We all have families. Most of us have taken vacations with our kin. And on those occasions many of us took home movies or videos. But have you ever taken those recordings and made a commercial short film out of them? Me neither. But Canadian Ross Munro did. … [Read More]
Life is sorely lacking if not to like something from the legendary music catalog of Motown Records. For those not hip to the hit-generating machine founded in 1958 and then paternally powered by pop and soul icons Berry Gordy and Smokey Robinson (who co-anchor here), you owe it to yourself … [Read More]
Though dramatic license is certainly exercised, the new film “Borg vs McEnroe” shines a harsh light into the dark corners of two men who were at once driven and demonized by a ferocious and all-consuming purpose. To be the best.
With the baseball season in full swing now here’s a throwback to one of the sport’s stars of the past whose legacy after he left the game is far more lasting than anything he ever did on the diamond. You don’t have to be a fan of baseball as I am to appreciate the … [Read More]
a Netflix original documentary. This is the colorful true story of the Portland Mavericks, a scrappy, independent baseball team of underdogs started by actor Bing Russell in the 1970s. “The Battered Bastards of Baseball” is a documentary chronicling the last ever independent Major League Baseball affiliated minor league franchise. Owned … [Read More]