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Posted August 7, 2018 AMERICAN

Cocoon (1985)

CRUMBLIES… Wry schmaltz for crumblies everywhere, with a mighty dash of wish-fulfilment (and the emptiness of eternal life, when you get to thinking about it), a specious romantic sub-plot and … Continue Reading Cocoon (1985)

Posted May 9, 2018 AMERICAN

Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Café (1991)

CRUMBLIES… Here’s a thing that gets worse with old age: insomnia. You get creaky, the pain wakes you. You get fat, over-heating gets you. You hear a noise in the … Continue Reading Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Café (1991)

Posted May 2, 2018 AMERICAN

Driving Miss Daisy (1989)

CRUMBLIES… Friendship, eh? If there’s a thing that makes life tolerable, it is the company of others. And by company I mean tightly managed video-calls with children, grandchildren and – … Continue Reading Driving Miss Daisy (1989)