CategoryTEAM UP, OLD FOLK!

Posted August 25, 2021 ACTION

The Ice Road (2021)

CRUMBLIES… Some actors represent the ruffty-tuffty men of the world. Some even avoid the hideous men-being-men schtick the Americans love (Chicago Fire, The Shield… I’m looking at you). They walk … Continue Reading The Ice Road (2021)

Posted November 24, 2018 BRITISH

Swimming with Men (2018)

CRUMBLIES… I’ve tried to be a fan of synchronised swimming over the decades, but it’s kinda sexless, you know? The women who tend to do it are either distressingly kaleidoscopic, … Continue Reading Swimming with Men (2018)

Posted November 23, 2018 ACTION

The African Queen (1951)

CRUMBLIES… You know how you think you’ve seen a film, then Wild Willy slaps it on the box one Sunday and you spend the next two hours trying to remember … Continue Reading The African Queen (1951)

Posted August 8, 20182 Comments AMERICAN

The Hot Flashes (2013)

CRUMBLIES… Okay, look, as a follow-up to the joys of I Got Life! / Aurore (2017) and its take on the menopause, we gave a second film a go. It promised much: … Continue Reading The Hot Flashes (2013)

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 12, 2018 ACTION

RED (2010)

CRUMBLIES… Ha! Fun! Sod your earnest demand for telling stories of old age, jump into two hours of comedy, violence and testy young murderers calling Bruce Willis ‘Grandpa’. Oh yes, … Continue Reading RED (2010)

Posted March 19, 2018 AMERICAN

Space Cowboys (2000)

CRUMBLIES… Here are two entirely different films stapled together by Clint Eastwood to thrill gentlemen of slow minds and great age. Space Cowboys begins in the blue-tinted past with weirdly … Continue Reading Space Cowboys (2000)

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 January 12, 2018 BRITISH

Golden Years (2015)

CRUMBLIES… Oh dear God. This took me from a cheery afternoon of flirty good humour to scrabbling through Mad Maud’s knickers drawer looking for that stuff she pretends is morphine. … Continue Reading Golden Years (2015)

Posted December 19, 20172 Comments BRITISH

How About You… (2007)

CRUMBLIES…. Well, here’s one for the ancients trapped in old people’s homes with everyone they hated at primary school. Old Jack – despite the thing being a tad too close … Continue Reading How About You… (2007)

Posted December 1, 20171 Comment AMERICAN

Going in Style (2017)

CRUMBLIES…. Oh God, the disappointment. Old Jack had cleared the common room of young folk and the talkers. Senile George could still be heard in his room, barking and demanding … Continue Reading Going in Style (2017)

Posted November 19, 20171 Comment AMERICAN

Last Vegas (2014)

CRUMBLIES…. Now this is a comforting film for men in their middle years! You will get old, yes. There will be facial, prostatic and erectile dysfunction, yes. Your health and … Continue Reading Last Vegas (2014)