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. Continue reading “[Review] Forbidden Games: The Justin Fashanu Story (2017)”
Review: Land of Storms (2014)
The easiest way to describe Land of Storms (Viharsarok) is a Hungarian Brokeback Mountain for soccer players. I confess that I watched this movie at 2x speed because of its slow pace and plethora of homophobic violence.
There are also a lot of sex scenes and even a 3-way, but the scenes aren’t very sexy.
Continue reading “Review: Land of Storms (2014)”Fondi ’91 (2013)
Fondi ’91 is Canadian Writer-Director Dev Khanna’s feature film debut. The story takes place in 1991 and follows a team of 16 year old Jersey boys who travel to the small town of Fondi, Italy to play in a soccer tournament. Some of the boys are very randy and keen to hook up with Italian fillies or stallions. Continue reading “Fondi ’91 (2013)”
Review: Kickoff (2010)
Kickoff is about the first game of the season for a man who puts together a 5-man gay team for a Sunday league. He wants his players to act manly like footballers, but instead this flamboyant, very buff crew is far out in left field.
Continue reading “Review: Kickoff (2010)”La Copa de los Sueños (2007)
La Copa de los Sueños, or The Cup of Dreams, or Soccer Dreams is a low-budget soccer film. Shot in Tijuana, the orphans in a children’s home enter a tournament in order to win enough money to pay for the house mom’s brain tumor surgery. Continue reading “La Copa de los Sueños (2007)”
World Cup Car Soccer (2006)
World Cup Car Soccer is a car soccer movie. This is not like Herbie, though. This DVD is JDM Option International Volume 26 and includes a “world championship” of two Japanese teams of 5 cars each playing car soccer (aka Jidousha soccer). Continue reading “World Cup Car Soccer (2006)”
Review: The Other Half (2006)
The Other Half is a long drawn-out joke. An England fan plans a honeymoon in Portugal so that he can sneak off to England’s three Euro 2004 games. The complication is that his American wife doesn’t even know he’s a soccer fan, and her father has paid for the honeymoon.
Continue reading “Review: The Other Half (2006)”Review: Lesbians of Buenos Aires (2004)
Lesbianas de Buenos Aires is not really a soccer movie. Neither is it a movie that Howard Sterns would salivate over. It is a documentary of interviews of several unrelated 30ish lesbians.
Continue reading “Review: Lesbians of Buenos Aires (2004)”Review: Big Brother Trouble (2000)
Big Brother Trouble is a terribly boring kids movie from Hemisphere Entertainment. An 11 yo boy is infatuated with his new 16 yo neighbor, but he becomes outraged that she is attracted to his big brother, a star soccer player.
Continue reading “Review: Big Brother Trouble (2000)”Review: The Firm (1989)
The Firm was an episode of a BBC TV series in 1989. A young (30 yo) Gary Oldman stars as Bexie — a middle class father, real estate agent, weekend soccer player, and the boss of a hooligan gang.
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