Whatever his foibles, An Honest Liar depicts a great American original...

| Nov 3, 2020

Mankind may be awash in more con men and faith-based swindlers than ever, but precious few are bold enough to step forward into the light of reason, even for a million bucks. Bravo, Mr. Randi.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Apr 16, 2015

"An Honest Liar" is a fascinating look at what the truth means, and how it means different things to different people. It's also a reminder that no one has a monopoly on it. Not even the Amazing Randi.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Apr 9, 2015

Anyone who can challenges faith healers, psychics and mediums who claim a special bond with the dead - and often wins those challenges - deserves a standing ovation.

Full Review | Original Score: 3.0 | Mar 27, 2015

Randi's story suggests a modern-day footnote to Herman Melville's novel The Confidence-Man, reflecting the strange interplay between show business, religion, and hucksterism in American life.

| Mar 20, 2015

Randi's a sly charmer, and an engaging guide through the film ...

| Original Score: 3/4 | Mar 20, 2015

After getting to know the 온라인카지노추천 personality who unmasked psychics as simply magicians themselves, it makes getting to know the man behind the crusade even more powerful.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Mar 20, 2015

Unexpectedly revelatory and deeply moving.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Mar 20, 2015

It would violate a taboo to relate how this movie magic, masterfully orchestrated by Weinstein and Measom, is done. Their film is as smooth as Randi's patter and demonstrates how the documentarian's camera is quicker than the eye.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Mar 19, 2015

In the end, "An Honest Liar" becomes a far more layered tale than it starts out to be.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Mar 19, 2015

A worthwhile portrayal of an intelligent and skilled old-school conjuror who can look the audience in the eye and say, "I'm a deceiver and I'm going to deceive you," and then do just that.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Mar 19, 2015

"An Honest Liar" isn't simply a career recap or a fond portrait; the movie takes exhilarating turns as directors Justin Weinstein and Tyler Measom follow present-day developments in Randi's personal life.

| Mar 5, 2015

Documenting a lifetime spent gulling audiences and pursuing con men, the directors Justin Weinstein and Tyler Measom have produced a jaunty, jovial portrait with a surprising sting in its tail.

| Mar 5, 2015

The film deserves to be seen, and admired, for its own revelations, and for its unlikely, yet deeply affecting, transformation into a story of abiding love that, in its own turn, involves a deception.

| Mar 5, 2015

The doc makes a hairpin turn into sentiment, as the realities of immigration law impose themselves on Randi's private relationship with his Venezuelan lover of 25 years.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Mar 4, 2015

Intriguing stuff.

| Mar 3, 2015

Plays more like a greatest hits compilation than a biography ...

| Mar 3, 2015

Bounces along enjoyably on a sea of archival clips from Randi's high-profile career, with latter-day input from numerous celebrity pals (and at least one famous foe).

| Jan 17, 2015

Aptly seductive ...

| Aug 8, 2014

Directors Tyler Measom and Justin Weinstein turn a standard bio-doc about an extraordinary man into a rumination on the blurred line between trickery and truth.

| May 1, 2014