Review of Hype! (1996) by Michael F — 28 Sep 2007

It really captured the whole grunge genre and the whole seattle "scene" quite well. One of my favorite docs.

This review of Hype! (1996) was written by Michael F on 28 Sep 2007.

Hype! has generally received very positive reviews.

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