W Categories Reviews TV March 10, 2022 Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty Makes the All-Star team HBO scores with a basketball show that’s more thrilling off the court.
H Categories Movies Reviews January 31, 2022 Home Team fumbles its comedy with its own goal of a script Kevin James' turn as controversial football coach Sean Payton blocks its own punt through shallow storytelling and its frankly loathsome protagonist.
B Categories Movies Reviews November 24, 2021 Bruised wastes its shot at the title Halle Berry's directorial debut fails to satisfy sports movie thrills or push the subgenre anywhere new.
D Categories Reviews TV April 13, 2021 Disney+’s limp “Big Shot” bounces off the backboard The Disney+ original has tired jokes and an even more forgettable performance from John Stamos.
& Categories Reviews TV March 3, 2021 “Last Chance U: Basketball” scores in profiling the lives of college athletes Though the episodes can get samey, Last Chance U: Basketball works well enough to charm even basketball novices.
& Categories Movies Reviews February 18, 2021 “Pelé” falls just short of making a goal Netflix's documentary about the soccer superstar is serviceable, but says nothing you haven't heard before.
& Categories Reviews TV January 22, 2021 “We Are: The Brooklyn Saints” is messy but inspiring This documentary series gives short thrift to its adolescent athletes, much to its own detriment.
T Categories Reviews TV January 10, 2021 Tiger Woods doc “Tiger” gets caught in the sand trap of its own ambition HBO's documentary of golf great Tiger Woods suffers from a lack of participation from its subject, even as it charts his complicated home life and many personal scandals.
& Categories Movies Reviews December 12, 2020 “Safety” is a feel-good Clemson ad in the guise of a sports flick The university takes center stage in Disney+'s latest sports biopic, lacquering on sentimentality as much as it does team spirit.
& Categories Movies Reviews December 2, 2020 “Macho: The Hector Camacho Story” shows a boxing legend on the ropes Showtime offers up a riveting blow-by-blow look at the famous (and famously troubled) Puerto Rican boxer.
