Baseball Movies: The Fan (1996)
Typically, when talking about baseball movies, fans of the sport grade the film on an accuracy curve. You’ll hear fans ask the question, “What did they get right?” They are the filmmakers, actors, and…
Baseball Movies: 42 (2013)
Today, April 15th, is Jackie Robinson Day. It’s the day across all of Major League Baseball when all players wear Jackie’s iconic no. 42. Retired throughout the sport in 1997,…
The 5 Essential Hockey Movies
Hollywood loves to make sports movies because they have built-in, inherent drama – it’s like a cheat code for screenwriters. Hollywood doesn’t, however, seem to love hockey movies because they…
2023 Sports Documentary Sampler Part II
I offered a sampling of the year’s sports documentaries last month, with stories of all-time greats and shocking fraudsters. This year has been such an embarrassment of riches when it…
2023 Sports Documentary Sampler
2023 has been a great year for sports documentaries. Beckham gave a comprehensive look at the life of the iconic soccer star. Kelce showed what makes one of the game’s best centers great.…
The 5 Essential Martin Scorsese Movies
With the release of his latest opus Killers of the Flower Moon, Martin Scorsese has entered his seventh decade of filmmaking. Although he’s known primarily for his gangster films and large-scale…