Review of mid90s (2018) by Sam Adams for Slate — 24 Oct 2018
It certainly doesn’t work in Mid90s’ favor that it is the third movie released in the past two months to focus on an outsider with a turbulent home life seeking out community in the world of skateboarding.
Even without the unflinching documentary "Minding the Gap" and the sure-handed docufiction "Skate Kitchen," Mid90s would feel phony, but the former’s understated and thoughtful treatment of its protagonists’ real-life tragedies contrasts sharply with Hill’s attempts to wring pathos from his manufactured ones.
Next to them, Mid90s just looks like a poser.
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This review of mid90s (2018) was written by Sam Adams and published by Slate on 24 October 2018.
mid90s has generally received positive reviews.
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