Uncertain Age

Welcome to Uncertain Age! This week, AR (Anna) Nicholas and Dale Basye uncover a swarm of Queen Bees, the 2021 comedy-drama film that follows the life of Helen (Ellen Burstyn), a fiercely independent widow who is reluctantly forced to move into a retirement community after a kitchen fire. Is the film “buzz-worthy” or lacking sting? Find out on Uncertain Age! And if there’s a movie, show, or podcast you’d like us to review, let us know at [email protected]!

Welcome to Uncertain Age! This week, AR (Anna) Nicholas and Dale Basye take a spin in Gran Torino, the 2008 drama starring Clint Eastwood. The film centers around Walt Kowalski (Eastwood) a gruff, aging Korean War veteran at odds with his changing surroundings and a Hmong immigrant family who moves next door. Is the film a gripping look at racism and redemption, or is it a tired Eastwood vehicle best left in the garage? Find out on Uncertain Age! And if there’s a movie, show, or podcast you’d like us to review, let us know at [email protected]!

Welcome to Uncertain Age! This week, AR (Anna) Nicholas and Dale Basye keep their Eye in the Sky: the 2015 political thriller starring Helen Mirren as Colonel Katherine Powell, a UK-based military officer in command of a top secret drone operation to capture terrorists in Kenya. Is the film a taut, complicated look at modern warfare, or is a trite mess that drones on and on?  Find out on Uncertain Age! And if there’s a movie, show, or podcast you’d like us to review, let us know at [email protected]!

Welcome to Uncertain Age! This week, AR (Anna) Nicholas and Dale Basye bask in The Sunshine Boys, the 1975 comedy starring Walter Matthau and George Burns as feuding vaudeville comedians who are reunited for a TV special about the history of comedy. Is the film a blazing slapstick romp or a tired attempt at humor that will give you third degree Burns?  Find out on Uncertain Age! And if there’s a movie, show, or podcast you’d like us to review, let us know at [email protected]!

Welcome to Uncertain Age! This week, AR (Anna) Nicholas and Dale Basye join Quartet, the 2012 film set in a retirement home for former opera singers where rehearsals for the annual Verdi birthday gala stir up memories and rivalries among the residents. Is the film a harmonious ensemble piece or does it hit a bunch of false notes? Find out on Uncertain Age! And if there’s a movie, show, or podcast you’d like us to review, let us know at [email protected]!

Welcome to Uncertain Age! This week, AR (Anna) Nicholas and Dale Basye head off to Nebraska, the 2013 film starring Bruce Dern as a stubborn man who is convinced he's won a million-dollar sweepstakes and sets off on a quirky road trip with his son David (Will Forte) to claim his prize. Is the film a touching jaunt through troubled family histories or does it break down on the shoulder? Find out on Uncertain Age! And if there’s a movie, show, or podcast you’d like us to review, let us know at [email protected]!

Welcome to Uncertain Age! This week, AR (Anna) Nicholas and Dale Basye have a Senior Moment, which also happens to be a 2021 film starring William “Captain Kirk” Shatner as a retired, hot-headed NASA test pilot who loses his driver's license after a drag racing escapade and finds late-in-life love with a baker (Jean Smart). Is the film a fun portrait of reinvention or does it barely get off the launch pad? Find out on Uncertain Age! And if there’s a movie, show, or podcast you’d like us to review, let us know at [email protected]!

Welcome to Uncertain Age! This week, AR (Anna) Nicholas and Dale Basye deviate somewhat from the usual to watch Late Bloomers, the 2023 coming-of-age comedy-drama where Louise (Karen Gillan) struggles to find direction in life after a recent breakup, and meets Antonina (Margaret Sophie Stein) a cranky elderly Polish woman, after a drunken fall puts Louise in the hospital. Is the film a delightful twist on the Odd Couple formula, or are these “bloomers” just a mismatched pair? Find out on Uncertain Age! And if there’s a movie, show, or podcast you’d like us to review, let us know at [email protected]!

Welcome to Uncertain Age! This week, AR (Anna) Nicholas, Dale Basye, and special guest film critic and author Justin Tanner take on their biggest case yet: reviewing the 1977 Neo-noir mystery The Late Show. Art Carney plays Ira Wells, a world-weary private investigator nearing retirement, whose world is turned upside down when his partner is murdered, leading him on a search for a missing cat owned by eccentric talent manager Margo Sperling (Lily Tomlin). Is the film the perfect crime or is it just a shot in the dark? Find out on Uncertain Age! Be sure to visit Justin at Facebook.com/JustinTanner and check out his fabulous book of film essays, Available Light. And if there’s a movie, show, or podcast you’d like us to review, let us know at [email protected]!

Welcome to Uncertain Age! This week, AR (Anna) Nicholas and Dale Basye pack their bags and head off to Summer Camp, the 2024 film where lifelong friends Nora (Diane Keaton), Ginny (Kathy Bates), and Mary (Alfre Woodard) return to the summer camp of their childhood for a nostalgic reunion. Is the film like reconnecting around a cozy campfire with good friends or more like contracting cinematic poison ivy? Find out on Uncertain Age! And if there’s a movie, show, or podcast you’d like us to review, let us know at [email protected]!