Hoop Dreams (4 out of 4 stars)

All this talk about Hoop Dreams persuaded my wife and me to rewatch it last night. I think it's time for you too, as well. Here's Ebert's original review of it. He later goes on to put in his top movies of the decade. I read on Wikipedia that William Gates eventually tried out for the NBA and made it, but injured himself and never played. He's now a senior pastor at a church in Cabrini-Green.

There's also an interesting article in today's paper that updates the two men's lives. They are still close.