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By Jen Chaney (126) for The Dissolve (1,478) on 19 May 2015

Sunshine Superman, a portrait of BASE jumping founding father Carl Boenish, effectively captures the irrepressible energy of a man who never…

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By Keith Uhlich (870) for The A.V. Club (5,644) on 19 May 2015

Strauch’s direction, in contrast, is numbingly uninspired, adhering stringently to the Doc…

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By Simon Abrams (730) for Village Voice (8,525) on 18 May 2015

You may not leave Sunshine Superman wanting to emulate Carl and Jean, but you will feel like you've vicariously bonded with them…

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By Roger Moore (6,008) for Movie Nation (3,875) on 18 May 2015

The footage is striking, the memories of the man vivid, and the finale, a tribute to the next phase of the sport, winged suits, which Carl…

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By Ed Gonzalez (1,102) for City Pages, Minneapolis/St. Paul (157) on 16 May 2015

The film's images, so continually heartrending so as to never become redundant, effectively function as visual proselytizing…

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By Nick Prigge (37) for Slant Magazine (8,298) on 16 May 2015

It depicts counterculture where those stranded outside the barriers of conventional society seek to push past natural boundaries to intermingle…

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By Erik Mcclanahan (15) for Minneapolis Star Tribune (2,416) on 08 Apr 2015

A pretty straightforward account of Boenish's life and tragic death, but man…

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By John Anderson (1,358) for Thompson on Hollywood (89) on 11 Mar 2015

Strauch creates enormous drama from the clips at her disposal — not just the Boenish material, but movie clips and found footage, all of…

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By Ben Kenigsberg (863) for AV Club (2,778) on 11 Mar 2015

If Sunshine Superman doesn't exactly inspire comprehension of the desire to feel like you're flashing through a 20-story building in one second,…

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By Tim Grierson (1,482) for Screen International (2,241) on 11 Mar 2015

Sunshine Superman captures both the awe and terror of the sport [Boenish] loved until the day it brought about his death…

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By Dennis Harvey (1,137) for Variety (12,700) on 17 Jan 2015

First-rate assembly has a real dramatic grip as well as considerable lightheartedness, the obvious standout element being the large chunks…

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