CategoryROMANCE

Posted July 12, 2018 COMEDY

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)

Posted June 23, 20181 Comment COMEDY

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)

Posted June 23, 2018 ACTION

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)

Posted June 23, 2018 DRAMA

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)

Posted June 11, 20181 Comment BIOGRAPHY

Mary Kom (2014)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5yvpAatpXI CRUMBLIES… And on went Vibrant Vinay and I, long afternoons of boredom quenched by cupcakes, coffee and three hours of Hindi film goodness. Cue our latest find – nestled … Continue Reading Mary Kom (2014)

Posted June 9, 2018 ACTION

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)

Posted June 6, 2018 ACTION

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)

Posted June 3, 2018 COMEDY

Quantum Love / Une Rencontre (2014)

CRUMBLIES… Fuck me, there’s another film with ‘quantum’ in the title! Here old Jack was wandering through life thinking Quantum of Solace was it, a title that probably tripled the … Continue Reading Quantum Love / Une Rencontre (2014)

Posted June 1, 2018 BRITISH

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)

Posted May 31, 2018 ACTION

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)

Posted May 16, 2018 AMERICAN

Ruth & Alex / 5 Flights Up (2014)

CRUMBLIES… Brain-dead Barry showed signs of stirring last week so he was wheeled into the TV room. He’s not particularly ill, mind, just thick as shit from fifty years of … Continue Reading Ruth & Alex / 5 Flights Up (2014)

Posted May 7, 2018 AMERICAN

Dan in Real Life (2007)

CRUMBLIES… I’m writing this in 2018 – the year the best TV Dad of all time died: John Mahoney of Frasier. Behind the grumpiness of Martin Crane was an actor … Continue Reading Dan in Real Life (2007)

Posted May 7, 2018 ACTION

His Picture in the Papers (1916)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUsfHCv6CNA CRUMBLIES… Silent Steve caught me unawares with this one. It’s over a hundred years old now, but feels weirdly modern. His Picture in the Papers is a silent … Continue Reading His Picture in the Papers (1916)

Posted May 5, 20181 Comment ACTION

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sb9ROkl8cC0 CRUMBLIES… Damn me, if Silent Steve didn’t find a gem from yesteryear for this Sunday’s God-do-I-have-to-watch-this-athon. It’s the story of a young spinster in an American home, treated like … Continue Reading Miss Lulu Bett (1921)