The Adam Sandler sports film that shoots some hoops. When you begin to watch “Hustle,” you see Adam Sandler’s Happy Madison Production logo, and you’re thinking you’re in trouble. But as you […]
Hustle
The Phantom of the Open
Bad at golf, Mark Rylance? Join the club. Before I tell my dad the name of the title, I have to let him know the biopic comedy-drama I’ve seen is about a […]
The Survivor
Ben Foster gives a knockout performance as a boxer in the Holocaust. I didn’t know Auschwitz had boxing, considering all the horrific tortures. I didn’t even learn about it in school. “The […]
A Peloton of One
A difficult and emotional doc about a bike rider who was molested and needs to spread the word about it. We meet Dave Ohlmuller, who was molested by Catholic priest Mitch Walters […]
American Underdog
This religious sports biopic keeps dropping the ball. I was skeptical about the sports biopic “American Underdog,” which focuses on Kurt Warner, who is considered to be, by attribute, the greatest undrafted […]
Bruised
Halle Berry wins and loses the fight. Halle Berry makes her directorial debut of “Bruised,” a fighting drama made for Netflix, which should have done more than succumb to the cliches and […]
King Richard
Will Smith explodes as the father who had his ways of training his daughters Venus and Serena Williams. I don’t follow up on sports, so seeing “King Richard” was a riveting experience […]
Space Jam: A New Legacy
It’s Wabbit Season on this Bugs Bunny/LeBron James mess. 25 years ago, Warner Bros. found a way to combine NBA legend Michael Jordan with the Looney Tunes, and that combination would happen […]
12 Mighty Orphans
These orphans score touchdowns in this entertaining football story. “12 Mighty Orphans” joins the football underdog club with “Radio,” “Rudy,” “The Longest Yard,” and “The Blind Side,” among many others. In fact, […]
Changing the Game
This Hulu doc about three transgender student athletes goes for the gold. In my travels as young film critic, I’ve never come across a documentary that focuses on transgender athletes, until Hulu […]
