Limitless

I found myself much more intrigued with Limitless’s lackluster trailer when Neil Burger’s name came up.  You may remember him as writer and director of the 2006 Sundance film The Illusionist, starring Edward Norton, Jessica Biel and Paul Giamatti. It’s a fantastic little film that never got as much play as it deserved, although it does have an eighty seven percent approval rating from top critics at Rotten Tomatoes. The film was... Read More

Stone

It seems Edward Norton has a penchant for playing locked up criminals. He’s made a career of it, from his first role, which also got in an Oscar nod, in Primal Fear, to American History X. Well, he’s back at it again, in Stone, a film by John Curran. Norton and Curran have worked together before in The Painted Veil, and the chemistry is evident, even if it’s futile. The film revolves around a parole officer named Jack, played... Read More

What Just Happened

It seems like Hollywood’s new thing is to make fun of itself. This is what What Just Happened is about. But like most flash-in-the-pan trends (like Chihuahuas, Laguna Beach, and Gary Busey), it gets boring real fast.  Despite its all-star cast, this isn’t much to write home about.  Director Barry Levinson hasn’t directed much of interest either, although he’s produced some good stuff: Wag the Dog, and some of HBO’s... Read More