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July 2, 2012 07:00 AM
Push Girls transcends its genre
Viewers might come for the drama, but they'll stay for the realness that seeps through
In her new column, Reality Check, Alissa Quart delves into all things documentary. The new Sundance Channel reality-show Push Girls, about four paralyzed women, is unexpectedly riveting. It's also unseemly. It’s the story of four friends in Hollywood who have been paralyzed from the neck or waist down by accidents or illness. They all try—and mostly succeed—to live independently despite...
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