As told to Director Maya Zinshtein, what goes on in a stadium is not just a mirror of society, but indicates the direction society is going. Continue reading “Review: Forever Pure (2016)”
Review: Sommeren ’92 (2015)
Small country. Wasn’t supposed to be there. Fairytale run. Are we talking about Iceland at Euro 2016? Nope! Before Iceland’s feel-good story, there was a more unbelievable tale. In Sommeren ’92, Writer-Director Kasper Barfoed immortalizes Denmark’s giant-killing performance at the 1992 UEFA European Championship. Continue reading “Review: Sommeren ’92 (2015)”
Pelada (2010)
This documentary follows a pair of collegiate players who, unable to make a pro soccer team, channel their competitive-soccer addiction by traveling the world looking for Pelada–not a drug, but a Brazilian word for pick-up game.
Continue reading “Pelada (2010)”Review: La Gran Final (2006)
Soccer cannot unite the world. But for a few hours, the motivation to watch a game allows people to set aside their differences. La Gran Final is a triptych of disappearing cultures joining with the modern forces that swallow them, to watch the WC2000 Final of Germany-Brazil with great enthusiasm.
Continue reading “Review: La Gran Final (2006)”Bend It Like Beckham (2002)
Bend It Like Beckham proves that when a story is close to the heart, it can make an outstanding soccer movie and family film. At $78M, BILB is probably the top-grossing soccer movie of all time (made for ~$7M). Continue reading “Bend It Like Beckham (2002)”