Sports Movie – We Have Issues

The Fan (1996) – Review

July 21, 2026 greigzilla

By the time The Fan rolled around in 1996, Tony Scott was in the midst of something of a creative hot streak. Reviews may not

Hard Times (1975) – Review

July 19, 2026 greigzilla

Sometimes it’s weirdly comforting when things don’t change – take Walter Hill for example. Famous for gritty, minimalist thrillers where talk is cheap and the

Raging Bull (1980) – Review

April 20, 2026 greigzilla

In 1976, Rocky was released to the world and frankly, was a sensation. Gritty, but chock-full of heart, we followed the unlikely journey of a

Marty Supreme (2025) – Review

February 2, 2026 greigzilla

Isn’t it strange when a film is misrepresented by its own advertising? For example, I’m not sure what movie I was expecting when I finally

The Smashing Machine (2025) – Review

October 7, 2025 greigzilla

For decades now, Dwayne Johnson – the artist formally known as The Rock – has been something of a poster boy for the modern, blockbuster

Him (2025) – Review

October 4, 2025 greigzilla

One place where the horror film has rarely set its cloven hoof is within that of the world of sports. Oh sure, Jason Voorhees sported

Happy Gilmore (1996) – Review

August 26, 2025 greigzilla

I have to confess, I never really got the Sandman for a while. Being that we never really got SNL over here and I was

F1 (2025) – Review

June 26, 2025 greigzilla

Back in 1990, Jerry Bruckheimer had a can’t lose idea – what if he took all the basics from the smash hit fighter jet movie,

Rush (2013) – Review

June 25, 2025 greigzilla

There are seemingly two ways to properly come at a sports movie (we won’t count the third which are parodies like Baseketball and Dodgeball); the

Driven (2001) – Review

June 24, 2025 greigzilla

Why is it that plots for sports movies are just so interchangeable? Most, if not all, throw at us a choice between a cocky youngster

Redline (2009) – Review

June 22, 2025 greigzilla

The beauty of Anime is that you can present a world effortlessly more exagerated than the ones we usually see in live action. Any sense

Karate Kid: Legends (2025) – Review

May 30, 2025 greigzilla

Over the last few months, my journey through the Karate Kid franchise has taken to some far stranger places than Encino or Bejing. I am

The Karate Kid (2010) – Review

May 4, 2025 greigzilla

80s fashions, nutzoid Vietnam vets, weird cultural appropriation, Joe Esposito’s “You’re The Best” blaring on the soundtrack – for a lot of people, The Karate