Posts Tagged ‘sports’
Born to Lead: Jim Calhoun Movie Review
As we head into the 2021 NCAA Men’s basketball tournament, it seems like a perfect time for the documentary, Born to Lead: Jim Calhoun now available for streaming on Amazon and GooglePlay. From producer Lauren Cragg, director and writer (with Pat Smith) Chris Martens, a look into not only the career of one of the…
Read MoreWhat Men Want Movie Review: Taraji P. Henson Elevates Decent Rom-Com
Subpar yet still watchable thanks to Taraji P. Henson’s charismatic performance.
Read MoreThe Workers Cup Movie Review: Simplistic Almost to a Fault
Neither sentimental nor filled with heavy dramatic stakes, The Workers Cup is a simple demonstration of why people play sports.
Read MoreKid Galahad (1962) Blu-ray Review: Elvis. Bronson. Sold.
Twilight Time brings us the only film in history to feature Elvis Presley and Charles Bronson, which automatically makes it awesome by default.
Read MoreThe Fencer Movie Review: Touching Soviet-Era Sports Drama
A rare movie about fencing and Soviet oppression, The Fencer infuses the sports movie formula with real-world stakes.
Read MoreTwilight Time Presents: Party Poopers, Poor Sports, Sore Losers, and Bad Romances
From pubescent tweens and nightmarish games to pornographers and people who love to shoot things up, there’s an awful lot of foul play afoot here.
Read MoreMcFarland, USA Blu-ray Review: Deserves to be Running in Your Home on a Regular Basis
Harkens back to the old days of Disney filmmaking when the stories were simple yet powerful and poignant.
Read MoreBreaking Away (1979) Blu-ray Review: How Kids Grew Up Before the Internet
Quite possibly the only movie in history to partly focus on cycling and not suck in the process.
Read MoreTouch the Wall Movie Review: A Tale of Two Swimmers
Missy Franklin strives to make her first while Kara Lynn Joyce aims for her third Olympic Games. Or, why sometimes bronze is just as sweet as gold.
Read MoreAFI Fest 2014 Review: Red Army
A great documentary because it takes a niche subject and tells a larger, identifiable story with it.
Read MoreAny Given Sunday 15th Anniversary Blu-ray Review: Oversized Game Meets Oversized Filmmaker
Sprawling football epic looks at the game from all sides.
Read MoreSave Your Legs! (2012) Blu-ray Review: Wait, Australia Has Sports?
A coming-of-age-a-bit-late-in-life tale, served with a generous serving of Curry sauce.
Read MoreThe Future, the Past, and Creepy Dolls: Twilight Time Breaks the Eclectic Mold
The niche Blu-ray label unveils, among other things, its first double feature release.
Read MoreNever Too Late to Learn? Twilight Time’s Quintet Examines Human Nature
Five films making their High-Def debut take a good long look at depraved elements like violence, greed, sports, and Jon Voight.
Read More100 Years Of Wrigley Field DVD Review: A Century of Baseball on Chicago’s North Side
A loving look at this classic ballpark.
Read MoreInvictus Blu-ray Review: Nelson Mandela Unites a Nation
A good film about a great story of humanity that deserves to be remembered.
Read MoreMoneyball Movie Review: A Legitimate, Entertaining Film
Good, but it doesn’t really rise above the trappings of your run-of-the-mill sports movie.
Read MoreDivision III: Football’s Finest Blu-ray Review: Andy Dick Jokes Do Not a Movie Make
I can’t even see college brahs owning this one in their library.
Read MoreThe Hustler (1961) Blu-ray Review: This Disc is a Born Winner
“I’m Eddie Felson. I shoot straight pool.”
Read MoreSenna Movie Review: See It Now, Because Everyone Will Be Talking About It
Like the saying goes, he lived fast and died young.
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