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Documentary Review: Celebrating the NBA Player, Coach and GM — “Jerry West: The Logo”
“Jerry West: The Logo” is a glossy updating of the timeworn NFL Films era formula of documentaries celebrating athletes. It’s officially sanctioned, touching on only the uncomfortable corners that its subject — NBA legend Jerry West — approved of. West … Continue reading
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Tagged basketball, jerrt-west-documentary, jordan, kareem, nba, pat-riley, sports, writing
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Documentary Review: US/Japanese Relations, Over a Century of Baseball “Diamond Diplomacy”
Here’s a truth the average American hasn’t done the math on. “Japan has been playing baseball almost as long as the United States.” And whatever the fading state of the National Pastime on this side of the Pacific, in Japan, … Continue reading
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Tagged baseball, japan, japanese-baseball, mlb, sports
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Movie Review: Woman Boxer shows us “The Fire Inside”
A couple of great performances lift “The Fire Inside,” a generally conventional “fight picture” about a boxer long odds in pursuit of Olympic glory. The novelty to this compact genre drama from cinematographer turned director Rachel Morrison and Oscar winning … Continue reading
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Tagged boxing, flint-michigan, news, rachel-morrison, Reviews, sports
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Movie Review: Belgium’s hope for an Oscar nomination? “Julie Keeps Quiet”
She wants to become a professional tennis player, so Julie stays focused. She’s a teen, and if wants to continue to train Julie knows she has to keep her eye on the ball, on and off the court. Julie has … Continue reading
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Tagged belgium, belgium, child-molesting, fiction, focus, history, sports, tennis
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Netflixable? Navajo hoops team Overcomes Obstacles on and off the Court — “Rez Ball”
“Rez Ball” is a feel-good sports dramedy tailor-made for teens and tweens. It may be groaningly predictable in its adherence to formula, as most any adult sports film/basketball drama viewer knows what’s coming and when, and can even be bark … Continue reading
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Tagged basketball, kauchani-bratt, movies, native-american, navajo, new-mexico, Reviews, rez-ball, sports
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