The Last Jedi (2017)
CRUMBLIES…. We had an outing! Just this week. Old Jack and the other residents all went to the cinema to bask in Mark Hamill’s return as the hero of our … Continue Reading The Last Jedi (2017)
Every Jack Has a Jill // Jusqu’à toi (2016)
CRUMBLIES…. You know how sometimes you’re in the mood for something sweet but Gallic? Lots of subtitles with the occasional – oddly disappointing – bit of English? A love story … Continue Reading Every Jack Has a Jill // Jusqu’à toi (2016)
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)
Grandma (2016)
CRUMBLIES…. If I’m honest, I’ve never really got Lily Tomlin. From Laugh-In repeats (that telephony girl and a big bundle of weird), to 9-to-5 (um…) to The West Wing (bad … Continue Reading Grandma (2016)
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)
The Rewrite (2014)
CRUMBLIES…. JACK… STEVE… JACK SAYS: There’s a certain satisfaction in watching the pretty-boys of our youth get saggy-faced and decrepit. The once-smug Jenkins Junior from school now shits … Continue Reading The Rewrite (2014)
Elle (2016)
CRUMBLIES…. Ok. So, old Jack was in the mood for a tale of a vengeful woman driving her agency through the crap of the world and the lazy righteousness of … Continue Reading Elle (2016)
A Man Called Ove (2015)
CRUMBLIES…. I loved this! Absolutely loved it. You want a dark, funny, tragic and uplifting two hours with limited schmaltz and the company of a growly old sod with a … Continue Reading A Man Called Ove (2015)
Daphne (2017)
CRUMBLIES…. Okay. So – Daphne – this one’s on iTunes and a cracking film for the urban miserablists amongst you… It’s not really one to illuminate middle age, rather one … Continue Reading Daphne (2017)
Crazy, Stupid, Love (2011)
CRUMBLIES…. STEVE… JACK… STEVE SAYS: Despite making up a large part of the world’s film-watching population, we middle-aged men don’t see ourselves at the centre of very many … Continue Reading Crazy, Stupid, Love (2011)
Safe House (ITV 2015)
CRUMBLIES…. Whilst wandering Netflix (UK!), as I’m sure you do, I was starting to panic. What to choose? But I couldn’t choose. But I had to choose. Ooh – naked … Continue Reading Safe House (ITV 2015)
Broadchurch (ITV 2013-17)
CRUMBLIES…. Series 1… Series 2… Series 3… My search for a programme in which Jodie Whittaker smiles continued this week. Thought I’d try Broadchurch. My search goes on. I watched … Continue Reading Broadchurch (ITV 2013-17)
Trust Me (BBC1 Aug 2017)
Well, Trust Me is over now – and what a rarefied kind of fun! A modern piece of TV where the writer (Dan Sefton) gave himself the task of shaping a realistic drama from the headlines…
