REVIEW. ‘They Call Me Magic’: “A deserved tribute that mainly plays it safe”

If you’ve slipped all the way through the flashy HBO drama “Winning Time” on Streamz and now find yourself with a basketball-shaped void, you can fill it with “They Call Me Magic” on Apple TV+. The four-part documentary series zooms in on Magic Johnson’s life and career and how that 20-year-old Michigan kid with a distinct nickname grew into an international basketball sensation. Whether you should immediately think of this documentary, which gives the floor to a stream of famous headlines ranging from Johnson himself, over Barack Obama to Michael Jordan? Evelien Delgouffe will find out for you in our Viewing Guide.

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