Tom Keiser
Rewatching "Thunderstruck," Kevin Durant's Bricked Attempt At A Supernatural "Space Jam"
In 2012, before he was an MVP but when he was already a superstar, Kevin Durant teamed with (um) Jim Belushi in a body-swap basketball comedy. It's not great, but also: what?
Revisiting "Big Wednesday," a Movie About Vietnam, Surfing, and Gary Busey
John Milius wrote "Apocalypse Now," directed "Red Dawn," and was the inspiration for "The Big Lebowski"'s Walter Sobchak. His deeply personal surfing-and-war movie is appropriately weird.
Revisiting "Celtic Pride," Judd Apatow's Extremely '90s NBA Playoffs/Kidnapping Comedy
Twenty years ago, a pre-genius Judd Apatow wrote a dark comedy in which superfans Daniel Stern and Dan Aykroyd kidnap Utah Jazz star Damon Wayans. It has...aged.
Watching "Everybody Wants Some!!" and "Bad News Bears," Richard Linklater's Baseball Movies
Richard Linklater's latest, "Everybody Wants Some!!" is a baseball movie with almost no baseball in it. It's great, and so nothing like his other baseball effort.
Eat, Play, Ugh: The Delights of 'All Star Feast,' the 1997 Sports Cookbook
In 1997, several dozen pro athletes contributed recipes—mostly for chicken and very sweet cake—to "All Star Feast." Now, 19 years later, it's time to eat up.
"The Bronze" Is A Funny, Mean Movie About Gymnastics, And No One Saw It
There would be a narrow market for even the sappiest movie about a faded Olympics gymnast. "The Bronze" isn't that movie. It's weird, mean, dark—and pretty funny.
The Thrill Of Defeat, Or An Evening At "Eddie The Eagle"
The new film about Eddie "The Eagle" Edwards, legendarily shitty ski-jumper and comic hero of the 1988 Winter Olympics, is not a hit. But it is surprisingly fun.
Re-Watching "Over The Top" Ahead Of Stallone's Oscar Moment
Sylvester Stallone is nominated for an Academy Award for his (very good!) performance in "Creed." Naturally, we went back to watch his bad 1987 arm-wrestling movie.
Re-watching "Any Given Sunday," The Sloppy, Overstated Epic The NFL Deserves
Oliver Stone, our most psychotic auteur, is absolutely the filmmaker the NFL deserves. "Any Given Sunday," his 1999 football opus, is a mess, but an enduring one.
"Two For The Money," The Forgotten McConaughey/Pacino Sports Gambling Opus
There are many movies about sports, and a decent number about gambling. "Two For The Money" has both, and also Al Pacino and Matthew McConaughey. And yet...
Rod's Not Dead, Or Roddy Piper's Christian Cinema Swan Song
Roddy Piper was one of the great wrestlers of his era, and he had his moments as an actor. "The Masked Saint," his last film, isn't great. But it has its charms.
When Rocky Saved Christmas, Or Looking Back At "Rocky IV"
Rocky Balboa took on some difficult opponents, but in the ultra-Reaganized "Rocky IV," he had to beat an invincible Russian, defeat Communism, AND save Christmas.