Rudy Valdez's We Are the Brooklyn Saints is beautiful, not just in terms of its subject matter, but in its look and sound and rhythm: the vibe of the thing. Calling this Netflix series about recreational American-football leagues a “reality show” feels wrong because, unlike many unscripted series about sports, it seems largely uninterested in whether its main characters — the players and coaches on two Brooklyn-based juvenile football teams, one consisting of grade-schoolers, the other of kids who have just entered adolescence — win or lose a particular game or even a championship.
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Vulture: 'We Are The Brooklyn Saints' Concerns Go Well Beyond Winning And Losing
2021 February 3
