Tag2017

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 23, 2018 BRITISH

The Hatton Garden Job (2017)

CRUMBLIES… Aaaaaahhhh, the headlines were glorious, weren’t they? The biggest heist in British history: shit-tons of moolah, as the young folk say, was nabbed from the deepest, darkest vault in … Continue Reading The Hatton Garden Job (2017)

Posted February 18, 2018 BRITISH

The Sense of an Ending (2017)

CRUMBLIES… Old Jack was feeling intellectual. The mobile library had trundled through the home with its usual selection of large-print horrors and magazines for the thick so I plumped for … Continue Reading The Sense of an Ending (2017)

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 10, 20182 Comments DRAMA

L’école buisonnière / School of Life (2017)

CRUMBLIES… Wow – this is a beautiful film. Lyrical in its photography, gentle in its music and comic and sad and lovely in its story. Old Jack loved it. It’s … Continue Reading L’école buisonnière / School of Life (2017)

Posted February 3, 2018 BRITISH

Darkest Hour (2017)

CRUMBLIES… Nurse Clive and old Jack are just back from the cinema! My hopes were high, the sheer joy of dodging the rancid crumblies (specifically the Brexiteers from the nut … Continue Reading Darkest Hour (2017)

Posted January 14, 2018 BRITISH

The Time of their Lives (2017)

CRUMBLIES… There’s a tragi-comic air that lingers over the old women in the home. Some have given in to age and are sweet old grandmas: all grey hair, piss and … Continue Reading The Time of their Lives (2017)

Posted January 14, 20181 Comment AMERICAN

The Last Word (2017)

CRUMBLIES… Ahhhhh…the weekly worry in the old folks’ home. Legacy. How will we be remembered? Will my lifetime of tip-top quality spreadsheets sit alongside John Wayne’s contribution to film? Will … Continue Reading The Last Word (2017)

Posted December 22, 2017 AMERICAN

Crash Pad (2017)

CRUMBLIES… Suppose your experience of life’s middle years is that of most men: working all day to keep the family housed and fed. And the people who don’t work. … Continue Reading Crash Pad (2017)

Posted December 16, 20172 Comments ACTION

Star Wars VIII: 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 Star Wars VIII: The Last Jedi (2017)

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 October 8, 2017 BRITISH

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)