The Magician

In its most basic form though, The Magician is simply impractical.....The lack of concern from his abducted target, small time drug dealer Tony, adds to the film's lack of realism..... ... Full Review

The would-be Tarantino-esque dialogue works sparingly, but slowly grates;.... ... Full Review

On-screen, Ryan makes for a pretty convincing bad boy, totally nailing the detached placidity of the career hardman. Im interested in real life, rather than creating some fantasy world where magical fucking things happen, drawls Ryan in a gratifyingly hands-on Making Of. ... Full Review

As lo-fi as it is, The Magician is quite possibly the most sophisticated comedy to come out of Australia in a couple of years.....There is nothing desperate about The Magician.... ... Full Review

Not long after Edgerton contacted his producer at Cherub Pictures, Michele Bennett, and asked her to work with him on The Magician in order that the best possible post-production and release process be ensured. His next film, already scripted; Who Cares Who Knows is "a realistic zombie movie... ... Full Review

The Magician is a festival favourite because it's different; it's a cheeky micro budget film which gets over all its budget limitations with the realisation of Ray's character, and its slight story convinces us that there really is more to... ... Full Article

Melbourne filmmaker Scott Ryan is the director, writer, editor and star of this economically conceived, deftly executed mockumentary.Ryan plays a professional hitman, Ray Shoesmith, who is the title character: like a magician, he makes people disappear. ... Full Article

Shot in the back streets of Melbourne and on the outskirts of Moe, Scott Ryan's mockumentary is a delicious low-budget gem. Long after the film is over, it's likely that you'll be revisiting several of its scenes, chortling with pleasure... ... Full Article

This week, Frederic Boyer, a selector for Directors' Fortnight, pressed the flesh with filmmakers in Sydney and Melbourne, a reminder that the countdown has begun to what is still the major event of the international film festival circuit, especially for... ... Full Article

Not another film about a hitman, I said to myself as The Magician got going.Haven't we seen enough of these guys?Is anyone else tired of the juvenile romanticism of the wannabe Taranteeny filmmaker? ... Full Article