Now You See Me is a bit of an oddity. It’s a movie about magic that’s not really about magic; it’s a heist movie where we never see the heists being planned. These days I’m always on the lookout for something unique, whether it’s a story, a character, a film style, a setting, or anything else. Now You See Me fits the bill, on several levels, and even if it’s not exceptionally deep it’s a lot of fun and a hell of a ride.
Now You See Me follows four struggling magicians as they team up to create a never-before-seen act. Continue reading
Epic is almost exactly what you would expect from the trailers. In many ways, it’s a ripoff of Ferngully, minus the obvious environmental message (one of Ferngully‘s most endearing attributes). It varyingly hints at or downright copies elements from that movie, from characters, to story, to design. It also borrows from a slew of other films, including Arthur and the Minimoys, Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, The Spiderwick Chronicles and Happy Feet. I knew all of this going into the theater, and had already begun to write my review in my head when something unexpected happened. Epic won me over.
This is my analysis of Star Trek Into Darkness. 
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