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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 her...
- Angie Han
May 31, 2024 · Backspot. Drama. 93 minutes ‧ 2024. Christy Lemire. May 31, 2024. 3 min read. “Backspot” does for competitive cheerleading what “ The Novice ” did for rowing: It depicts the pursuit of athletic excellence to the point of obsession through a specifically queer lens.
An ambitious cheerleader (Devery Jacobs) faces both new adversity and the increased drive for perfection and triumph when she and her girlfriend are selected for an all-star cheer squad and its...
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- Devery Jacobs
- D.W. Waterson
- Drama, Sports
Jun 1, 2024 · Summary. Devery Jacobs shines as an obsessively competitive cheerleader in the well-made Backspot, executive produced by Elliott Page. Jacobs did her own stunts in this viscerally physical...
- Julian Roman
Sep 8, 2023 · In the case of “Backspot,” that’s Jacobs as rising gymnast Riley, who may not be the best on her mid-level team, but is in possession of the kind of drive and ambition that should catapult ...
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.
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May 30, 2024 · This queer high school movie, starring Devery Jacobs and Evan Rachel Wood, channels an after-school special without the coming-out trauma. Riley (Devery Jacobs), right, and her girlfriend, Amanda...
