ESPN 30 for 30 O.J.:Made in America is a very different show from FX’s American Crime Story which just played a short while ago. That was a very well done step by step rendition of his trial for the murder of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson. This, by contrast, is a documentary about every facet […]
The Legend of Bagger Vance
The Legend of Bagger Vance doesn’t break any new ground, but with Steven Pressfield’s inspirational novel to guide them, director Robert Redford and screenwriter Jeremy Leven have tilled fertile soil with a graceful touch. Redford does for golf what A River Runs Through It did for fly-fishing: the sport is a conduit for a philosophy […]
Cutting Edge
As far as ice-skating movies go or those that prominently feature the cold-bladed sport, this romantic movie is one of the best, thanks to utterly charming performances by underrated actors D. B. Sweeney and Moira Kelly. The couple play, respectively, a washed-up hockey player and a prima-donna skater who end up in doubles figure skating […]
McFarland USA
A struggling coach and teacher (Kevin Costner) who has been had to move around for different incidents in his career finally comes to one of the poorest cities in America – McFarland, California. There he discovers buried potential among several high school boys and slowly turns them into championship runners and brings them closer than […]