CategoryOLD AGE MOVIES

Posted March 2, 2018 BRITISH

Quartet (2013)

CRUMBLIES… Okay, this one’s a bit close to home. And, if I’m honest, pissed me off. Not for its qualities, more for what it showed ours not to be. Cos … Continue Reading Quartet (2013)

Posted March 2, 2018 COMEDY

CRUMBLIES… …. YEAH. WENT THERE. At last! The perfect film for this gilded cage of crumblies and early-onsetters. Waking Ned is terrific! Funny, warm, characterful and stuffed with twinkling actors at the … Continue Reading Waking Ned (1998)

Posted March 1, 2018 AMERICAN

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)

Posted February 28, 20181 Comment BIOGRAPHY

The Magic Box (1951)

CRUMBLIES… Old Jack is having a bit of a Robert Donat period. My old Grandpa Gus was a fan and, well, so should you be. An occasional treat in British … Continue Reading The Magic Box (1951)

Posted February 28, 20183 Comments AMERICAN

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)

Posted February 23, 2018 BRITISH

The Hatton Garden Job (2017)

CRUMBLIES… Aaaaaahhhh, the headlines were glorious, weren’t they? The biggest heist in British history: shit-tons of moolah, as the young folk say, was nabbed from the deepest, darkest vault in … Continue Reading The Hatton Garden Job (2017)

Posted February 22, 20181 Comment BRITISH

Venus (2006)

CRUMBLIES… Here’s to the glorious campery of ancient luvvies! We had one in the home for a while. Dear, dear Vicarious Vincent. He wafted as fast as the zimmer would … Continue Reading Venus (2006)

Posted February 22, 20181 Comment BRITISH

Two Minutes (2011)

CRUMBLIES… You see it all the time in this home. Middle-aged children coming to meet my lot, their elderly parents. Less often, you see the kids in their thirties meeting … Continue Reading Two Minutes (2011)

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Posted February 21, 2018 AMERICAN

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)

Posted February 17, 2018 AMERICAN

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)