Hoop Dreams

Episode 10 September 16, 2021 02:15:05
Hoop Dreams
The Great Movies Pod: A Retrospective Film Review Show
Hoop Dreams

Sep 16 2021 | 02:15:05

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Show Notes

According to Ebert, the best movie of the 90's wasn't Fargo or Pulp Fiction or Shawshank Redemption...it was Hoop Dreams. The three hour documentary that feels so intimate but feels like it contains the entire story of America, from race to class to entertainment, in one. 

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