Film - Treasures of Netflix: 'Hoop Dreams' (1994)
Lizzy BradleyNetflix: the best $7.99 your parents will spend each month. I love my unlimited access to The West Wing and Toddlers and Tiaras, but lately I’ve realized that for every Breaking Bad you peruse, there is a Troll 2 or Birdemic: Shock and Terror crouching in a shadowy alley trying to sell you counterfeit Rolexes.With such an Everest of content to sift through, it can be intimidating to sort the good from the questionably good from the unquestionably bad, I'm well aware. That’s why Treasures of Netflix is here - I want to give you entry points into genres and obscure films you may not otherwise try.I will start this series with a documentary, not because I’m a die-hard purist who believes fictional filmmaking are inherently inferior arts, but rather because I found a really, really good one: Hoop Dreams.Back in 1994, it was called “the best documentary ever” by Roger Ebert, but was snubbed by the Academy – not even receiving a nomination.