The Prestige (2006): Christopher Nolan, Murder, Manipulation, and Magical Mindgames

Ben & Rob pick a card and pull an ace with Christopher Nolan’s 2006 movie ‘The Prestige’, starring Hugh Jackman, Christian Bale, Michael Caine and Scarlett Johansson in a tale of mystery, magic and murder. Warring magicians Alfred Borden and Robert Angiers battle to be the best in Nolan’s post-Batman Begins blockbuster, a creative palette cleanser that made a tidy $140mil and sits at #74 in the imdb Top 250. But what is a Prestige anyway? Can Ben overcome his burning hatred of stage magicians? Is Rob on the brink of his fourth total mental breakdown or simply having a bad week? And is this in fact a secret prequel to The Greatest Showman? CONSUUUME to find out!