Review of No No: A Dockumentary (2014) by Michael M — 01 Jun 2015

A fascinating and redemptive documentary for one of baseball's most colorful characters.

This review of No No: A Dockumentary (2014) was written by Michael M on 01 Jun 2015.

No No: A Dockumentary has generally received positive reviews.

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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 Josh A (469) on 08 Aug 2015

It's a surprisingly wide-ranging documentary, and Radice generally does a good job telling Ellis' story from an unbiased and candid point of…

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By Ian R (982) on 28 May 2015

Interesting look at an interesting player who had an interesting life. A no hitter on LSD? That's insane…

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By Thrillist Entertainment Staff (19) for Thrillist (209) on 28 Nov 2018

No No: A Dockumentary explores the incident, Ellis' rebellious life, and the contextual culture of the 1960s and '70s that turned the player…

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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 Bill Edelstein (19) for Variety (12,700) on 07 Sep 2014

While the film’s sense of chronology is at times strained and its tale of redemption hardly unique, its subject is certainly one of a kind…

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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 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 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 Kevin Ketchum (6) for Movie Mezzanine (782) on 12 Mar 2014

A film so vital and full of life that it almost becomes essential…

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