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  • Saving each other in ‘The Beautiful Game’ (2024)

    Saving each other in ‘The Beautiful Game’ (2024)

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    I don’t know why The Beautfiul Game has so many reviews in big publications. Is it because actor Bill Nighy is in his prime, or is it because Director Thea Sharrock and actor Micheal Ward are gaining traction? Or is it simply because it is a Netflix film? If you are the Homeless World Cup…

  • A long farewell to ‘Ted Lasso’ Season 3 (2023)

    A long farewell to ‘Ted Lasso’ Season 3 (2023)

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    Ted Lasso Season 3 was great and satisfying. All the stories were tidily wrapped up. The dialog was often amazing. Ted’s monologues were inspiration exemplified. The football was better. The writers explored new themes and got knee-deep in immigrant and LGBT issues. But Season 3 of Ted Lasso was a little different for me than…

  • ‘Iron Men’ (2017) – bye bye stadium

    ‘Iron Men’ (2017) – bye bye stadium

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    People will travel to see something unique: centuries old castles and cathedrals, or even an old football stadium with 100 years of tradition and raucous, rabid, singing West Ham fans. Iron Men brings us the story of these fans, whose club moved from their 104 year old Boleyn Ground to the former Olympic Stadium.

  • ‘Final Score’ (2018) is a rocking good time

    ‘Final Score’ (2018) is a rocking good time

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    When West Ham United decided to demolish its 112 year old Upton Park stadium, maybe you wanted to protest or pronounce good riddance. Instead, Producer Marc Goldberg conceptualized “Diehard in a football stadium”. The Brothers Lynch quickly put together a script, and in Feb-2016, Scott Mann signed up to direct a movie that had to be…

  • Why was ‘Bobby’ (2016) Moore overlooked?

    Why was ‘Bobby’ (2016) Moore overlooked?

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    The documentary Bobby (aka Bo66y) is a tribute film to Bobby Moore, who captained England to its only World Cup title in 1966. The film was produced by BBC and Sky sports presenter Matt Lorenzo to coincide with the 50th anniversary. 

  • I liked ‘Green Street Hooligans’ (2005) even if Brits did not

    I liked ‘Green Street Hooligans’ (2005) even if Brits did not

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    After suffering the mindless violence of The Football Factory, I was reluctant to watch Green Street Hooligans. But what a surprise– Hooligans completely sucks you in.