The film can’t kick sports drama cliches.
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There are two kinds of inspiring Olympic movies: the kind that awe us with accounts of athletes in peak condition, and the kind that amuse us with accounts of regular people who somehow found Olympic glory. This second kind is more relatable. You’re not fast enough to be Jesse Owens, and you don’t have the […]
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Last week, I had the good fortune to catch Mad Max: Fury Road. I came into the theater expecting an incredible odyssey through a fantastical, apocalyptic environment (those hopes were completely met). I had no reason, however, to anticipate the realization that would hit me several days later: Fury Road is a perfect primer for […]
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The documentary genre tends to be at its best when someone with an extraordinary mind is at the center of things. If a film immerses me in the life of an oddball artist, a forward-thinking genius, or a narcissistic conman, I’ll have a hard time resisting its pull. For better or worse, Greg Louganis is none […]
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The New York Knicks are at the start of a lengthy rebuilding project. Any realistic chances of title contention are at least a few years away, so it’s fitting that ESPN is looking to the team’s much rosier history to kick off its coverage of the 2014-15 NBA season. Michael Rapaport’s second documentary feature, When the […]
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