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1. www.hollywoodreporter.com › movies › movie-reviews'Backspot' Review: Devery Jacobs & Evan Rachel Wood ...

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   Sep 8, 2023 · ‘Backspot’ Review: Devery Jacobs and Evan Rachel Wood in a Perceptive Queer Cheerleading Drama. The 'Reservation Dogs' star plays a cheerleader who feels pressured to be perfect when she and...

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2. www.indiewire.com › criticism › movies'Backspot' Review: Devery Jacobs Soars in Cheerleading Drama

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   Sep 8, 2023 · ‘Backspot’ Review: ‘Reservation Dogs’ Star Devery Jacobs Soars in Thrilling, If Overstuffed Cheerleading Drama. TIFF: Filmmaker D.W. Waterson's feature debut is crammed with sports movie...

3. www.themarysue.com › backspot-review-devery-jacobs‘Backspot’ Review: Devery Jacobs Shines in Queer Cheerleading ...

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   May 30, 2024 · Backspot, D.W. Waterson’s directorial debut, tells the story of Riley (Devery Jacobs), who dreams of earning a spot on the elite cheer squad the Thunderhawks. When she and her girlfriend Amanda...

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   Jun 1, 2024 · Backspot follows a pair of queer high school cheerleaders as they make a championship squad coached by a ruthless perfectionist. Their paths diverge as something that once brought them together...

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5. collider.com › backspot-review-devery-jacobs'Backspot' Review - Devery Jacobs Elevates Cheer Drama - Collider

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   May 31, 2024 · D.W. Waterson's Backspot, starring Devery Jacobs & Evan Rachel Wood, effectively takes us into the world of competitive cheer. Read on for our review.

6. theplaylist.net › backspot-review-reservation-dogs‘Backspot’ Review: ‘Reservation Dogs’ Breakout Star Devery ...

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   Sep 10, 2023 · While the movie is capable of demonstrating the gritty reality of the lengths girls will go to in this surprisingly aggressive field, and once supposes the visual vigor of cheerleading exertion, “Backspot” otherwise conveys no sense of complexity, nuance, intricacy, or even emotional reason.

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   Is 'backspot' a good movie?

   • It’s hard to say, but Backspot —with its unflinching portrayal of an ambitious high school athlete—should put any lingering doubts to rest. Backspot, D.W. Waterson’s directorial debut, tells the story of Riley (Devery Jacobs), who dreams of earning a spot on the elite cheer squad the Thunderhawks.

   'Backspot' Review: Devery Jacobs Shines in Queer Cheerleading Drama

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   What is 'backspot' about?

   • This emotional push and pull is at the heart of writer-director D.W. Waterson ’s feature debut Backspot which places itself in a long cinematic tradition of films about the costs of ambition itself. In this case, it is the aspirations of a young woman who wants to rise to the highest levels of competitive cheer.

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   What is 'backspot' starring Devery Jacobs about?

   • Backspot, starring Reservation Dogs' Devery Jacobs, is a nuanced portrait of a young athlete driven by ambition.

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   Will 'backspot' be a'reservation Dogs' movie?

   • Featuring “Reservation Dogs” star Devery Jacobs (who also produces the project) in yet another breakout role in a seeming string of them, “Backspot” won’t necessarily surprise its audience, but it will give them a new framework from which to consider who gets to lead their own sports drama.

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   Is backspot a horror movie?

   • Though Backspot is shot through with a sense of unease that occasionally flirts with horror, the actual narrative contours of Joanne Sarazen’s elliptical script are relatively modest. There are few shocking twists or fiery confrontations.

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   Is 'backspot' coming to America?

   • “Backspot” premiered at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival. It is currently seeking U.S. distribution. Daily Headlines Daily Headlines covering Film, TV and more. Daily Headlines Daily Headlines covering Film, TV and more.

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   May 31, 2024 · Backspot is a film about cheerleading but it’s its most interesting when it’s away from that sport. The scenes with Riley and Amanda are cute but the family scenes give the film heart. Even if I’d prefer to be in Amanda’s family, the film’s best scene is the one with Riley and Tracy.