I feared the new documentary "Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries and Mentors of Ricky Jay" would rehash a lot of material from Jay's David Mamet-produced "52 Assassins" and "Rogues' Gallery" shows, both of which I saw at the Geffen within the past several years. There are some card tricks from those shows, but "Mysteries and Mentors" smartly focuses on the mentors, the century-long lineage of prestidigitators Jay has studied about and with.
