Cinematic sleight-of-hand is a tough thing to pull off these days. No matter how secretive or sophisticated a filmmaker's approach might be, there are always folks savvy (not to mention cynical) ...

What a difference a second viewing can make. When I saw Christopher Nolan’s latest mind-bender, The Prestige, last fall, I walked away a bit perplexed by its third-act twists and turns (so much so ...