Shoot the Glass

Yet another Kurosawa, and I’m starting to truly appreciate the man now. Ran, of course, is an adaptation of sorts of one of William Shakespeare’s finest plays, King Lear. It tells of an old warlord who decides to relinquish control of his kingdom and divide it among his three sons (in King Lear, they are [...]

War is futile. We’ve heard that many times before from all directions. I’ve never seen it told so exceptionally well though.
This movie, which is based on the classic book by Erich Maria Remarque, tells the story of a group of young German men who enlist as soldiers in World War I at the behest of [...]

Before this, I had only seen two movies by Akira Kurosawa: Rashômon and Seven Samurai. And even though I found the former to be pretty standard (especially having seen the same technique used many times since) and the latter to be drawn-out and rather dull, I was impressed by both. There’s no denying Kurosawa had [...]

As you may remember, I saw Lang’s M last year (read my review) and gave it a full five stars. This movie, which was made a few years prior to M, is almost as impressive.
The plot is simple. It’s set in a futuristic city which is divided between the working class and the city planners. [...]

Where to begin?
Commando tells the story of John Matrix (Arnold Schwarzenegger), a former Special Forces colonel, who has retired and is living peacefully with his daughter in a remote location. The movie kicks off with three rapid-fire executions of Matrix’s former team members, which leads to Matrix’s old commander, General Franklin Kirby (James Olson), to [...]