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Now You See Me 2

Movie Review | Becky Suter | 4th July 2016

Wanna a see a magic trick? Yeah you do. Everyone loves magic. Think of a number between 1 and 5. Multiply it by 9. Add the two digits of your answer together to get a single digit. Subtract 5 from this number. If A is 1, B is 2 etc, find the letter of the alphabet that corresponds to your number. Pick a country that starts with this letter. Now think of an animal that starts with the second letter of that country. Now imagine what colour that animal usually is. By the end of this review, I shall reveal the animal and the country you were thinking of (*pauses for astonished but also mesmerised silence*). But right now, I can tell youâ€™re thinking, "isnâ€™t this a somewhat laboured and overlong opening paragraph for a 3 star film?" You are, arenâ€™t you? (*waves arms*) THATâ€™S MAGIC (*dead dove drops from sleeve*)

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The new Now You See Me 2 poster is bullshit and here's why

Movie Feature | Matt Looker | 20th April 2016

Now You See Me 2 is the pub magic trick of movie sequels. No one asked to see your mate Steve attempt to pass a Â£10 note through the middle of a coin, and no one really cares either way, but there's something oddly fascinating about his insistence that it's going to blow your mind. And yet it always, inevitably, disappoints. Hey, let's talk about this film poster.

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#LFF2013: The Double

Movie Review | Rob Young | 20th October 2013

As he took to the stage at the London Film Festival, Richard Ayoade stumbled through the introduction of his new film. He turns to his executive producer, who just so happens to be Michael Caine, and says, "You're probably used to working with someone much more professional." But the modest Ayoade has nothing to worry about. The Double is an extremely professional piece of work, assuring his place as one of the country's finest directors/quiz show panellists.

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Say my name.

Movie Feature | Ali | 10th September 2013

You're damn right.

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Now You See Me

Movie Review | Matt | 3rd July 2013

In The Prestige, Michael Caine's Cutter posits that "every great magic trick consists of three parts or acts". You have the 'Pledge', in which the magician shows you something ordinary, the 'Turn', in which he turns that into something extraordinary and the 'Prestige', in which he makes the original item return. Now You See Me does plenty of Pledging and Turning, but fails to win over with the Prestige part. What we have here, is all the wondrous showmanship of a well-performed illusion, followed by the crushing disappointment of reality as our magician explains that it's all down to specially-built rigs and fake props. Except, here, that doesn't even make all that much sense.

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30 Minutes Or Less

Movie Review | Rob | 14th September 2011

So back in 2003, a poor Pennsylvanian pizza guy was forced to rob a bank with a bomb strapped around his neck. Needless to say, the end result wasn't pretty... it's on YouTube if you're into that kinda thing.

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Rio

Movie Review | Rob | 4th April 2011

Those bloody Orange adverts have a knack of putting me right off the films they promote, making me judge them months before they're released. Just read my Gulliver's Travels review for proof (although it didn't help that that actually was complete arse). I was well-prepared to dislike Rio on the basis of that God-awful phone ad. Well, don't I feel like a fool...

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The Social Network

Movie Review | Ali | 16th October 2010

The Social Network is not a movie that sounds good on paper. The origin story of Facebook, the most ubiquitous website on the web? David Fincher ditching his serial killer chic to focus on an internet start-up? Starring Justin Timberlake? Dammit, where's the 'dislike' button on this thing...

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Another trailer for The Social Network

Movie Trailer | Ali | 30th July 2010

Fincher's Facebook odyssey gets a fourth trailer. Trail much?

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Trailer: The Social Network

Movie Trailer | Ali | 15th July 2010

Judging by the accompanying track, 'Creep' by Radiohead, I think it's fair to say this movie about Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg will not be fair and balanced.

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