Beyond The Mat Critic Reviews

A gently and genuinely observed film whose subject is a garish, artificial display of mayhem.Read the full review

You don't have to love WWF scrapping to appreciate this movie.Read the full review

Wrestling gets in America's face and Blaustein gets in wrestling's face. It's a fascinating tango.Read the full review

A skillful exposition of the pain of pro wrestling, and the high price participants pay in terms of physical and ego injuries.Read the full review

Isn't a slick documentary; some of it feels like Blaustein's home movie about being a wrestling fan. But it has a hypnotic quality.Read the full review

The match winners and losers may be preordained, but these modern-day gladiators bleed plenty of real blood.Read the full review

Wants to blend thrills and pathos, getting at the many sides of what is, as Mr. Blaustein describes it, a carny act.Read the full review

Connects the antics of professional wrestlers with their lives out of the ring with such compassion, humor and perception that the result is utterly captivating.Read the full review