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Review – Trance

Danny Boyle is an Academy Award-winning director with a slew of memorable films under his belt, including Trainspotting, Slumdog Millionaire, 28 Days Later ... and 127 Hours. His latest film, Trance, is an unorthodox mystery story revolving around hypnosis, amnesia and a missing priceless work of art.

Review – 42

As the first African American played to be signed by Major League Baseball, Jackie Robinson certainly has a life story worthy of being adapted into a big budget Hollywood film. Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures attempt to tell that story in 42, which stars Chadwick Boseman as

Review – Evil Dead

The original Evil Dead was made by a group of friends on a shoestring budget. It spawned a franchise that included two subsequent films and a musical adaptation and it launched the careers of the director (Sam Raimi) and the star (Bruce Campbell). Over 30 years after

Review – G.I. Joe: Retaliation

G.I. Joe: Retaliation has the deck stacked against it. It's a follow up to the incredibly disappointing 2009 film G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra. On top of that, it was delayed for nine months for reshoots and a desperate 3D conversion. Even with a promising cast

Review – Oz the Great and Powerful

Director Sam Raimi looks to expand the Wizard of Oz's mythos with Oz the Great and Powerful, which is essentially an unauthorized prequel to the 1939 Judy Garland film. The film shows how the Wizard of Oz arrived and became the man (or, more precisely, the floating