Adderall Diaries, The

As a writer stymied by past success, writer’s block, substance abuse, relationship problems and a serious set of father issues, Elliott has cracked-out a chronicle of a bizarre murder trial, which amounts to less than the sum of its parts. Not long into the 2007 trial of programmer Hans Reiser, accused of murdering his wife, the defendant’s friend, Sean Sturgeon, obliquely confessed to several murders (though not the murder of Reiser’s wife). Elliott, caught up in the film-ready twist and his tenuous connection to Sturgeon (they share a BDSM social circle), makes a gonzo record of the proceedings. The result is a scattered, self-indulgent romp through the mind of a depressive narcissist obsessed with his insecurities and childhood traumas.