As a result, the industry saw a tremendous boom. It was humongous." Cards of various types, baseball, Pokémon, Magic: the Gathering and Yu-Gi-Oh!, have become hot commodities. But not just any cards.

Examining what it means to make money by selling the bereaved on an illusion, the film feels like something of a warning. By Alissa Wilkinson Mel Gibson directs an uneven action film with Mark ...