Reviews

The Illusionist (2006)

Anything starring Edward Norton I’ll watch and so should you. Why? Because he makes you fascinated by every character he plays. This is the case in The Illusionist, but it’s a shame he couldn’t save it from being overshadowed by a better 2006 film about magicians (The Prestige). Not to worry though, it’s still very […]

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Reviews

The Prestige (2006)

The Prestige is never anything less than intriguing. Right from the beginning, the film is a mystery, forcing the viewer to take a closer look. “Are you watching closely?”, a voice-over proclaims as we are introduced to stage engineer John Cutter (Michael Caine), who tells the viewer every magic trick has three acts: The pledge, the turn and […]

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Essential, Reviews

Birdman (2014)

First and foremost, Birdman is one of the most ambitious and original films I have seen in recent years. It’s not only a satire on modern showbiz, but a surreal and hypnotic adventure only geniuses like Alejandro G. Inarritu could conjure up. We follow Riggan Thomspon (Michael Keaton), an actor who made his career starring as the […]

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