1st pick drama [pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B00KVFHBP6][/pullquote] Eschewing the traditional sports film format, Draft Day directed by Ivan Reitman and starring Kevin Costner follows the backstage dealings of an NFL franchise before the annual draft. Since Moneyball appeared on the scene, the … [Read more...]
Undefeated (2011) review by That Film Guy
Directed by Daniel Lindsay and T.J. Martin, Undefeated is a documentary that tells the story of the 2009 Manassas Tigers high school football team from Memphis, Tennessee. Head coach Bill Courtney attempts to lead his team, centred around a group of seniors who he has been training for years, on a winning season for the first time in decades in hopes of taking them to the … [Read more...]
Review: The Replacements (2000)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B00005B75T][/pullquote] The Replacements was released in November 2000. The previous 18 months had seen American football-themed films Any Given Sunday, Remember the Titans and Varsity Blues released to mix responses critically and commercially. It seemed that the … [Read more...]