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‘Reggie’ Review: Reggie Jackson on Himself, Racism and, Yes, Baseball
Jackson, a.k.a. Mr. October, was called a lot of things during his storied career with the Yankees. A new documentary goes beyond the nicknames.

Review: ‘Pinball: The Man Who Saved the Game’
The mesmerizing silver ball, banned for decades in New York for its perils, pings from bumper to bumper in a film that tilts toward the...

‘The Magic Flute’ Review: Mozart Meets C.G.I., With Help From a Tween
A young tenor enters a world enlivened by computer graphics at a school devoted to the composer’s works in this Roland Emmerich-inspired film.

‘The Magic Flute’ Review: Mozart Meets CGI, With Help From a Tween
A young tenor enters a CGI-enlivened world at a school devoted to the composer’s works in this Roland Emmerich- inspired film.

‘Sansón and Me’ Review: Retracing a Path to Prison
The filmmaker Rodrigo Reyes examines immigration and incarceration through the story of a young undocumented man caught up in gang violence.

‘God’s Time’ Review: Saving Her From Herself
Instead of making a thriller, the writer and director Daniel Antebi opts for a boho buddy comedy, with mixed results.

‘88’ Review: Finding Hate in Numbers
In this new political thriller, a campaign finance manager uncovers a corrupt scheme.

‘Last Night in New York’ Review: A Social Chronicler Explains Himself
A slew of well-off New Yorkers, many of them not very nice, sing the praises of their “Boswell,” David Patrick Columbia, in a new documentary.

‘Mixtape Trilogy’ Review: Powerful Music, but a Less Powerful Film
A scholar, an architect and an Indigo Girls superfan talk about the musical artists that inspire them in Kathleen Ermitage’s documentary.

‘Pamela, a Love Story’ Review: A Frank Look Back
This documentary from Ryan White rewinds, to powerful effect, on Pamela Anderson’s life and fame.