Tag: Fulwell 73

The production company Fulwell 73 has produced or directed several soccer movies or football films.

Fulwell73 hits home with ‘Super Greed’ (2022)

Post author By MJ-A
Post date January 6, 2023

Super Greed: The Fight for Football (2022)

Super Greed: The Fight for Football is the first faithful cinematic telling of the 48-hour debacle known as the European Super League (ESL). It will not be the last.

Looking back to Apr-2021, you might recall the Super League with blurry pandemic memories. But because this documentary is from Fulwell73 and Sky Sports, whose business is to cater to football fans, it is hard-hitting and helps us relive the anguish of those few days. It really is like rubbing an enormous pimple on the foreheads of 12 billionaires, and it is so satisfying when the zits pop.

Tags British, Chelsea, Corruption, fans, Fulwell 73, Politics, R9

Documentary

Sunderland ’Til I Die (2018) takes your eye off the truth

Post author By MJ-A
Post date June 7, 2020

Sunderland 'Til I Die (2018-2019)

Football clubs used to publish just a single documentary film about themselves every so often, but now they’ve migrated to massive streaming series. Usually I avoid football club and player movies because I know they are going to amount to a very long marketing video. I made an exception for the Netflix series Sunderland ’Til I Die. And here’s why.

Tags British, fans, Fulwell 73, R7, Series

Documentary

‘Forbidden Games: The Justin Fashanu Story’ (2017) overlooks assault

Post author By MJ-A
Post date February 25, 2018

Forbidden Games: The Justin Fashanu Story (2017)

Whether you are straight or gay, Forbidden Games documents a story that is tough to watch. As his brother John has noted, if Justin Fashanu had been born 30 years later, he would have been a hero. Instead, Justin’s life story is filled with regret from almost all who knew him.

Stop right there, I’m being as misleading as the film. Justin Fashanu would have been a hero today had he simply been a proud gay man, a black man, and a good footballer.

Tags British, Fulwell 73, LGBT, R3, Vinnie Jones

Documentary

‘Life of Ryan’ (2014) might not be so dull if it were more truthful

Post author By MJ-A
Post date June 14, 2015

Life of Ryan: Caretaker Manager (2014)

It’s hard to believe that Life of Ryan: Caretaker Manager is from Fulwell 73, the same company that produced Class of ’92 and other good football films.

Tags British, Fulwell 73, ManU, R4

Documentary

The blokes and fans of ‘The Class of ’92’ (2013)

Post author By MJ-A
Post date April 29, 2015

The Class of '92 (2013)

The Class of ’92 started when Gary Neville got his old teammates to agree to make a film about their “Class of ’92”, Alex Ferguson’s young guns who went from youth academy to winning the treble in 1999 (FA Cup, EPL, and Champions League).

Directors and brothers Gabe and Benjamin Turner, owners of production company Fulwell 73, assembled the best integration of soccer player interviews and past game footage that I have seen. They get the players to open up individually and put them together for one day of camaraderie.

Tags British, Fulwell 73, ManU, R9

Documentary

‘In the Hands of the Gods’ (2007) first docu from Fulwell 73

Post author By MJ-A
Post date May 17, 2014

In the Hands of the Gods (2007)

In the Hands of the Gods follows five British freestylers over a 6-week odyssey as the young men work their way from London to Argentina to meet Diego Maradona. This documentary is very similar to the movie Pelada, but it has a lot more friction and conflict, because the five have set out on their journey without a plan or money.

Tags British, First-feature, Fulwell 73, Maradona, R6