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| Beachside Films | Release Date: November 8, 2013 |
Summary:
Medora follows the down but not out Medora Hornets varsity basketball team over the course of the 2011 season
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Nov 6, 2013
Though it’s culled from 600 hours of footage, Medora feels thin in terms of memorable imagery, and bounces a little too hastily between scenes. But it’s utterly impossible not to pull for these boys, or for a film that sees them as complex individuals rather than sociological evidence.
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Nov 7, 2013
Nov 7, 2013
As in Hoop Dreams, troubles at home raise the stakes hugely on the court, though the dream here is far more modest: to slake their thirst for just one victory, and to know, for once, what winning feels like. Their pursuit of this elusive goal gives Medora a strong narrative through-line, but Cohn and Rothbart cling to it too fervently.
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