The Post (2017)
CRUMBLIES… There comes a point in every life when you have to grow some. Be that in the micro-seconds before a first kiss, the moment after sitting on a foreign … Continue Reading The Post (2017)
La Fée Printemps / The Spring Fairy (1902)
CRUMBLIES… Way back in the dawn of cinema (second decade), Georges Méliès had competition from the Pathé Frères across town in Paris. Segundo de Chomón was one of their team; … Continue Reading La Fée Printemps / The Spring Fairy (1902)
Big Jake (1971)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akLxuzCpY28 CRUMBLIES… John Wayne potboiler ahead. Old Jack here was in the mood for a bit of old Duke as Big Jake, hero grandfather and git. I’ve seen the movie … Continue Reading Big Jake (1971)
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)
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)
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)
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949)
CRUMBLIES… I never much liked this movie until I retired. It’s the tale of Captain Nathan Brittles (John Wayne in his forties proving the acting point), in his final days … Continue Reading She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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