'NHL 2K8'

"...watching the Dallas Stars/Columbus Blue Jackets game on Fox Sports recently and was blown away by how much better..."

Oct. 22, 2007 Sports Post by Mark Fagan

'NBA 2K8'

"...Once again, 2K Sports has control of the ball with this ’08 version..."

Oct. 18, 2007 Sports Post by Carson Barker

KEYE Shows Texans Some Love

"...comply with the wishes of The Austin Chronicle's mighty sports blog, the Score...."

Oct. 10, 2007 Sports Post by Mark Fagan

Sydney White

Teen popularity traumas are translated here into a loosely updated version of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.

"...romance to the hazy lavender eye make-up that Sydney sports in every scene, there’s nothing real about this film...."

Sept. 21, 2007 Movie Review by Toddy Burton

Resurrecting the Champ

Several morality plays vie for attention in this story about a workmanlike sportswriter who latches on to a tale told by a homeless alcoholic as his ticket out of palookaville.

"...in Resurrecting the Champ, a story about a Denver sportswriter, Erik Kernan (Hartnett), who’s yearning to break free of..."

Aug. 24, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters

This is a winning, sweet, and occasionally disturbing documentary about otherwise sensible adults who vie for the title of World's Best Donkey Kong Player.

"...de facto villain of the piece, who not only sports Steve Perry's blow-dried locks but also the requisite Eighties..."

Aug. 17, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Chak De India

Bollywood film about a male coach who teaches the ragtag women's national hockey team to believe in themselves.

"...in themselves and become winners in this new Bollywood sports epic...."

Aug. 10, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Ain't Nothing but a Good Time: or, How a Lowly 'Chronicle' Writer Learned to Play With the Big Boys

"...quickly earning its place among the most reputable of sports journalism establishments, has now twice awarded yours truly with..."

June 20, 2007 Sports Post by John Razook

Chalk

Made by teachers for teachers, this local indie offers no easy answers to its statistic that 50% of teachers quit within their first three years on the job.

"...teachers for teachers, this local indie – which now sports the imprimatur of executive producer Morgan Spurlock – offers..."

May 18, 2007 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Once a Cardinal, Always a Cardinal

Josh Hancock, St. Louis Cardinals pitcher, dead at 29

"...I didn't have much of a connection to the..."

April 29, 2007 Sports Post by Shawn Badgley

Blades of Glory

This ice-skating comedy demonstrates that just because Will Ferrell is game for anything that might draw a laugh, it doesn't mean he should follow through with every idea that comes his way.

"...Hamill, Peggy Fleming, Scott Hamilton, and Sasha Cohen) and sports announcer Jim Lampley. Still, most of the gags are..."

March 30, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

'Possession Arrow': Badgley<-Razook

"...term "Border Battle" – mostly because any interstate college sports rivalry that employs it is competing with every other..."

Jan. 15, 2007 Sports Post by Shawn Badgley

When the Saints Go Marching In

"...informed even the most remote and temporary of my sports buddies that by a long shot the most prominent..."

Jan. 4, 2007 Sports Post by Robert Gabriel

We Are Marshall

There are football movies, and then there’s this 800-pound gorilla of a gridiron weepie, which should be penalized for roughing the viewer.

"...Herd. The tragedy has been slavishly translated to the sports-movie formula by newbie scribes Jamie Linden and Cory Helms...."

Dec. 22, 2006 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Candy

Despite sporting Heath Ledger and Abbie Cornish as a pair of Australian junkies increasingly on the outs with family, reality, and rent, Candy is a washout.

"...stealing our car stereos. No such luck, though: Candy sports Oscar nominee Ledger and Cornish (of rave-up One Perfect..."

Dec. 15, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

National Lampoon's Van Wilder: The Rise of Taj

This highly unanticipated offering is cut ’n’ paste horn-dog humor.

"...get their whiffy sticks waxed and whatnot. But Penn sports little of the squirrelly charm evidenced by the original..."

