Tag: rickyjay

Blu-ray Review: Criterion Re-opens David Mamet's HOUSE OF GAMES

Joe Mantegna, Lindsay Crouse and Ricky Jay star in David Mamet's psychological thriller, his debut film.

Review: THE AUTOMATIC HATE, Family Skeletons Get Rattled, Disastrously

Not all families are good or well-adjusted; there are often rifts (reasonable or not) between parents and children, siblings, cousins. Some of us might find out about skeletons in a closet, and sometimes those skeletons are best left undisturbed.  In...

Black Nights 2015 Review: THE AUTOMATIC HATE, Blood Is Not Thicker Than Water

Not all families are good or well-adjusted; there are often rifts (reasonable or not) between parents and children, siblings, cousins. Some of us might find out about skeletons in a closet, and sometimes those skeletons are best left undisturbed. In Justin...

DECEPTIVE PRACTICE Trailer Showcases Ricky Jay

"Was I ever tempted to become a con-man or a card shark. [pause] Yes." Why oh why isn't this playing HotDocs this year?  Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries & Mentors of Ricky Jay played the New York Film Festival last year, and...