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An enjoyable new Ageing Dad drama: Disney+’s The Old Man reviewed

The premise is slight absurd and it ought to be comical, but Jeff Bridges carries it off

Jeff Bridges as Dan Chase in The Old Man. Image: Kurt Iswarienko 
issue 15 October 2022
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