Review of No No: A Dockumentary (2014) by Lee Anne W — 29 Aug 2015

There's more to the story than the LSD no-hitter. An interesting look at a revolutionary time in baseball.

This review of No No: A Dockumentary (2014) was written by Lee Anne W on 29 Aug 2015.

No No: A Dockumentary has generally received positive reviews.

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By Walter M (1,360) on 08 Sep 2014

Children do not do this at home: In 1971, Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Dock Ellis threw a no-hitter…

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By Nick U (341) on 18 Apr 2015

4/19/15 Showtime Loved this film, as a life long Pirates fan who was intimately aware of the teams and players from the 60's and 70's this…

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By Roger Moore (6,008) for Tribune News Service (1,102) on 31 Aug 2014

Radice has delivered an engaging portrait of a loose cannon back when professional sports still produced such unfiltered creatures, a man who…

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By Tom Russo (407) for Boston Globe (6,852) on 03 Sep 2014

The idea that documentarian Jeffrey Radice would make the episode both the hook and the opener for his film is to be expected — it’s an…

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By Drew Taylor (218) for The Playlist (3,871) on 01 Feb 2014

“No No” is a jazzy, joyful exploration of a man that, if he wasn’t able to actually change the system, was at least happy with giving…

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By Christopher Campbell (291) for Nonfics (197) on 29 May 2014

Probably the best documentary that could be made about this subject, it's still a fairly standard work as far as technique and form are concerned…

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By Marrick A (101) on 06 May 2015

#NoNo is a sports doc that puts much more focus on the humanity of a controversial and legendary figure than it does his legend…

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By Katherine Vu (8) for Village Voice (8,525) on 01 Sep 2014

There's enough diamond lore here to please baseball diehards, but Ellis's outsize life will grip even casual fans…

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By Dennis Schwartz (5,456) for Ozus' World Movie Reviews (5,456) on 11 Sep 2014

A pic that in all likelihood wouldn't have been made if Dock hadn't pitched a no-hitter on acid and became such a national folk-hero to many…

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By Rex A (227) on 12 Mar 2014

Tells an incredible story and magnifies it for emotional impact. Highly recommend , even to non-sports folks…

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