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Posted March 11, 2018 DRAMA

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)

Posted March 8, 20181 Comment DRAMA

Is That You? (2014)

CRUMBLIES… Regret. Always best to avoid it. For instance, old Jack here got trapped in the care home lift with Mad Maud for an afternoon the other week. And she’s … Continue Reading Is That You? (2014)

Posted March 5, 2018 AMERICAN

Everybody’s Fine (2009)

CRUMBLIES… Here’s a film that could’ve been, should’ve been brilliant. Imagine the meeting: let’s do a watered down About Schmidt, with a watered down de Niro, trying to connect with … Continue Reading Everybody’s Fine (2009)

Posted March 4, 2018 DADS' LIVES MATTER

Fences (2016)

CRUMBLIES… Earnest Ed, still serious about the world and its brutalities in his 98th year, lurched into my room one morning waving the Fences DVD. “We have to watch this!” … Continue Reading Fences (2016)

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

Waking Ned (1998)

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 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 24, 2018 BRITISH

Hampstead (2017)

CRUMBLIES… Shiny Sally came to the home a few weeks ago, taking over Terminal Terry’s bed like sunshine after rain. Oh, but she is bright, slight and utterly free of … Continue Reading Hampstead (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)

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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 19, 20181 Comment COMEDY

It’s Complicated (2009)

CRUMBLIES… Tipsy Tina got to choose the film last Sunday. So more Meryl Streep, it was. And more tormented, middle-aged rich folk laughing strangely through their crazy, mixed-up relationships in … Continue Reading It’s Complicated (2009)

Posted February 13, 2018 AMERICAN

The Hero (2017)

CRUMBLIES… It was the anniversary of Old Mrs Jack’s exit from the planet and I wanted to sit and cry. Mad Maud knew it and shushed the old biddies and … Continue Reading The Hero (2017)

Posted February 11, 20181 Comment AMERICAN

Roxie (2014)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ZoeFCYjzUk CRUMBLIES… NOPE. NONE. AT. ALL. Two old gits – somewhere in their flabby, smug sixties – overcome their instincts as marriage guidance counsellors and decide to hire prostitutes at … Continue Reading Roxie (2014)

Posted February 3, 2018 AMERICAN