Shoot the Glass

After having lived in Ireland for a number of years, I was not completely unfamiliar with the history of the Irish Civil War, and the years leading up to it. I knew about Michael Collins, about Eamon de Valera, and had a fair grasp of what happened.
I am always a bit apprehensive when viewing a [...]

Tom Tykwer has made some interesting movies in the past (that I’ve liked), like Run Lola Run and Heaven. I respect him as a filmmaker, and was quite looking forward to this, his latest. And of course, it has Alan Rickman, so it was practically required viewing for me.
Perfume tells the story of Jean-Baptiste Grenouille, [...]

Unsurprisingly, I’ve never read or in any other way experienced the original stage play by Tennessee Williams, and I don’t know if that’s a good thing or not.
I was unimpressed with the structure of this movie. The actual “night” referred to in the title is impressive enough; it’s when some of the characters really come [...]