
Santa for Hire (2020)
CRUMBLIES… Old Jack here was in a foul mood. The decorations had gone up in the home. My gloomy, dark TV room had been transformed into a glistening, glittering and … Continue Reading Santa for Hire (2020)
MOVIE BLETHER – MOVIE REVIEWS FOR YOUR MIDDLE AND… FINAL YEARS
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… Old Jack here was in a foul mood. The decorations had gone up in the home. My gloomy, dark TV room had been transformed into a glistening, glittering and … Continue Reading Santa for Hire (2020)
CRUMBLIES… Oh, but this should have been brilliant. What is the horror of the old? It is our degradation, physical and social. And how can that play out in a … Continue Reading AB Aani BC (2020)
CRUMBLIES… There’s a thing old Jack wonders occasionally. When an experienced actor picks up a pen, finds the funding, agrees to direct, and jumps into the sunshine to make a … Continue Reading Made in Italy (2020)
CRUMBLIES… Being a kid in the Second World War was a real thing, you know. My mate Stan lived under occupation. He was ten when the Nazis pitched up and … Continue Reading Summerland (2020)
CRUMBLIES… Object lesson for the selfish and the old, alert. A gift from Amazon Prime given The Great Lockdown of 2020, this film should really be caught in the cinema … Continue Reading Gulabo Sitabo (2020)
CRUMBLIES… My Pa and I used to watch the occasional war movie. A few too many memories made them exhausting experiences – however stiff the upper lip or brutal the … Continue Reading Greyhound (2020)
CRUMBLIES…… Ok, so here’s a star in COVID’s heaven: modern, fresh and gorgeous. And also not a film. But, what the hey, it’s a filmed musical theatre show, close up … Continue Reading Hamilton (2020)
CRUMBLIES… Well, this is lovely! And in a shiny upshot of Lockdown, really really new. A film released back in January has hit Amazon Prime with solid subtitles and delicious … Continue Reading Jawaani Jaaneman (2020)