Review of No No: A Dockumentary (2014) by Steven W — 07 Sep 2014

Much more than a baseball documentary. Full of social commentary and redemption. You will laugh & cry.

This review of No No: A Dockumentary (2014) was written by Steven W on 07 Sep 2014.

No No: A Dockumentary has generally received positive reviews.

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By Duane Byrge (235) for Hollywood Reporter (2,966) on 01 Sep 2014

Radice's filmic delivery breaks sharply from just a sports-story to an intensely personal story as well as a glimpse into the social/political…

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By Leba Hertz (37) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 03 Sep 2014

The film is fine in depicting Ellis' times, but it's mostly how he came to realize that he had a serious problem and turned his life around…

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By Phillip O (78) on 24 Sep 2015

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By Nick R (843) on 04 May 2015

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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 Michael M (3,845) on 01 Jun 2015

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By Antonius B (353) on 13 Oct 2017

Dock Ellis was a brash, talented pitcher known most for pitching a no-hitter while on LSD, and for substance abuse problems throughout his…

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By Charles Mudede (110) for The Stranger (Seattle, WA) (891) on 05 Sep 2018

What all of this shows is that the universe has no god, and that good and evil have nothing to do with its structure. Morality is human…

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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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