The Lady in the Van (2015)
CRUMBLIES… I really wanted to like The Lady in the Van. It starts with the sounds of a car crash underneath a black screen…sound effects to give impetus to the … Continue Reading The Lady in the Van (2015)
On Borrowed Time (1939)
CRUMBLIES… Any film that has Cedric Hardwicke as a glowering, stern and nattily-dressed agent of death is a thing to behold. When he’s cheerily wrecking a family, taking adult children, … Continue Reading On Borrowed Time (1939)
Barbe-bleue / Bluebeard (1901)
CRUMBLIES… I know, I know, 1901, but it only lasts 9 minutes, so try watching Barbe-bleue – a cinematic silent of a four hundred year-old fairy-tale-nasty. The hero? Bluebeard, a man … Continue Reading Barbe-bleue / Bluebeard (1901)
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)
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)
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)
In the Courtyard / Dans La Cour (2014)
CRUMBLIES… Catherine Deneuve. Nuff said, old Jack is in. Oh, the trouble I got into with Mrs Jack for popping to le cinéma français back in the day. Well, Mrs … Continue Reading In the Courtyard / Dans La Cour (2014)
Youth in Oregon (2016)
CRUMBLIES… Old Jack can be a bit slow sometimes. I popped this on the box expecting a story of family fun, Frank Langella as comedy grandpa, Christina Applegate as gorgeous, … Continue Reading Youth in Oregon (2016)
Family Business (1989)
CRUMBLIES… Now this is more like it! A story of three glorious generations of a criminal – or about to be criminal – family with Sean Connery as the devilishly … Continue Reading Family Business (1989)
Space Cowboys (2000)
CRUMBLIES… Here are two entirely different films stapled together by Clint Eastwood to thrill gentlemen of slow minds and great age. Space Cowboys begins in the blue-tinted past with weirdly … Continue Reading Space Cowboys (2000)
Out to Sea (1997)
CRUMBLIES… Park your brains, oldsters, this is a film of charm, creaking style and lame jokes. And it knows it, and sambas its way though them with a wink … Continue Reading Out to Sea (1997)
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)
Ikiru (1952)
CRUMBLIES… Oh, but this is good. You want a story of a life regretted and a scrabble for salvation, perhaps self-redemption, then you gotta go Akira Kurosawa. The man who … Continue Reading Ikiru (1952)
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)
Dotty (2014)
CRUMBLIES… I mentioned the lake down by the woods, didn’t I? Our old care home is grimly set, but with that one lovely place. Before the visitors come, and sidestepping … Continue Reading Dotty (2014)
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)
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