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Posted January 3, 2023 ACTION

Star Wars IX: The Rise of Skywalker (2019)

CRUMBLIES… Not unlike a crumbly Palpatine, old Jack returns! Yup – not dead, just tied into some horrifying technology to get this ancient body back to passable health. And a … Continue Reading Star Wars IX: The Rise of Skywalker (2019)

Posted December 7, 2021 AGEING

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)

Posted December 6, 2021 AMERICAN

A Castle for Christmas (2021)

CRUMBLIES… Back in the day – and I’m sure he’ll appreciate me saying – a parent had to be careful of popping upstairs to chat to his teenage son. Fling … Continue Reading A Castle for Christmas (2021)

Posted April 3, 2021 AGEING

Made in Italy (2020)

CRUMBLIES… There’s a thing old Jack wonders occasionally. When an experienced actor picks up a pen, finds the funding, agrees to direct, and jumps into the sunshine to make a … Continue Reading Made in Italy (2020)

Posted July 27, 2020 AGEING

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)

Posted July 18, 2020 ACTION

Greyhound (2020)

CRUMBLIES… My Pa and I used to watch the occasional war movie. A few too many memories made them exhausting experiences – however stiff the upper lip or brutal the … Continue Reading Greyhound (2020)

Posted June 3, 2020 AGEING

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)

Posted December 29, 2019 ACTION

Charlie’s Angels (2019)

CRUMBLIES… You know, there’s not a lot left of Old Jack. I’ve spent much of the last year being fingered by professionals, getting passed from probe to probe, excision to … Continue Reading Charlie’s Angels (2019)

Posted April 17, 2019 ACTION

Brannigan (1975)

CRUMBLIES… “Knock knock…” You know what, I was in the mood for brash, bewigged and silly. A hint of 1970s cop thriller and a big dose of the Duke…and, a … Continue Reading Brannigan (1975)

Posted February 3, 2019 AGEING

Stan & Ollie (2019)

Okay, it’s been a while. Apologies. Prostate and arse problems. You don’t want to know; I don’t really want to share. But, for the record, I love the NHS and … Continue Reading Stan & Ollie (2019)

Posted October 22, 2018 COMEDY

102 Not Out (2018)

CRUMBLIES… Fun! The Big B as a 102 year man, happy as can be and full of the joys of life, set on hitting 115 and sorting the misery his … Continue Reading 102 Not Out (2018)

Posted October 22, 2018 COMEDY

Finding Fanny (2014)

CRUMBLIES… Okay. Young Steve suggested this film. He’d taken his other half to see it in the cinema, pleased to have found an English-language film about as far from Bollywood in … Continue Reading Finding Fanny (2014)

Posted October 1, 2018 AMERICAN

Book Club (2018)

CRUMBLIES… Oh, now this is fun. Old Jack here and every woman in the building gathered in the TV room, macaroons, posh tea and an air of affection for a … Continue Reading Book Club (2018)

Posted September 20, 2018 BRITISH

Edie (2017)

CRUMBLIES… Mad Maud had found the perfect movie at the cinema. She’d ranged back through the streets, jumping onto bins and gazing meaningfully into the distance, buoyed by the film … Continue Reading Edie (2017)