Brannigan (1975)
CRUMBLIES… “Knock knock…” You know what, I was in the mood for brash, bewigged and silly. A hint of 1970s cop thriller and a big dose of the Duke…and, a … Continue Reading Brannigan (1975)
Father of the Bride (1991)
CRUMBLIES… I know it’s a remake, so shut up. It’s a Steve Martin film and – back in the day – I bloody loved him. Planes, Trains and a dash … Continue Reading Father of the Bride (1991)
Red Sparrow (2018)
CRUMBLIES… So, there we were on a Saturday evening, searching the schedules for group-friendly viewing, when Bleak Bazza, finally justified in his miserable nature by turning 90, admitted to having … Continue Reading Red Sparrow (2018)
Stan & Ollie (2019)
Okay, it’s been a while. Apologies. Prostate and arse problems. You don’t want to know; I don’t really want to share. But, for the record, I love the NHS and … Continue Reading Stan & Ollie (2019)
Bereave (2015)
CRUMBLIES… Oh dear. This one’s a big bag of self-absorbed disappointment. Crowd-funded disappointment, at that. A story that stumbles about like a drunk adolescent, bloated with what she picked … Continue Reading Bereave (2015)
The African Queen (1951)
CRUMBLIES… You know how you think you’ve seen a film, then Wild Willy slaps it on the box one Sunday and you spend the next two hours trying to remember … Continue Reading The African Queen (1951)
Tully (2018)
CRUMBLIES… Now here’s a fresh angle on the mid-life household: the white-heat days of early parenting. Charlize Theron‘s Marlo and Mark Duplass‘s Craig have made the classic mistake: a third … Continue Reading Tully (2018)
Book Club (2018)
CRUMBLIES… Oh, now this is fun. Old Jack here and every woman in the building gathered in the TV room, macaroons, posh tea and an air of affection for a … Continue Reading Book Club (2018)
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)
Once More / The Magic of Belle Isle (2012)
CRUMBLIES… You know how sometimes you watch a feel-good film the hour after a particularly huge meal and have to put no small effort into keeping down your own vomit? … Continue Reading Once More / The Magic of Belle Isle (2012)
The Leisure Seeker (2018)
CRUMBLIES… There’s a thing goes through the head of Nurse Stabby-Fingers, I’m sure. Apart from the vindictive quality of her bed-baths, a legend in an A Wing stuffed full of … Continue Reading The Leisure Seeker (2018)
Woman in Gold (2015)
CRUMBLIES… This should have been brilliant! Gah! A true story. A painting of a beautiful aunt, stolen by the Nazis, wending its way to the Belvedere Gallery in Austria, claimed … Continue Reading Woman in Gold (2015)
The Butler (2013)
CRUMBLIES… So, it turns out you can be stuffed full of good, fun performances, describe a man’s life, and still be so worthy it chokes the meaning out of your … Continue Reading The Butler (2013)
The Angriest Man in Brooklyn (2014)
CRUMBLIES… Robin Williams. Always funny, sometimes brilliant, sometimes inaccessible, every so often utterly telling, every so more often utterly mawkish. Here, middle-aged, stressed, scowly and stuffed full of grumpy old … Continue Reading The Angriest Man in Brooklyn (2014)
The Karate Kid (1984)
CRUMBLIES… My grandson made me watch this. Young Steve, my son, had made him watch it. And… No. Just…no. This is a relive-the-1980s-like-you’re-still-there movie. About teens. Ugh. Steve had assured … Continue Reading The Karate Kid (1984)
All is Lost (2013)
CRUMBLIES… I can be a bit snarky about Robert Redford. It’s a long-term reaction to old Mrs Jack’s adoration of his beauty back in the day. That said, I’m an … Continue Reading All is Lost (2013)