Dec. 8, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

'And Now It's My Time (Now It's My Time) It's My Time to Dream (My Time to Dream)'

"...Good afternoon, sports fans. I just awoke from a nearly weeklong alcohol-induced..."

Oct. 6, 2006 Sports Post by Shawn Badgley

A Whole Lotta Tejada

"...in a box score that keeps me checking the sports section on a daily basis. Whether that be Kevin..."

Oct. 2, 2006 Sports Post by Robert Gabriel

Jet Li's Fearless

Jet Li's final martial-arts epic is fittingly peripatetic, finding the Hong Kong superstar ricocheting across the screen from action set-piece to emotional overload and back again.

"...Yuan-Jia, the prideful and hotheaded founder of the Jinwu Sports Federation, who bested his enemies time and again only..."

Sept. 29, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Invincible

Mark Wahlberg plays footballer Vincent Papale in this story about how he captured a spot on the Philadelphia Eagles team in an open tryout.

"...Rispoli and Michael Kelly. Disney loves its inspiring, true-life sports stories – witness The Rookie and Gavin O'Connor's Miracle,..."

Aug. 25, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Akeelah and the Bee

This story about a girl from the ghetto who wins the national spelling bee has lofty if sometimes unfulfilled goals, but is a rewarding tale nevertheless.

"...dramatized. It is, in most ways, a conventional Hollywood sports film, an against-the-odds story about an intellectual athlete, her..."

April 28, 2006 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

The Wild

Despite its title, Disney's new animated film, The Wild, is about as pedestrian as you can get.

"...certain doom. The animation is top-notch, and the film sports some of the most realistic and colorful fur, feathers,..."

April 14, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Last Holiday

After being diagnosed with an incurable brain disease, a woman (who is played delightfully by Queen Latifah) discovers her moxie.

"...tell you – with its fantasy shopping sequences and sports slapstick and grand-hotel hijinks (although I was delighted by..."

Jan. 13, 2006 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Chicken Little

Disney's first all-CGI, made-in-house, animated feature is painful for all ages, despite a voice-talent roster to make the angels weep.

"...ugly, being tormented by your peers, being bad at sports, and being neglected by your parents, who are humiliated..."

Nov. 11, 2005 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Jarhead

Though lacking a clear point of view, the film seems to say that war not only dehumanizes soldiers but also infantilizes them. It’s not a pretty picture, but it is a lovely film.

"...dusty grunts out of the picture entirely. Mendes’ film sports a wealth of grimly beautiful imagery from the Coen..."

Nov. 4, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story

You could call it Seabiscuit Jr., but this horsey heartwarmer does something surprising in spite of its underdog sports-movie formula and shameless emotional manipulation: It manages to be an enjoyable movie about and for girls.

"...does something very surprising in spite of its underdog sports-movie formula, its sun-dappled beauty shots of Kentucky thoroughbred farms,..."

Oct. 21, 2005 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Roll Bounce

Hot-wiring a penchant for sports film truisms to some seriously spot-on Seventies nostalgia, this Bow Wow vehicle is an easygoing portrayal of teenage camaraderie and its attendant difficulties.

"...triumphs on almost all counts, hot-wiring a penchant for sports film clichés to some seriously spot-on Seventies nostalgia that..."

Sept. 23, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Sky High

An adolescent superhero can't find his niche.

"...way to happy endings all around. It’s inoffensive and sports a positive "be yourself" message that’s obvious enough to..."

July 29, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Murderball

This doc about quadriplegic rugby entertains, informs, and inspires.

"...yet before viewers can settle in for a straightforward sports documentary, Murderball switches gears and takes us in unexpected..."

July 22, 2005 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Kicking & Screaming

Will Ferrell, Robert Duvall, and Mike Ditka all appear together in a film that sings the praises of kids soccer and caffeine addiction.

"...suburban dad who lives in the shadow of his sports-mad dad (Duvall) until he finds himself coaching his own..."

May 13, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

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