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11Feb

Thelma

The “elder odyssey” has been described as a long-standing tradition that can be traced throughout cinema history (Shary & McVittie, 2016). This narrative form often combines the “road movie” or journey film with a quest for some kind of resolution or redemption for the aging central protagonist. I
09Sep

Going in Style (1979 original)

But before I did that, I decided to watch the original film by the same name from 1979 that the newer Going in Style is based on. I’m glad I did. Where the new film is stale and trite, the original film is engaging and deeply respectful of elders.
06Sep

Going in Style (2017 remake)

Allow me to start this review on a personal note. In reviewing films for this journal, I have tried to find those films that present aspects of elderhood in an insightful or credible way, and that are often not well known. Such films, I’m finding, are harder and harder to come by. So, for this review, I decided to dip into the pool of more mainstream films that may simply be fun to watch without having much to meaningfully “say” about elderhood.
07Oct

Last Will and Embezzlement: Scholastic Edition

At the outset of Last Will and Embezzlement: Scholastic Edition, the narrator states, “Of all of the illicit and illegal enterprises in the world, it is the criminal’s dream. It requires the least amount of risk, requires minimum outlay, can be done right from your living room, and is virtually unreported by its victims.” The “it” he is referring to is elder exploitation or financial abuse.
Movies About Aging and Elderhood