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Posted April 17, 20182 Comments AMERICAN

Remember (2015)

CRUMBLIES… Take 2 with Grubby Gert and her Christopher Plummer obsession. This time a thriller-drama-thing and – oh yes – another Plummer-in-the-bath scene. There’s no sappy love story, however, so … Continue Reading Remember (2015)

Posted April 15, 2018 AMERICAN

Elsa & Fred (2012)

CRUMBLIES… Grubby Gert is a bit of a Christopher Plummer fan. In the small hours of the morning, you can sometimes hear Edelweiss echoing down the corridor from her room. … Continue Reading Elsa & Fred (2012)

Posted April 13, 2018 ACTION

Stand Up Guys (2012)

CRUMBLIES… Oh, the relief. After weeks of watching miserable old treatises on decrepitude, old Jack hit upon this gem. Objectively, a load of old tosh, emotionally, just what the older … Continue Reading Stand Up Guys (2012)

Posted April 11, 2018 AMERICAN

Wild Oats (2016)

CRUMBLIES… Meh, as the young folk say. This could have been great. I’d argue the world needed it to be great, but…meh. Old age insights? We get cheques. Wild Oats … Continue Reading Wild Oats (2016)

Posted April 7, 2018 AMERICAN

On Golden Pond (1981)

CRUMBLIES… Okay, I’ve dodged this film since 1981. It looked cloying and ghastly then; it proved worse when Jacketta pitched up and decided we should have some Dad-Daughter time. My, … Continue Reading On Golden Pond (1981)

Posted April 6, 2018 AMERICAN

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)

Posted March 31, 2018 AMERICAN

The Way (2010)

CRUMBLIES… There are some things a parent should never have to do. Look under their beds, listen to their music or bury them – that’s my top three. And I’ve … Continue Reading The Way (2010)

Posted March 30, 20181 Comment ACTION

The Company You Keep (2012)

CRUMBLIES… So – it was old Jack and the women again. Off to the TV room we trundled, Melancholy Meg and Leery Liz up by the television, me further … Continue Reading The Company You Keep (2012)

Posted March 28, 20183 Comments AMERICAN

Make Way for Tomorrow (1937)

CRUMBLIES… Wow. Here’s a film to chill my generation to the bone. Old Jack is lucky, of course, I got to be with Mrs Jack until she left the … Continue Reading Make Way for Tomorrow (1937)

Posted March 26, 20182 Comments AMERICAN

Harold and Maude (1971)

CRUMBLIES… “Ok!” I shouted across the breakfast room, “Who’s up for a touch of the comedy of the absurd and a love affair between an octogenarian and a rich boy?” … Continue Reading Harold and Maude (1971)

Posted March 25, 2018 AMERICAN

I’ll See You In My Dreams (2015)

CRUMBLIES… We all gathered for this one. The TV room was packed with women watching a film led by women, men still getting the ladies of their generation, combined oldsters … Continue Reading I’ll See You In My Dreams (2015)

Posted March 22, 20181 Comment AMERICAN

Enoch Arden (1911)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNvb9X9QafA CRUMBLIES… Okay, so I hit upon this ancient short while scrolling through one of those out-of-copyright film apps on the home’s AppleTV. Classix or Classic Films or somesuch. There … Continue Reading Enoch Arden (1911)