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(1 - 8) of 8 OFCS Rating: 100% Fresh Page   1   4/5 "(Surfwise) delivers facts with fanciful shading, sequences that explain the lure of the ocean with images of the vast waves washing over their would-be conquerors."   PopMatters   Bill Gibron B+ "Surfwise is a captivating documentary highlighted by some significant scenes of naked confession and an overall portrait of misplaced intelligence...a powerful document of familial agitation and disillusionment."   BrianOrndorf.com   Brian Orndorf B+ "Documentarian Doug Pray ("Scratch") connects the narrative dots between the Paskowitz's nine children that survived their unconventional upbringing with varying degrees of success. You have to see this unusual story to believe it."   ColeSmithey.com   Cole Smithey B "Provocative but even-handed subculture lifestyle film."   Ozus' World Movie Reviews   Dennis Schwartz 3/4 "Few documentaries parse the complexities of family dynamics so effectively."   TV Guide's Movie Guide   Maitland McDonagh 3.5/4 "New Bohemian lifestyle: good, bad, or neutral?"   Movie Habit   Marty Mapes 2.5/4 "Surfwise tries to separate itself from the fray of political documentaries by not taking itself too seriously."   Slant Magazine   Paul Schrodt B "This documentary about a famous family of nomadic surfers is fascinating not only because of the certifiable oddball patriarch, but also because of his endlessly creative offspring."   Laramie Movie Scope   Robert Roten  (1 - 8) of 8 OFCS Rating: 100% Fresh Page   1