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Posted August 7, 2018 AMERICAN

Cocoon (1985)

CRUMBLIES… Wry schmaltz for crumblies everywhere, with a mighty dash of wish-fulfilment (and the emptiness of eternal life, when you get to thinking about it), a specious romantic sub-plot and … Continue Reading Cocoon (1985)

Posted August 7, 2018 BRITISH

The Winslow Boy (1948)

CRUMBLIES… This movie is glorious. Better than that – sublime. This is Robert Donat at his most brilliant, combining the cool with the sympathetic. It is the story of the … Continue Reading The Winslow Boy (1948)

Posted August 1, 2018 AMERICAN

Love is Strange (2014)

CRUMBLIES… Lovely, this. A story not a million miles away from Make Way for Tomorrow (1937), it’s a thoroughly modern version. Old gay couple, Ben and George, have been together for … Continue Reading Love is Strange (2014)

Posted July 28, 2018 AMERICAN

Within our Gates (1920)

CRUMBLIES… Wow. Silent Steve blew me out of my assumptions with this one. Ignorance is a terrible thing, eh? Old Jack, for instance, hadn’t even considered that black American directors … Continue Reading Within our Gates (1920)

Posted July 28, 2018 ACTION

RED 2 (2013)

CRUMBLES… More fun! More oldsters giving out the comedy and gunfire! Not quite so tight or sympathetic, what with familiarity, but international plotting and a touch of the Cold War. … Continue Reading RED 2 (2013)

Posted July 26, 20181 Comment ACTION

Fanaa (2006)

CRUMBLIES… And another winner from Vibrant Vinay! We didn’t even discuss its length, or what it was about. He just looked at me coolly one morning, muttered, “to destroy oneself … Continue Reading Fanaa (2006)

Posted July 26, 2018 ACTION

The Count of Monte Cristo (1934)

CRUMBLIES… Now this is the one! I know there have been a load of remakes, and before this version a slew of silents, but of the lot, this version is … Continue Reading The Count of Monte Cristo (1934)

Posted July 22, 2018 BRITISH

Mama Mia! – Here We Go Again (2018)

CRUMBLIES… I know! We had an outing. Nurse Stabby-Fingers had a rage at us for being miserable a week ago, so we blackmailed her into taking us all to the … Continue Reading Mama Mia! – Here We Go Again (2018)

Posted July 20, 2018 AMERICAN

Duck (2005)

CRUMBLIES… Bum. What a let down. The box cover looked great. The concept looked fascinating, funny and fantastic. The execution…twenty minutes of oddly shot loveliness becomes…no. Just no. Duck. It’s … Continue Reading Duck (2005)

Posted July 20, 20181 Comment COMEDY

Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham (2001)

CRUMBLIES… Sumptuous fun. Vibrant Vinay bounded in one morning, zimmer skidding to a halt on the shagpile, filled with glee at his new DVD. Anjali, his chirpy daughter, had bought … Continue Reading Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham (2001)

Posted July 18, 2018 AMERICAN

Falling Leaves (1912)

CRUMBLIES… Having introduced narrative story-telling to film back in 1896, French producer-director-writer and cracking storyteller, Alice Guy-Blaché developed the form through hundreds more shorts. She married, had kids, moved with … Continue Reading Falling Leaves (1912)