[Carlson's] lack of overt editorializing is admirable, but it still leaves Go Tigers! off-balance and off-putting, as his "heroes" are draped with adulation, even as they use unpleasant and irresponsible means to achieve questionable ends.

| May 4, 2023

A sharply observed and richly detailed nonfiction feature that plays like feel-good, crowd-pleasing entertainment.

Full Review | Mar 26, 2007

Director Kenneth Carlson may be a little too close to the subject of this documentary.

| Mar 26, 2007

Energetic and absorbing documentary.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Aug 15, 2002

A smart and often mesmerizing look at how high-school sports can hold a medium-sized town in its grip.

Full Review | Oct 8, 2001

Achieves a neatly balanced tone right smack dab in between reverence and ridicule.

Full Review | Oct 4, 2001

An enthralling look at the drama that can transpire in the autumn of one small town on any given Friday.

| Original Score: A | Sep 27, 2001

Manages to be probing about its subject without overdoing pageantry or shortchanging passion.

Full Review | Sep 21, 2001

The movie argues that Massillon lives for football, that it creates identity and pride, and on the evidence I would have to agree.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Sep 21, 2001

Absorbing.

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/5 | Sep 21, 2001

A nifty piece of entertainment that says a lot about American society.

Full Review | Sep 21, 2001

A superbly crafted piece of humanistic cinema.

| Sep 20, 2001

Deftly treads the line between condemnation and compassion.

| Sep 19, 2001

The funny and touching result is worth cheering for.

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/5 | Sep 18, 2001