Movie Reviews6.1/10
Trance Trades the Heist for a Hypnotherapy Session — and It Mostly Works
A heist film that becomes a hypnotherapy session with a gun. A study of obsession, memory, and the lies we tell ourselves.
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Movie Reviews7.4/10
Idi Amin’s Charisma Carries The Last King of Scotland, Even Where Its Script Drags
A doctor's fatal bargain with a mad king: a chilling portrait of Uganda's ruin, told through the eyes of a trapped witness.
McAvoy and Wilson Join TIFF Panel on Directing Debut, Budget Barriers and Handcrafted Films
James McAvoy, Rebel Wilson and others joined Variety's Future in Focus at TIFF to discuss directing, fall films and new technology.
Movie Reviews6.4/10
Wanted Review: Curving Bullets and a Loom of Fate
Wanted (2008) review: James McAvoy joins Angelina Jolie and Morgan Freeman's assassin Fraternity, curving bullets and serving a Loom of Fate.
Movie Reviews6.5/10
X-Men: First Class: A Great First Scene and a Saggy Middle
X-Men: First Class review: Matthew Vaughn's 1962-set prequel gives us young Charles and Erik, a great Auschwitz opening, and a saggy middle.
Movie Reviews7.3/10
Split Review: James McAvoy’s Eight-Part Turn Carries a Thin Thriller
Split review: James McAvoy plays eight alters in M. Night Shyamalan's 2017 thriller, a stealth Unbreakable sequel with Anya Taylor-Joy.