“Brian Banks” is the latest “based on a true story” drama about a football player. But unlike with “Invincible”, “The Express” or even “The Blind Side”, football actually takes a major backseat. And that’s refreshing. This is the story of Brian Banks, the person. In 2002, at the age of 16, Banks was accused of […]
I give the team behind the new sports movie, “When the Game Stands Tall” a lot of credit for pulling-off something nearly impossible: they’ve made a film about the most successful high school football team of all-time that’s about as exciting as a 0-0 tie in an NFL exhibition game. “When the Game Stands Tall” […]
Kevin Costner has a long history with sports movies. He made “Bull Durham” and “Field of Dreams” back-to-back in the late 80s, took a swing at golf with “Tin Cup” in the mid-90s, and returned to baseball “For the Love of the Game” at the end of that decade. 2014 marks Costner’s return to the […]