Grudge Match (2013)
CRUMBLIES… God, I was pissed off. It’d been one of those days when the mobility scooter farted and died, the staff were organising games by the lake, and Simpering Sue … Continue Reading Grudge Match (2013)
Summer Hours / L’heure d’été (2008)
CRUMBLIES… The whole corridor watched this. It was a warm June morning. The visitors had gone, and just as well. The doors and windows were open, the gardens full down … Continue Reading Summer Hours / L’heure d’été (2008)
Sarah’s Key / Elle s’appelait Sarah (2010)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w182qmadmbk CRUMBLIES… Okay. Deep breath. This one’s a mix of modern and wartime, petty and intolerably deep, dark and, well, wartime-brutal. It stars Kristin Scott Thomas on a mission to … Continue Reading Sarah’s Key / Elle s’appelait Sarah (2010)
Jag älskar dig / I Love You – A Divorce Comedy (2016)
CRUMBLIES… Well, this is fun. It’s sub-titles drove everyone out of the TV room – the touch of Swedish also meaning they expected some gruesome murder mystery in 75 parts. … Continue Reading Jag älskar dig / I Love You – A Divorce Comedy (2016)
Sideways (2004)
CRUMBLIES… Young Steve and I watched this together. He’s in his middle-years, my only son, married with two boys. And a prime candidate for the crash and burn of mid-life … Continue Reading Sideways (2004)
An Unfinished Life (2005)
CRUMBLIES… Hmmm. Here’s another Robert Redford film with all the ingredients of something genuine, but… somehow… sigh. He’s a maudlin old farmer, out in them thar hills, having a daily … Continue Reading An Unfinished Life (2005)
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Café (1991)
CRUMBLIES… Here’s a thing that gets worse with old age: insomnia. You get creaky, the pain wakes you. You get fat, over-heating gets you. You hear a noise in the … Continue Reading Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Café (1991)
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)
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)
The Lightkeepers (2009)
CRUMBLIES… No. No no no no no no no. I only sat through the whole of this because there’s a Streep child in it, Richard Dreyfuss is Richard Dreyfuss and … Continue Reading The Lightkeepers (2009)
Whatever Happened to Baby Jane (1962)
CRUMBLIES… Bloody hell. Mad Maud put this one on and practically worshipped at its feet. I’d never seen it – and had studiously avoided the careers of both star over … Continue Reading Whatever Happened to Baby Jane (1962)
The Olive Tree / El Olivo (2016)
CRUMBLIES… Now here’s an unexpectedly resonant, borderline poetic film where the oldster is the framework for a youngster finding their courage. The trailer made me think it would be about … Continue Reading The Olive Tree / El Olivo (2016)
Perfect Strangers / Vacation from Marriage (1945)
CRUMBLIES… Old Mrs Jack, bless her, was a live wire. She charmed old Jack here out of his tense shell in the 1950s. We were too young to have … Continue Reading Perfect Strangers / Vacation from Marriage (1945)
Hello, My Name is Doris (2015)
CRUMBLIES… Now, here’s a new genre in the grey-scale of movies: older woman goes for younger man. The basics of this film had gotten round the corridors and old Jack … Continue Reading Hello, My Name is Doris (2015)
Miss Lulu Bett (1921)
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)
Still Alice (2014)
CRUMBLIES… And it’s back to “too close for comfort territory”, only this one comes with the worst of catches. It is an Alzheimer’s story, but not the usual that you … Continue Reading Still Alice (2014)
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