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1. www.nytimes.com › 30 › movies‘Backspot’ Review: Queer Cheer-Squad Drama - The New York Times

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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.

2. www.rogerebert.com › reviews › backspot-film-review-2024Backspot movie review & film summary (2024) | Roger Ebert

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   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.

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   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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   • Actors: Devery Jacobs

   • Director: D.W. Waterson
   • Category: Drama, Sports

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   Sep 8, 2023 · Devery Jacobs and Evan Rachel Wood star in 'Backspot,' a drama that follows a teenage cheerleader selected for an elite squad.

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5. www.theaureview.com › watch › backspot-new-farmBackspot is an effective, inclusive look at the competitive ...

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   Blending a temperament of exploring identity, industry toxicity and personal stakes, D.W. Waterson‘s at-times intense drama centres around Riley (Delivery Jacobs, also serving as the film’s producer), a talented and determined backspot on her cheerleading team; a backspot, for the uninitiated, ensures the safety of the flyer during complex ...

6. 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...

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   Is backspot a good movie?

   • An outstanding showcase for Devery Jacobs, Backspot is front of the line as an insightful and thrilling sports drama. Waterson has a really good eye for capturing details for these characters. There are relationships within this film that feel real, and a lot that goes unspoken that feels natural.

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   Is 'backspot' a queer high school movie?

   • 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 (Kudakwashe Rutendo), laugh, canoodle and walk to practice together in “Backspot.” Sabrina Lantos/XYZ Film

   ‘Backspot’ Review: Queer Cheer-Squad Drama - The New York Times

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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.

   'Backspot' Review - Devery Jacobs Elevates Cheer Drama - Collider

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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.

   'Backspot' Review: Devery Jacobs Soars in Cheerleading 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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   Why is 'backspot' a non-binary movie?

   • The nonbinary director, D.W. Waterson, wanted to make the kind of film they wished they had seen growing up in a hockey-obsessed household in Canada. Which may explain why an earnest teen spirit seems to be alive and somersaulting in “Backspot,” a cheer squad tale offering plenty of life lessons.

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8. 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.