BS High
HBO Documentary Films | Release Date (Streaming): August 23, 2023 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Generally favorable reviews based on 5 Critic Reviews
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0
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Chicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperAug 22, 2023
BS High directors Travon Free and Martin Desmond Roe do a splendid job of alternating between present-day interviews with Johnson as well as a number of former Bishop Sycamore players, who will break your heart as they talk about the realization the dream Johnson was selling to them was almost all illusion. Read full review
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The Daily BeastNick SchagerAug 21, 2023
A damning portrait of an unrepentant cheat and the unregulated system—and unsuspecting people—he bamboozled for his own gain. Read full review
70
Wall Street JournalJohn AndersonAug 25, 2023
The lack of oversight revealed in BS High is appalling—Ben Ferree, a former investigator for the Ohio High School Athletic Association, is one of the film’s biggest assets, a somewhat removed, detail-oriented observer who debunks Mr. Johnson’s claims at every turn. Read full review
60
Rolling StoneDavid FearAug 23, 2023
If you wanted to get the scoop on the when, where and how the Bishop Sycamore scandal happened, BS High is a good primer. Read full review
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The New York TimesRobert DanielsAug 23, 2023
The tale is one of greed and grift. But BS High, a documentary about the saga, is too taken by the audacity of Roy Johnson, the founder of Bishop Sycamore, to critique his actions. Read full review
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