Under the Skin (2013)
CRUMBLIES… This may be terrific. Or it may be terrible. It’s certainly a touch pretentious, but, by gum, it’s a brave thing with brave performances. Not least because it has … Continue Reading Under the Skin (2013)
Cocoon (1985)
CRUMBLIES… Wry schmaltz for crumblies everywhere, with a mighty dash of wish-fulfilment (and the emptiness of eternal life, when you get to thinking about it), a specious romantic sub-plot and … Continue Reading Cocoon (1985)
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991)
CRUMBLIES… I know what you’re thinking: they’re all about old age. From The Motion Picture to whatever the last one was called (Nemesis – I checked), every Star Trek film … Continue Reading Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991)
Robot & Frank (2012)
CRUMBLIES… This is an unexpected, rather splendid film. And it sticks with being unexpected, the plot twisting in directions that old Jack didn’t see coming. Nothing crass or illogical, mind, … Continue Reading Robot & Frank (2012)
Space Cowboys (2000)
CRUMBLIES… Here are two entirely different films stapled together by Clint Eastwood to thrill gentlemen of slow minds and great age. Space Cowboys begins in the blue-tinted past with weirdly … Continue Reading Space Cowboys (2000)
The Last Jedi (2017)
CRUMBLIES…. We had an outing! Just this week. Old Jack and the other residents all went to the cinema to bask in Mark Hamill’s return as the hero of our … Continue Reading The Last Jedi (2017)
