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By Chris Knight (998) for National Post (1,405) on 13 Dec 2013

Even as one participant notes cynically that the crowds come for the crashes, it's apparent that this is not the purpose of the footage in…

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By Adam Nayman (350) for The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (4,018) on 12 Dec 2013

The hook of The Crash Reel is that it’s about the rivalry between two famous American snowboarders, but in reality, Lucy Walker’s slickly…

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By Linda Barnard (586) for Toronto Star (3,601) on 12 Dec 2013

Much more than a sports film, Lucy Walker's Oscar-shortlisted The Crash Reel is a thrilling, inspiring, yet cautionary tale about extreme sports…

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By Joe Neumaier (1,294) for New York Daily News (5,623) on 12 Dec 2013

Director Lucy Walker's chronicle of how Pearce, his family and his friends grapple with their altered reality results in one of the year's…

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By Kimber Myers (423) for The Playlist (3,871) on 11 Dec 2013

The Crash Reel can never be accused of being dry or boring, but Walker brings an energetic style that also complements its subject…

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By John Teti (1) for The A.V. Club (5,644) on 11 Dec 2013

The film also applies a deft touch as it addresses the morality of violent sports, like snowboarding and football, that entertain the many…

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By Jordan Adler (82) for We Got This Covered (2,391) on 11 Dec 2013

The Crash Reel is an insightful and deeply affecting look at the hazardous world of extreme sports, through the lens of ill-fated snowboarder…

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By Inkoo Kang (374) for Village Voice (8,525) on 10 Dec 2013

Walker never has Pearce explain why he wants to return the lifts, and he never has to. The heights speak for themselves…

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By Sam Adams (514) for Time Out (7,510) on 10 Dec 2013

With its high-energy music and graffiti-style graphics, The Crash Reel plays like the slick promos NBC uses to repackage every Olympian’s…

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By Chris Barsanti (896) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 10 Dec 2013

The Crash Reel is too smart a film to present any easy answers, but while Walker is careful to record the prices paid by Pearce...she doesn't…

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By Andrew Lapin (196) for The Dissolve (1,478) on 09 Dec 2013

Walker edits with an eye for poeticism, and at times her choices are unbearably painful…

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By Chuck Bowen (756) for Slant Magazine (8,298) on 09 Dec 2013

It compellingly captures a family wrestling mightily with the riddles and contradictions of a culture that promotes achievement at all costs…

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By Oliver S (262) on 30 Nov 2013

Great snowboard action. second half sees Kevin come to terms with his situation. poignant…

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By Christopher H (1,747) on 28 Nov 2013

Exhilarating documentary about snowboarding and brain injury. Beautifully made with an engaging narrative…

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By Brenda C (82) on 22 Nov 2013

Loved this movie. Saw it 3 times while it was on HBO. KP has such a great attitude and I felt so lucky he shared his story with us…

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By Todd S (966) on 20 Nov 2013

What starts as a standard sports-documentary takes an emotionally effective turn that should get people talking long after the credits roll…

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By Derek A (174) on 17 Nov 2013

Such an important movie to see, especially for those that participate or want to participate in extreme sports…

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By Colin G (275) on 05 Nov 2013

Possibly the greatest sport documentary ever made…

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By Jonathan W (812) on 23 Oct 2013

Thoughtful, moving, awesome. but no need to subtitle David…

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By Tara Brady (805) for Irish Times (1,391) on 10 Oct 2013

With no miraculous recovery to fall back on, the story simply has nowhere to go. And that's precisely the point…

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