We're living in a great time for sports documentary filmmaking. ESPN's 30 For 30 series has featured a number of fantastic films by notable filmmakers that have played at such film festivals as Sundance and Toronto. Just two years ago, Undefeated, a football doc, won the Best Documentary Oscar. And 2010 racing doc Senna has topped lists for best documentary of all time. One of the most notable documentarians today, Oscar winner Alex Gibney, is no stranger to this trend. His 2011 baseball doc Catching Hell was distributed by ESPN as part of their 30 For 30 follow-up series "ESPN Films Presents." Now Gibney is back with a remarkable documentary that focuses on one of the darker corners of the world of sports. In...
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