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An Honest Liar
2014
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3.7
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4.5
He even contributed stage illusions to shock rocker Alice Coopers highly theatrical 70s concert tours.
Variety
3.0
The doc makes a hairpin turn into sentiment, as the realities of immigration law impose themselves on Randis private relationship with his Venezuelan ..
Time Out
3.8
In the end, An Honest Liar becomes a far more layered tale than it starts out to be.
4.5
If that sounds woo woo (mysticism scholar Andrew Harvey extols Bernstein for being integrated), Hawke makes sure to show Bernstein talking sternly abo ..
Vulture
4.5
Born Randall James Hamilton Zwinge in Toronto in 1928, Randi now seems a quaint relic when measured against the glitzy hi tech showmanship of Vegas il ..
The Hollywood Reporter
3.5
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, e ..
4.5
Documenting a lifetime spent gulling audiences and pursuing con men, the directors Justin Weinstein and Tyler Measom have produced a jaunty, jovial po ..
The New York Times
4.0
But An Honest Liar isnt simply a career recap or a fond portrait; the movie takes exhilarating turns as directors Justin Weinstein and Tyler Measom fo ..
3.8
The documentary An Honest Liar entertainingly outlines his work and philosophy.
San Francisco Chronicle
3.8
After getting to know the TV personality who unmasked psychics as simply magicians themselves, it makes getting to know the man behind the crusade eve ..
Philly
4.0
Kenner finds a magnificent antihero in Marc Morano, a cheery, chatty prevaricator who has made a mint by muddying water.
Village Voice
3.0
The Amazing Randi, a master magician and tireless seeker of the truth.
Blu Ray
4.5
Randis story suggests a modern day footnote to Herman Melvilles novel The Confidence Man, reflecting the strange interplay between show business, reli ..
Chicago Reader
4.0
Directors Justin Weinstein and Tyler Measoms documentary is a testament to Randis work, exhausting in its cataloguing of his battles.
Az Central
1.5
Directors Tyler Measom and Justin Weinstein turn a standard bio doc about an extraordinary man into a rumination on the blurred line between trickery ..
Toronto Star
3.0
Comprehensive and fascinating, the filmmakers have crafted an engaging and entertaining portrait of a man who is paradoxically a likable and honest li ..
The Film Stage
4.4
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 Randis ..
Boston Globe
3.8
When a faith healed person discovers that their diabetes hasnt been cured, faith healers often blame the victim youre not healed because you didnt hav ..
Movie Habit
3.0
The onion like layers of deception and revelation dont end there, though, as surprising truths revealed during the final section of An Honest Liar dem ..
Oregon Live
4.5
But theres a final act twist in An Honest Liar one that wont be revealed here that separates the film from the pack of sturdy entertainments and makes ..
Ar Kansas Online
4.5
a fascinating character: quick witted, still relatively spry for his age, with an air of mystery, even when hes simply telling the truth.
Hollywood And Fine
4.5
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 ..
Wsj
2.0
Its telling even poignant that a man supposedly equipped with foolproof lie dar could be duped by the person closest to him.
Patriot Ledger
4.4
A clear eyed but warm hearted look at Randis life and career, one where the subjects deepest secrets are ultimately laid out for all to see.
Sltrib
3.0
An Honest Liar doesnt get too into his outreach programs and skeptic conventions, perhaps because those are more mundane than watching him single out ..
Metro New York
3.0
This is where An Honest Liar shines: when it lays out how Randi threw wrenches into the careers of several famous frauds.
Under The Radar Mag
3.5
A documentary portrait of James Randi that is both entertaining and provocative.
Winnipeg Free Press
4.5
An Honest Liar does entertainingly allow that for our peculiar species, true self awareness sometimes requires a little self deception.
Sf Weekly
3.8
In the end, when all the shells have been shuffled and its time to pull back the curtain, An Honest Liar is less about amazing you than it is about to ..
Cambridge Day
5.0
This unexpected turn of events provides the cinematic knockout punch of demonstrating conclusively that liars and those generous with the truth abound ..
James Wegg Review
1.5
Overall, Jannetta presents a compelling yet somewhat uneven portrait of a small town, and the unsolved mystery thats gripped them for years.
1.5
Yet the personal story of Randi and Alvarezs relationship doesnt fit as smoothly alongside the sections on Randis professional life as much as the fil ..
Moveable Fest
4.5
An Honest Liar illustrates a rare phenomenon in documentary: what it means to think, to believe and to challenge what our very own eyes see, and more ..
Jestherent Blog Spot
4.5
An Honest Liar is an infectiously engaging time capsule that gets a couple of great digs in before that curtain falls.
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