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NFL Hall of Famer Kurt Warner started as an undrafted, unwanted quarterback bagging groceries and wound up leading The Greatest Show on Turf with the St. Louis Rams. It’s a true story so improbable that it shouldn’t be believable as a movie. But, now that it’s a real movie in the form of American Underdog, a faith-based biopic, it does seem unbelievable. That’s not because of the inspirational tale; it’s because it’s such a mediocre sports film. Continue Reading →
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America's first furtive step into returning to in-person film festivals, Tribeca is coming soon -- and here's what we're looking forward to.
As more and more people get vaccinated, COVID cases drop, and the world starts to take its first furtive steps back out into theaters, it was only a matter of time before film festivals would follow suit. And here we are with this year's Tribeca Film Festival, which runs June 9-20 in in-person screenings across all five boroughs in New York City, with a virtual component running simultaneously.
It's an exciting and daunting endeavor, a sign that The Movies May Be Back, Baby; and with the fifty-plus features playing at the fest, alongside a host of shorts, TV presentations, and the like, there's plenty to look forward to. Here's a sample of the things we want to see most. (And yes, we know In the Heights is opening the fest -- we'll have our own review on that soon.) [Clint Worthington, founder and editor-in-chief] Continue Reading →