The Straight Story (1999)
CRUMBLIES… Now here’s a film with a simple, beautiful premise. An old, ill man determines to see his estranged brother before they die. His eyes are bad, so he can’t … Continue Reading The Straight Story (1999)
No Country for Old Men (2007)
CRUMBLIES… Time is cruel. Implacable. A great, slow, heartless beast that destroys us all. Picture it as an eclipse, shutting out our own, small suns, with the implacabilitiy of a … Continue Reading No Country for Old Men (2007)
Undercover Grandpa (2017)
CRUMBLIES… … AND THAT’S FOR A HALF-SMILE AN HOUR IN… Oh no. This was a mistake. In my defence, it promised to be a comic action adventure with James Caan as … Continue Reading Undercover Grandpa (2017)
Everybody’s Fine (2009)
CRUMBLIES… Here’s a film that could’ve been, should’ve been brilliant. Imagine the meeting: let’s do a watered down About Schmidt, with a watered down de Niro, trying to connect with … Continue Reading Everybody’s Fine (2009)
Up (2009)
CRUMBLIES… I know! A film for kids! And, no, I’m not drooling more than last week and I can still count my feet. The grandkids are educating me. Jacketta was … Continue Reading Up (2009)
My Old Lady (2014)
CRUMBLIES… Back to Paris. This looked like one for the ladies in the home: Mad Maud, Tipsy Tina, Deirdre Dreads all followed me to the TV room for what promised … Continue Reading My Old Lady (2014)
Mr Morgan’s Last Love (2013)
CRUMBLIES… Now here’s a tale for widowers. A lyrical, funny, gentle film that bored the still-loved, still-seen amongst the newspaper smugerati. For they did not understand the solace of Mr … Continue Reading Mr Morgan’s Last Love (2013)
The Judge (2014)
CRUMBLIES… IBS Ivan often sat opposite at breakfast, looking cool and cruel. He had been a man of achievement, he’d told me, often, and a lot. He had risen from … Continue Reading The Judge (2014)
Why Him? (2016)
CRUMBLIES… Who’d be the father of a daughter? It has profound and lovely rewards, I’m sure. But as soon as a girl reaches her teenage years, her dad naturally has … Continue Reading Why Him? (2016)
Grumpy Old Men (1993) / Grumpier Old Men (1995)
CRUMBLIES… There’s something wonderful about Walter Matthau and Jack Lemmon abusing each other for our pleasure (“Good morning, dickhead.” “Hello, moron.”). The whole home was crammed into the TV room … Continue Reading Grumpy Old Men (1993) / Grumpier Old Men (1995)
The Hero (2017)
CRUMBLIES… It was the anniversary of Old Mrs Jack’s exit from the planet and I wanted to sit and cry. Mad Maud knew it and shushed the old biddies and … Continue Reading The Hero (2017)
Secondhand Lions (2003)
CRUMBLIES… Macular Mike wanted to watch something on the new widescreen. I had the remote and was still riffing on The School of Life (2017) when a brainwave hit. What … Continue Reading Secondhand Lions (2003)
Roxie (2014)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ZoeFCYjzUk CRUMBLIES… NOPE. NONE. AT. ALL. Two old gits – somewhere in their flabby, smug sixties – overcome their instincts as marriage guidance counsellors and decide to hire prostitutes at … Continue Reading Roxie (2014)
Hope Springs (2012)
CRUMBLIES… Is a bit of a shocker. Old Mrs Jack and I were happily married for 50 years and, trust me, wouldn’t have got through this on the same couch. … Continue Reading Hope Springs (2012)
The Intern (2015)
CRUMBLIES… Nancy Meyers strikes again. From the pen of Something’s Gotta Give, this moves up a generation and tells the modern daydream of a 70 year-old widower returning to work … Continue Reading The Intern (2015)
The Cowboys (1972)
CRUMBLIES… Working back through John Wayne’s oeuvre is a wonderful way for a man alone to spend his Sundays. There was an outing to a Flower Show, so all the … Continue Reading The Cowboys (1972)
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