Magic Magic

Sebastian Silva's Magic, Magic (US, 2013) - Discovering in Michael Cera an impish ally he can use to drive other characters crazy, Chilean director Sebastian Silva ("The Maid") made two bilingual features with the star back-to-back, bringing both to the Sundance Film Festival. Although "Crystal Fairy" earned an opening-night berth, once the dust settles, the sublimely unclassifiable midnight offering "Magic Magic" is destined to be remembered as "the good one." Meticulously acted, gorgeously shot and hilariously insightful about the strange, inarticulable ways people can get on one another's nerves, this psychological thriller takes its premise to surprising, darkly comic extremes, though its non-genre approach keeps things niche. 2013SUN. RATING: 4.