TagPAULINE COLLINS

Posted April 18, 2018 BRITISH

Mrs Caldicot’s Cabbage War (2002)

CRUMBLIES… Okay, this one is set in an old people’s home. Oh yes. It’s the ‘too close for comfort territory’ of staring into the miseries of this place, only in … Continue Reading Mrs Caldicot’s Cabbage War (2002)

Posted March 2, 2018 BRITISH

Quartet (2013)

CRUMBLIES… Okay, this one’s a bit close to home. And, if I’m honest, pissed me off. Not for its qualities, more for what it showed ours not to be. Cos … Continue Reading Quartet (2013)

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)