Category Archives: Thriller

Limitless review

Directed by Neil BurgerWritten by Leslie Dixon from an Alan Glynn novelLimitless is a movie for our over-medicated times, and a concept so high and wired that the picture refuses to let you down until the credits roll. Sure, it could have been a whole lot more than just a rush, but in terms of…Read More

Black Swan review

Directed by Darren AronofskyScripted by Mark Heyman, John McLaughlin and Andres Heinz,from a story by HeinzOh melodrama. Such a dirty word these days, except in places like France and Italy, where plays and films pitched at the ragged edges of emotion are considered at least a laudable storytelling expression. Because Hollywood does it so infrequently,…Read More

Unstoppable review

Directed by Tony ScottWritten by Mark BombackLike his brother Ridley, British-born Tony Scott is a go-to thriller and adventure movie director, whose work is always great to look at but sometimes falls down in the script department. The Scott brothers have been far more influential with the style and look of their films on mainstream…Read More

Fair Game, Nothing But The Truth reviews

Fair Game Directed by Doug LimonWritten by Jez and John-Henry Butterworth from booksby Joseph Wilson and Valerie PlameNothing But The TruthWritten and Directed by Rod LurieI caught up with Fair Game this evening and saw Nothing But The Truth some months ago, predating this blog, so as one is fresh in my mind and one's…Read More

The American review

Directed by Anton CorbijnWritten by Rowan Joffe from anovel by Martin BoothAh, there's nothing like a smart George Clooney thriller to make it feel like the fall, the season when Hollywood tends to deliver a more serious kind of movie. The American certainly qualifies as a serious effort. I can see it confounding some with…Read More