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Chris Luckett
One of the oldest maxims in magic is you never do the same trick twice. You can fool an audience the first time, when they don’t know where the slight of hand is coming from or how, but after that, spectators are looking too closely to be fooled so easily. As entertaining as Now You See Me 2 is — and it truly is — it’s also convincing proof that twice can be one time too many. Continue reading
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Chris Luckett
This week, in anticipation of Dolphin Tale 2, I’m counting down the five best movies starring Morgan Freeman. Which of your favourites made the cut? How many Dark Knight movies are on there? And how could The Shawshank Redemption not be #1? Have a listen and find out!
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Chris Luckett
The first ten minutes of Lucy are kind of lame. Director Luc Besson inserts blunt imagery of animals hunting prey, while the narrative very obviously tells a parallel. The symbolism is so heavy-handed, it borders on insulting and almost derails the movie before it begins. But then, the movie blasts off.
It’s rare for a movie to bottle that feeling of a rush, to create a visual experience that makes you feel like you’re inside adrenaline. Occasionally, a movie like Run, Lola, Run does manage to capture it. The breakneck Lucy joins such rare company. Continue reading
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Chris Luckett
Remember when you played with toys as a kid and one fantasy scenario would lead right into the next? Wolverine, Donatello, and Scrooge McDuck could race the Batmobile across the deck of the Titanic, before suddenly warping to the moon and playing a game of darts with Bart Simpson, and it all made a twisted kind of sense. It’s that childlike sense of genius randomness that makes The LEGO Movie the first great movie of 2014.
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Chris Luckett
When the trailers for Last Vegas first came out, many people had the same thought: Oh look, they’re made The Hangover for seniors. Thankfully, it’s not. Some of the jokes won’t humour many under the age of 60, but by the end of its fitting and warm-hearted resolution, Last Vegas wins over all ages. Continue reading
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