CategoryFANTASY

Posted January 3, 2023 ACTION

Star Wars IX: The Rise of Skywalker (2019)

CRUMBLIES… Not unlike a crumbly Palpatine, old Jack returns! Yup – not dead, just tied into some horrifying technology to get this ancient body back to passable health. And a … Continue Reading Star Wars IX: The Rise of Skywalker (2019)

Posted December 3, 2021 ACTION

Free Guy (2021)

CRUMBLIES… Ever watched a movie where you’re too old to understand anything that’s happening? And your son – who’s found the only joy in his fifties is checking his pension … Continue Reading Free Guy (2021)

Posted December 2, 2021 AMERICAN

Dune (2021)

CRUMBLIES… This is a remake of a film Old Mrs Jack dragged me to for various pretty-boys-are-in-it reasons in the 1980s. Old Jack hated the original with a hate unknown … Continue Reading Dune (2021)

Posted May 18, 2021 ACTION

Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)

CRUMBLIES… Film 5 in the M.C.U. Oh yes. Bloody loved this one. Well, sort of. Old Jack has been pushed to watch it three times and, I’ll be honest, it … Continue Reading Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)

Posted April 3, 2021 ACTION

Thor (2011)

CRUMBLIES… Film 4 in the M.C.U.. I know. Old Jack here is on a roll. Lockdown tedium had reached new heights: Nurse Stabby Fingers offered me a shoulder massage ahead … Continue Reading Thor (2011)

Posted April 1, 20211 Comment ACTION

Iron Man (2008)

CRUMBLIES… So, the start of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (the MCU, kids) popped up on Steve’s list of things to watch before the surgeons have plugged my remaining orifices. Not … Continue Reading Iron Man (2008)

Posted September 10, 2018 AMERICAN

Winchester (2018)

CRUMBLIES… So. This looks like a history of the Winchester gun family, their travails in the California earthquake of 1906, and Helen Mirren‘s woes as the ageing widow and owner … Continue Reading Winchester (2018)

Posted August 28, 2018 FANTASY

Pierrette’s Escapades / Le départ d’Arlequin et de Pierrette (1900)

CRUMBLIES… Okay, I sat through these two minutes of obscure pantomimic pantomiming, so you do too. Silent Steve dared me to eat a cupcake quicker than Pierrette’s Escapades, plainly expecting … Continue Reading Pierrette’s Escapades / Le départ d’Arlequin et de Pierrette (1900)

Posted August 12, 2018 ACTION

Padmaavat (2018)

CRUMBLIES… Vibrant Vinay hadn’t even seen this one, it’s so new. We sat down to watch it – feet twirling as ever to head off the DVTs – as three … Continue Reading Padmaavat (2018)

Posted July 18, 2018 AMERICAN

Falling Leaves (1912)

CRUMBLIES… Having introduced narrative story-telling to film back in 1896, French producer-director-writer and cracking storyteller, Alice Guy-Blaché developed the form through hundreds more shorts. She married, had kids, moved with … Continue Reading Falling Leaves (1912)