An Honest Liar (2014)

An Honest Liar: Directed by Tyler Measom, Justin Weinstein. With James Randi, José Alvarez, Penn Jillette, Teller. The life and career of the renowned stage magician turned scientific skeptic of the paranormal, James Randi.

“The life and career of the renowned stage magician turned scientific skeptic of the paranormal, James Randi.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eWe have some great classic footage, though some is a bit fuzzy by modern standards. The well-known debate with Uri Geller is here, but also a pretty thorough section on Peter Popoff, whose story I did not know about. It is sad to know that these guys get debunked and keep on going.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe film also focuses on Randiu0026#39;s relationship with his boyfriend of twenty-five years, José Alvarez, who at the time of filming, had been discovered to be living under a false identity, calling into question u0026quot;whether Randi was the deceiver or the deceived.u0026quot; This is quite a fascinating twist, as the great debunker turns out to have been sharing his life with the greatest con of all.”