Currently streaming on Netflix is the doc An Honest Liar from co-directors Tyler Measom and Justin Weinstein. Premiering at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2014, the film also won the Audience Award for best feature at the AFI Docs Festival that same year. The doc was partially funded by a Kickstarter campaign that raised just under $247k (almost $100k more than its goal) and it tells the life story of famed magician/scientific skeptic James Randi. Inspired by the work of Harry Houdini, Randi became a skilled escape artist (here he is escaping a straitjacket while being suspended by his ankles over Niagara Falls) before retiring from magic and devoting his life to investigating those who claim to have psychic/paranormal powers.

As its title indicates, the primary theme of An Honest Liar is deception. Randi bases his life's work on the idea that deception is a double-edged sword that can either be good or dangerous. When used transparently for the purpose of entertainment, it's the former. When cloaked under the guise of psychic/paranormal powers, it's the latter. The film is at its most exciting when it details some of the larger figures that Randi has proven as being fraudulent (he deserves some sort of prestigious medal for his investigation of "faith healers" such as Peter Popoff). It's most compelling, though, when Randi is forced to confront his own illusions in the film's moving, albeit slightly jarring, final 25 minutes or so. If you're a Netflix subscriber who enjoys docs, An Honest Liar is not to be missed.

All sleight of hand aside, let's get to this week's Top 5:

New Spectre Trailer

Sony released a new trailer for Sam Mendes' Spectre this past week and what the teaser delivered in mood, this one delivers in action and story. I've never been a huge Bond fan, but I'd be lying if I told you that Daniel Craig doesn't make me reconsider that stance by looking like a complete badass in that suit.

Southpaw Interviews

With Antoine Fuqua's Southpaw hitting theaters this weekend, we're not only giving you the interviews you're accustomed to seeing but we're also going the extra mile with this video breakdown of the nine best final rounds in the illustrious history of boxing movies. Once you've brushed up on your historical data, you can focus more on the here and now by watching the Southpaw cast play "Save or Kill" above and Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson play "Would You Rather?" by clicking here.

Dave's Vacation Retrospective

New Line's next installment in the Vacation series doesn't open until next week but that doesn't mean we can't pay our respects to the franchise a little early. Take a look back at the institution that gave us one of the most memorable Christmas movies of all-time with Dave's Vacation Retrospective posts. You can click here to browse them all as they become available or skip straight to reliving Christmas Vacation right now.

Goosebumps Set Visit Coverage

Yeah, I know I wrote about Goosebumps just two weeks ago. What can I say? I'm legitimately looking forward to watching the movie with my nephews when the weekend of October 16th rolls around. If you've had your fill of Goosebumps coverage I understand, but if you're similarly optimistic about the pic then I think you'll do well to check out Matt's set visit coverage: his visit recap and his on-set interviews with Jack Black; director Rob Letterman; producer Neal Moritz; and cast members Dylan Minnette, Odeya Rush, and Ryan Lee.

BBC's 100 Greatest American Films

In ways both good and bad, we Americans generally tend to not care about how the rest of the world thinks of us. From a foreign policy and international relations standpoint, it's important to find a balance in the extremes as often as possible. From a cinematic perspective, I don't need the pansies at the BBC telling me which American movies are best!

I'm kidding, of course. The BBC polled 62 international film critics, asking them to list their Top 10 U.S. films ("U.S. films" meaning the movies received funding from an American source). The result is a list of the "100 Greatest American Films" as selected by our friends outside of our own borders. It's an interesting list that can help broaden your appreciation for American cinema if you let it.