Taffin (1988)
CRUMBLIES… Oh wow. I saw Ray McAnally’s name in the credits, this film made during his late, gruff years of power and threat. Grrr, old Jack thought. It’ll be full … Continue Reading Taffin (1988)
Here Today (2021)
CRUMBLIES… Ok. We’re back in dementia territory. But not in the worst of ways. Old Jack here popped on a film without knowing what it was, beyond a Billy Crystal … Continue Reading Here Today (2021)
AB Aani BC (2020)
CRUMBLIES… Oh, but this should have been brilliant. What is the horror of the old? It is our degradation, physical and social. And how can that play out in a … Continue Reading AB Aani BC (2020)
Jolt (2021)
CRUMBLIES… Oh, this is shiny, new, and massive fun! You know how it is when the anti-vax wing has died off, your only contact with the outside world is family … Continue Reading Jolt (2021)
Summerland (2020)
CRUMBLIES… Being a kid in the Second World War was a real thing, you know. My mate Stan lived under occupation. He was ten when the Nazis pitched up and … Continue Reading Summerland (2020)
Gulabo Sitabo (2020)
CRUMBLIES… Object lesson for the selfish and the old, alert. A gift from Amazon Prime given The Great Lockdown of 2020, this film should really be caught in the cinema … Continue Reading Gulabo Sitabo (2020)
Discontent (1916)
CRUMBLIES… Long shot, this one. Old Jack here saw some white hair float by on the YouTube and thought, in memory of Silent Steve, let’s give it a go. And … Continue Reading Discontent (1916)
The Sons of Katie Elder (1965)
CRUMBLIES… Ah, the joys of a manly-man film on Father’s Day, actually about a mother and a dead deadbeat Dad, and the guilt that runs through their sons. Not a … Continue Reading The Sons of Katie Elder (1965)
The Blue Angel / Der blaue Engel (1930)
CRUMBLIES… Old Jack here was half way through a Robert Donat film (review to follow once I’ve started to understand it – Marlene Dietrich is poncing about doing snotty middle … Continue Reading The Blue Angel / Der blaue Engel (1930)
Jawaani Jaaneman (2020)
CRUMBLIES… Well, this is lovely! And in a shiny upshot of Lockdown, really really new. A film released back in January has hit Amazon Prime with solid subtitles and delicious … Continue Reading Jawaani Jaaneman (2020)
Aadai (2019)
CRUMBLIES… So, here’s the pitch: beautiful woman wakes up in abandoned office and finds she is naked. And has to piece together her memories of the night before, indeed life … Continue Reading Aadai (2019)
Cats (2019)
CRUMBLIES… Ok. Sod the lot of you. Old Jack knows what you’re thinking: not in a million years will you ever sit through this renowned disaster of a movie. Well, … Continue Reading Cats (2019)
St. Vincent (2014)
CRUMBLIES… Some films have all the right ingredients: an angry old bugger, a new neighbour with instant tension, a kid who needs the grumpy support of the old bugger and … Continue Reading St. Vincent (2014)
I, Tonya (2017)
CRUMBLIES… I guess we’re supposed to pre-judge this one. A story – winningly and nearly true-ishly told – about an American Ice Skater, Tonya Harding, who lived a difficult life … Continue Reading I, Tonya (2017)
Knives Out (2019)
CRUMBLIES… Oh, wow. This is brilliant. I know having half your insides cut out and changing your physique from slouching oldster to gutted-fish will test your intellect and view of … Continue Reading Knives Out (2019)
The Unchanging Sea (1910)
CRUMBLIES… Okay, back to early-ish cinema and D.W. Griffiths in year three of his career; and at film number 131, or thereabouts. He knew how to work hard before he … Continue Reading The Unchanging Sea (1910)
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