Limitless, directed by Neil Burger, is an action drama with a sci-fi kernel lurking within its taut storyline. Handsome, blue-eyed Bradley Cooper stars as Eddie Spinola, an aspiring novelist suffering from...
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An emotionally compelling drama — The King’s Speech – film review
*** Written by David Seidler, The King”™s Speech explores the angst and humanity of a royal who was never meant to be King. Emotionally crippled by a humiliating speech impediment and thrust reluctantly...
Sunny and light – Morning Glory – film review
*** You might be forgiven for thinking Morning Glory, in which co-stars Diane Keaton and Harrison Ford play vain and bickering TV show hosts, was a standard rom-com about two cranky geriatrics who eventually fall in...
A visually stunning and disturbing psycho thriller – Black Swan – film review
*** In Black Swan, a young prima ballerina (Natalie Portman) succumbs to the immense pressure of her forthcoming debut in a challenging lead role and slowly begins to lose her mind. Black Swan may not contain flawless...
Post-apocalyptic horror – Resident Evil: Afterlife – film review
*** For anyone who’s been wondering why, every few years, the waifish face of L’Oreal cosmetics suits up in skintight black ninja apparel, packs heat and kicks zombie ass, Resident Evil: Afterlife is an...