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…
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