a lovely, lovely film. Dump this review and get your arse over to Amazon Prime and watch it. Are you an ageing father? Are you a … Continue Reading Piku (2015)
Late Bloomers (2011)
CRUMBLIES… Sigh. Okay. Deep breath. Late Bloomers. Old Jack, your trusty guide to movies for the old and fading, watched this after young Steve had a go, passed out from … Continue Reading Late Bloomers (2011)
In Familia (2018)
CRUMBLIES… Here’s a quiet treat for lovers of acting excellence. You’ll not find it on the imdb, indeed old Jack only happened upon it because my boy Steve had been … Continue Reading In Familia (2018)
Ricki and the Flash (2015)
CRUMBLIES… Here’s an admission. Of all the twisting and twitching folk who boogie to Mama Mia! in our TV room every bastard Christmas Eve, old Jack is the one who … Continue Reading Ricki and the Flash (2015)
Dangal (2016)
CRUMBLIES… Oh, the joy! Another sports film from Aamir Khan, but this time he’s the Dad and has had the decency to pile on a ton of weight for the … Continue Reading Dangal (2016)
The New Lot (1943)
CRUMBLIES… A snifter of a Robert Donat performance, this. It’s 1943 again – and for real – and his run of war propaganda films tips into recruitment in a 40 … Continue Reading The New Lot (1943)
Day of Wrath / Vredens Dag (1943)
CRUMBLIES… Holy crap. Old Jack here is a man of his word. I said that if Carl Theodor Dreyer pumped out another movie that touched on middle-aged woes and old aged viciousness … Continue Reading Day of Wrath / Vredens Dag (1943)
The Adventures of Tartu (1943)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_azKRWn7WuA CRUMBLIES… Hot on the heels of the propagandist’s wet dream that was The Young Mr Pitt (1942), and probably desperate for a whiff of mid-war modernity and crazy, Robert Donat‘s … Continue Reading The Adventures of Tartu (1943)
Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India (2001)
CRUMBIES… Vibrant Vinay picked a mid-winter night, cold and windy, to get us all huddled around the widescreen in the TV room. The ladies were there, promised a youthful Aamir … Continue Reading Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India (2001)
The Master of the House / Du skal ære din hustru (1925)
CRUMBLIES… I nearly stabbed Silent Steve for putting this one on. A bit like Troubles of a Grass Widower / Vive la Vie de Garçon (1908), but with none of the … Continue Reading The Master of the House / Du skal ære din hustru (1925)
The Young Mr Pitt (1942)
CRUMBLIES… And on to Robert Donat‘s eleventh film. It’s 1942. His last movie, Goodbye, Mr Chips (1939), came with an Oscar for Best Actor and then a pause. The world is … Continue Reading The Young Mr Pitt (1942)
Keeping Mum (2005)
CRUMBLIES… One of the joys of old age is fixing the lives of the middle-aged. My boy’s wife, let’s go with ‘Mrs Steve’ (I’m of the past, plus you haven’t … Continue Reading Keeping Mum (2005)
Ghajini (2008)
CRUMBLIES… Wow. I mean…genuinely…wow. That just happened. Watch Ghajini. The 2008 version. You’ll need three hours, but they’ll fly by and I’ll have gotten over my bed-bath. Health took a … Continue Reading Ghajini (2008)
Trouble with the Curve (2012)
CRUMBLIES… There are more telling insights into an old man taking a piss in the first ten minutes of this film than the last hundred years of cinema. And, ooooooooohhhhhhhhh, … Continue Reading Trouble with the Curve (2012)
English Vinglish (2012)
CRUMBLIES… Oh, the agony. I happened upon this film a few days ago, taking up Vibrant Vinay’s challenge to wander Indian cinema and take another look at the world. And … Continue Reading English Vinglish (2012)
Crossed Over (2002)
CRUMBIES… Oh no. No. Don’t. It’s on Amazon Prime, ostensibly free, but you’ll pay with your soul. This is a terrible terrible film – a TV movie, playing out like … Continue Reading Crossed Over (2002)
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