United Skates
Home Box Office (HBO) | Release Date: November 30, 2018 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
81
METASCORE
Universal acclaim based on 6 Critic Reviews
Positive:
6
Mixed:
0
Negative:
0
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90
The New York TimesTeo BugbeeNov 29, 2018
This is a passion project in the best sense of the word, a movie in which the ingenuity and dedication of the filmmakers illuminate the same qualities in their subjects. Read full review
90
VarietyPeter DebrugeApr 27, 2018
Like such trendsetting classics as “Paris Is Burning” and “Rize,” this kaleidoscopically vibrant, essential-viewing survey plunges audiences into a dazzling underground scene, celebrating the endangered art form it finds there. Read full review
80
L.A. WeeklyAlan ScherstuhlNov 29, 2018
Often, a scene-survey doc that takes on so much — cultural history, present-day portraiture, regional distinctions, celebrity interviews, fly-on-the-wall reportage — can play as scattershot. That’s not so with United Skates. Round and round it flows — why not jump on in? Read full review
80
Screen DailyAllan HunterMay 12, 2018
Infused with nostalgia, United Skates is also an infectious call to arms, noting the way in which communities are starting to fight back. Read full review
75
Slant MagazinePat BrownFeb 10, 2019
The documentary brings to the foreground a fascinating and, moreover, beautiful culture lurking in the background of other stories. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeApr 27, 2018
The doc's heart is with ordinary people who have no show-business ambitions. Read full review
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