Sports
‘Million Dollar Baby’ review
My “Million Dollar Baby” review, Brainerd Dispatch, Feb. 3, 2005
‘Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story’ review
My “Dodgeball” review, Brainerd Dispatch, June 24, 2004
‘Bend It Like Beckham’ review
My “Bend It Like Beckham” review, Brainerd Dispatch, Aug. 7, 2003
‘The Waterboy’ review
“The Waterboy” – A waterboy-turned-linebacker teaches people to stop making fun of him, even though “there’s something wrong with his medulla oblongata.” It stars Adam Sandler and employs the always-effective revenge theme; how could it […]
‘Blades of Glory’ review
“Blades of Glory” – We were long overdue for a good figure skating parody, and Will Ferrell and friends score a 6.0 for their effort. It’s a tale of a disgraced skater who resurrects his […]
‘Friday Night Lights’ review
“Friday Night Lights” – The film expertly pares down the book, but H.G. Bissinger’s story, as sweeping as the west Texas oil country where it’s set, is too big for a two-hour movie. Still, the […]