Sports biopic The Iron Claw is based on the Von Erich wrestling family from Texas. Patriarch Fritz Von Erich (Holt McCallany) failed to obtain the mantle of World Heavyweight Champion during his wrestling career, and now it falls to one of his many sons to obtain it. In 1979, Kevin (Zac Efron) becomes the Texas […]
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Taika Waititi’s Next Goal Wins is a fictional retelling of the American Samoa football team’s quest to score at least one goal in the World Cup qualifiers. Years after a humiliating defeat to Australia 31 – 0, Tavita (Oscar Knight), the President of the Football Federation of American Samoa, posts an ad for the head
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It’s hard to express the pure joy that the first season of Ted Lasso gave me. I found myself laughing out loud, cheering, I found my eyes watering at a football match. A FOOTBALL MATCH! This is no small feat. From Bill Lawrence (Scrubs, Cougar Town) comes the story of Ted Lasso (Jason Sudekis, co-creator)
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It’s very difficult to write about Waves without giving away the complex change within the center of the film. The change is so vital, as at it’s core, Waves is two films. Focusing on a suburban African American family, we start with son Tyler. Tyler is hiding a serious injury that could affect his chances
The first Creed movie breathed fresh life into the tired Rocky franchise, introducing Michael B Jordan as the son of Apollo Creed and having Rocky Balboa mentor him through to becoming a professional boxer. All the familiar key elements were there from previous Rocky movies – the training montages, the love interest, the opponent you
