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- Fortunately, for D.W. Waterson's directorial feature film debut, "Backspot," this stylish, unapologetically queer look at the world of All-Star Cheerleading (not to be confused with high school cheerleading) is a soaring breath of fresh air.
www.slashfilm.com/1591003/backspot-review-devery-jacobs-coming-of-age-drama/Backspot Review: A Complex, Queer, Cheerleading Drama - /Film
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.
May 31, 2024 · “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. Both sports may look refined on the outside, but they require grueling effort and intense dedication.
Sep 8, 2023 · Movies. Movie Reviews. ‘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...
- Angie Han
May 31, 2024 · Riley and Amanda are a biracial queer couple where neither woman is white. Riley has a queer role model in Eileen, who is herself an intense mess of a human being.
- BJ Colangelo
Mar 18, 2024 · Enter Backspot, a Canadian coming-of-age film where the protagonist, a cheerleader named Riley, has already come of age in terms of finding herself and expressing her queer Native identity.
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- David Opie
Feb 22, 2024 · The confident feature directorial debut of Toronto filmmaker D.W. Waterson, Backspot stars the always exceptional Devery Jacobs as Riley, a young queer woman who will do whatever it takes to make...
Sep 6, 2023 · “ Backspot,” premiering Sept. 8 in Toronto International Film Festival’s Discovery program, happens to be both. The drama follows Riley, a driven cheerleader (“Reservation Dogs” star Devery...
