Marty Supreme
A table tennis player (Timothée Chalamet) in 1952 goes from zero to sub-zero in this sports comedy/drama they should have called Raging Balls. Marty Supreme sees director Josh Safdie and […]
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#HateFilms: The Karate Kid
Our final instalment in the Michael Owen film club is this karate klassic from the director of Rocky. Undeterred by Owen’s future review of Rocky (“It’s rubbish”), director John G. […]
#HateFilms: Cool Runnings
To recap, we’re reviewing all the films that Michael Owen has been “forced to watch,” today’s being Cool Runnings. Or as Owen might say: “My wife and I watched that […]
I’ve never seen…Million Dollar Baby
A gnarly old boxing instructor (Clint Eastwood) is approached by an enthusiastic new fighter who’s prepared to do what it takes to make it to the top. There’s only one […]
Coach Carter
Samuel L Jackson plays a no-nonsense coach who joins a California school to turn its rag-tag team of angry youths into an academically successful winning team. Based on a true […]
Pearl Jam: Let’s Play Two
Highlighting Pearl Jam’s two-night stint at Wrigley Field, which coincided with the Chicago Cubs’ World Series victory in 2016, Pearl Jam: Let’s Play Two is a unique cross between a concert film and a baseball […]
A Spike Lee Joint: He Got Game
Jake (Denzel Washington) is offered time off his lengthy prison sentence if he can persuade his son, basketball prodigy Jesus (Ray Allen), to sign up for a scholarship at Big […]
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