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| “Sonicsgate is a rebel film both in its subject matter and its unorthodox distribution.”
— Ryan Cracknell, Movie WS
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| “The Sonics should not be gone. That is bullshit, and it's sad,
and Sonicsgate's thorough play-by-play of just how that
hoodwinker went down is a useful document for sure.”
— Lindy West, The Stranger
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| Named along with 'Heart of the Game' as one of the two
Best Seattle Sports Documentaries of the Decade
— Bill Reader, The Seattle Times
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| “This is a visceral movie. It was a project of love and hate.”
— Steve Kelley, The Seattle Times
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| “The makers of this movie deserve some kind of a special basketball Oscar.
They opened my eyes to the true evil that is Clay Bennett and the emotion
and hardship that tore through Seattle as this happened.”
— Alex Curtis-Slep, NBAtipoff
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| “Sonicsgate is interesting for the larger questions it asks about our culture:
Do cities owe teams brand new facilities every decade? Should billionaires
and millionaires receive subsidies in the name of civic pride?”
— Laremy Legel, Film.com
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| “...story of greedy capitalists lying to the American public
while pocketing millions of dollars with corporate help and then
cowardly retreating behind the walls of their empires, leaving in
their wake a hurt, wounded, and ignored citizenry.”
— Rustin Thompson, KBCS 91.3FM Seattle
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| “The effect is equal parts enlightening, tragic, and cathartic.”
— Mike Seely, The Seattle Weekly
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| “This is a must-watch film for any basketball fan... By the end,
you just want to hug a Sonics fan.”
— Matt Lawyue, SLAM Magazine Online
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| “It gives you heroes and villains, minus the white or black hats.”
— Percy Allen, The Seattle Times
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