Mark Halverson Sacramento News & Review Aug 7, 2008 4/5

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Peter Travers Rolling Stone Aug 14, 2007 0/4

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Betsy Bozdech DVDJournal.com Nov 9, 2006 3/4

A film not unlike the music it celebrates: Vibrant, eclectic, loud, rhythmic, and powerful.

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Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Aug 4, 2005 2/5

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Philip Martin Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Mar 9, 2005 3/5

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Chris Gore Film Threat Jan 16, 2003 4/5

See Scratch for the history, see Scratch for the music, see Scratch for a lesson in scratching, but, most of all, see it for the passion.

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Ray Conlogue Globe and Mail Oct 11, 2002 3/4

Engaging documentary.

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Cynthia Fuchs Nitrate Online Sep 13, 2002

Even as it pays earnest homage to turntablists and beat jugglers, old schoolers and current innovators, Scratch is great fun, full of the kind of energy it's documenting.

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Laura Bushell BBC.com Sep 3, 2002 4/5

Pray has really done his subject justice.

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Robert K. Elder Chicago Tribune Jul 20, 2002 3/4

Pray's subjects can wander off into arcane Dennis Miller-esque rants, but he manages to hit the high points and most of the major personalities.

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Jon Popick Planet S Magazine Jul 9, 2002 7/10

You don't need to be a hip-hop fan to appreciate Scratch, and that's the mark of a documentary that works.

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Rob Thomas Capital Times (Madison, WI) Jun 20, 2002 3/4

Those moviegoers who would automatically bypass a hip-hop documentary should give "Scratch" a second look.

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Chris Macias Sacramento Bee May 31, 2002 3.5/4

It's a story of turntablism that will appeal to both newcomers and DJ diehards.

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Chris Vognar Dallas Morning News May 30, 2002 A-

It's all stitched together with energy, intelligence and verve, enhanced by a surplus of vintage archive footage.

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Frank Swietek One Guy's Opinion May 29, 2002 B

A nifty portrait of a minor, but intriguing, element of popular culture.

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Chris Hewitt St. Paul Pioneer Press May 16, 2002 3.5/4

One of those terrific documentaries that collect a bunch of people who are enthusiastic about something and then figures out how to make us share their enthusiasm.

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Dan DeLuca Philadelphia Inquirer May 16, 2002 3/4

Illuminating if overly talky documentary.

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Robert W. Butler Kansas City Star May 10, 2002

A good documentary can make interesting a subject you thought would leave you cold. A case in point: Doug Pray's Scratch.

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Curt Fields Washington Post Apr 26, 2002 3.5/5

Should appeal to more than just hardcore hip-hop fans.

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Ann Hornaday Washington Post Apr 26, 2002 4/5

An engrossing and infectiously enthusiastic documentary.

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