‘Chad Powers’ powers forward as best of the ‘Ted Lasso’ ilk
TV review: By being the strangest and most daring of 2020s uplifting sports redemption fiction, it’s also the strongest entry.
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‘Chad Powers’ powers forward as best of the ‘Ted Lasso’ ilk
Sandler fans will be ‘Happy’ with ‘Gilmore 2’
Movie review: It’s not merely a hangout film; the comic actor finds something to say about the absurdity of modern sports entertainment.
Despite team-up, ‘Karate Kid: Legends’ is legendarily dull
Movie review: The franchise’s branches intertwine, but without the humor of “Cobra Kai,” this sixth film packs little punch.
Wilson’s series takes a good golf swing, can’t quite ‘Stick’ it
First episode impressions (TV review): But Owen Wilson and Marc Maron help raise the sometimes subpar writing.
Hackman’s ‘Hoosiers’ (1986) has the winning touch
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): Sometimes cliches play well in a movie, as this loose telling of the 1954 Indiana state hoops champs proves.
‘Karate Kid’ (2010) and the problem with sticking to the script
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): Somehow Daniel’s exact journey is repeated by another kid 26 years later. But the remake isn’t without its merits.
‘Cobra Kai’ Season 6, Part 3 ties the belt on Johnny’s journey
TV review: The final five-episode batch of the 65-episode series has some wildly illegal punches, but ultimately lands a winning kick.
Smartly structured ‘Challengers’ breaks at love
Movie review: The plot is that of a soap opera, but the structure, style and psychological honesty put it on the short list of tennis-movie GOATs.
Teen TV looks to the past with ‘Cobra Kai,’ ‘Hysteria!,’ ‘Cruel Intentions’
First episode impressions (TV reviews): “Cobra Kai” remains inspired, while the other two series almost begrudgingly go through the motions.
In ‘The Wrestling Women vs. the Aztec Mummy’ (1964), babes beat a bandaged bloke
Frightening Friday (Movie review): Not quite horror, not quite horrible, the film’s standout feature is the wrestling action.