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76
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An improbably bountiful subject -- kids on skateboards turning themselves into virtuoso artist-athletes -- has been brought to life in a wonderful, unpretentious documentary.Full Review

Joe Morgenstern
Wall Street Journal

A dazzlingly crafted documentary about the teenage surf punks of lower Los Angeles who singlehandedly transformed skateboarding into the extreme sport it has become.Full Review

Owen Gleiberman
Entertainment Weekly

Using home movies, photos, a brilliant soundtrack and candid, articulate interviews, director Stacy Peralta (one of the original Z-boys) details the birth of a pop culture phenomenon.Full Review

Washington Post

Using home movies, photos, a brilliant soundtrack and candid, articulate interviews, director Stacy Peralta (one of the original Z-boys) details the birth of a pop culture phenomenon.Full Review

Curt Fields
Washington Post

Do yourself a favor. Just go see it.Full Review

Ann Hornaday
Washington Post
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