By Manori Ravindran for Exclaim.ca
What’s the difference between a magician and a con artist? To hear it from James “The Amazing” Randi, not very much. He should know: the Toronto-born magician and escape artist became famous for clawing his way out of straight-jackets and surviving padlocked water chambers, feats that drew comparisons to the renowned Harry Houdini. But despite his talent, what has made Randi a household name is an unflinching belief that magic shouldn’t fall into the wrong hands.
As such, it’s the 86-year-old Randi’s second career as an investigator and — according to The James Randi Educational Foundation — “demystifier of paranormal and pseudoscientific claims” that drives An Honest Liar, Tyler Measom and Justin Weinstein’s zany and totally engrossing documentary about magic and, by the same token, deception…
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