Category: Sports
Goon (2012)
By: Frankie B. (Two Beers) - Goon is the brainchild of Evan Goldberg and Jay Baruchel, who loosely translated the book, Goon: The True Story of an Unlikely Journey into Minor League Hockey, to the big screen. The movie also happens
Slap Shot (1977)
By: Henry J. Fromage (Two Beers) - A gritty loser semipro hockey team attempts to win a championship to stave off shut down and sold off. Slap Shot is a love letter to hockey, although sometimes it’s tough to
Senna (2011)
By: crimebusterofthesea (A Toast) - It’s 1994, the third race in the Formula One season, and Ayrton Senna holds the lead over Michael Schumacher going into lap 7 of the race. As Senna approaches the Tamburello corner, his car is moving
The Mighty Macs (2009)
By: BabyRuth (Four Beers) - A determined new coach takes on an underdog sports team, teaches them to work together to overcome adversity, and eventually leads the team to rise from obscurity to the championship.
Real Steel (2011)
By: Ben Koch (Four Beers) - The year is 2020 and a lot has changed. The iPhone is entirely transparent, animal cruelty is fun again, everyone seems to have the knowledge of robotics on par with an MIT graduate, and
Moneyball (2011)
By: Jenna Zine (A Toast) – Moneyball is the true tale of Oakland Athletics’ general manager Billy Beane – a onetime Major League Baseball player himself. Beane is challenged by the unfavorable financial circumstances of the A’s, who struggle to
Warrior (2011)
By: Oberst von Berauscht (A Toast) - Brendan and Tommy Conlon (Joel Edgerton and Tom Hardy respectively) are retired MMA fighters long-separated from each other, living very different lives. Brendan left the abuse and neglect of his father as a
Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004)
By: livingdeadguy (Three Beers) - As the box art says, Dodgeball is a “True Underdog Story”. A small gym aptly named “Average Joe’s” is being threatened with foreclosure and across the street rival “Globogym” wants to buy the building and
The Fighter (2010)
By: Oberst von Berauscht (A Toast) - The films of David O. Russell have often found critical acclaim for their stylized cinematography, editing, and quirky characters.He is perhaps equally known for his combative style of film-making (physical altercations with his
