
Brannigan (1975)
CRUMBLIES… “Knock knock…” You know what, I was in the mood for brash, bewigged and silly. A hint of 1970s cop thriller and a big dose of the Duke…and, a … Continue Reading Brannigan (1975)
Movies for your Care Home or middle-aged living room. Because by old we mean 85 and by middle-aged we mean 55. Sigh.
CRUMBLIES… “Knock knock…” You know what, I was in the mood for brash, bewigged and silly. A hint of 1970s cop thriller and a big dose of the Duke…and, a … Continue Reading Brannigan (1975)
CRUMBLIES… I know it’s a remake, so shut up. It’s a Steve Martin film and – back in the day – I bloody loved him. Planes, Trains and a dash … Continue Reading Father of the Bride (1991)
CRUMBLIES… Vibrant Vinay knew old Jack here was feeling a bit down. Medical arsery and winter skies are a lousy combination. Young Steve, and even Jacketta and the micro Jacks … Continue Reading Tamasha (2015)
CRUMBLIES… So, there we were on a Saturday evening, searching the schedules for group-friendly viewing, when Bleak Bazza, finally justified in his miserable nature by turning 90, admitted to having … Continue Reading Red Sparrow (2018)
I’m a sucker for a tale of widowers, betrayed and overly-tested Danish beauties and the oddities of Nordic Romance. It’s got a steady, cool eye on life this film. Pierce … Continue Reading Love Is All You Need (2012)
Hmmm. Okay. Ladies – if I were to tell you this is a film set in…possibly Australia, given the accents – starring James Mason in his grizzled old age as … Continue Reading Age of Consent (1969)
Okay, it’s been a while. Apologies. Prostate and arse problems. You don’t want to know; I don’t really want to share. But, for the record, I love the NHS and … Continue Reading Stan & Ollie (2019)
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)
CRUMBLIES… Oh dear. This one’s a big bag of self-absorbed disappointment. Crowd-funded disappointment, at that. A story that stumbles about like a drunk adolescent, bloated with what she picked … Continue Reading Bereave (2015)
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)
CRUMBLIES… Fun! The Big B as a 102 year man, happy as can be and full of the joys of life, set on hitting 115 and sorting the misery his … Continue Reading 102 Not Out (2018)
CRUMBLIES… What the fuck? I mean…really – WTF?! (I know! The grand-daughter taught me that; she will be so proud). This film came up on a random scroll through he … Continue Reading The Square (2017)
CRUMBLIES… Okay. Young Steve suggested this film. He’d taken his other half to see it in the cinema, pleased to have found an English-language film about as far from Bollywood in … Continue Reading Finding Fanny (2014)
CRUMBLIES… This one’s about death. Well, dying. Well, grumpy dying in a gorgeous environment with a dream wife, a Mr Death daydream (possibly), a blank-faced on-the-emotional-nose son and a moment … Continue Reading That Good Night (2017)
CRUMBLIES… I have become that irritating thing: the pupil that suggests a few things to the master. Vibrant Vinay stared at me with an air of disbelief as old Jack … Continue Reading Happy New Year (2014)
CRUMBLIES… And on to number two in what turns out to be director Yasujirō Ozu‘s Noriko trilogy: three films starring japan’s Eternal Virgin (nope, still not flattering), Setsuko Hara as a different Noriko. … Continue Reading Early Summer / Bakushû (1951)