Episodes
Thursday Jun 27, 2019
Ep. 28 - Bring It On
Thursday Jun 27, 2019
Thursday Jun 27, 2019
Bring It On? But it's already been broughten!
For Scoring At The Movies’ 28th episode, we covered---yes---a cheerleading movie.
Kirsten Dunst & Eliza Dushku are a pretty good team and director Peyton Reed made his movie bright, enthusiastic and fun. The depiction of the sport seems pretty bang-on (but what do we know) and the story has a nice Hoosiers-esque feel as our (mostly) lily-white underdogs take on black, inner-city kids who are clearly more talented than them.
Unfortunately, the flick just isn’t very funny and Jesse Bradford rubbed Chris very wrong in a series of ways. So, yeah, maybe this one just wasn't our bag. Anyway, we've got a lot to talk about here, so engage your cheer hands, Meet Ranchers!
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Thursday Jun 13, 2019
Ep. 27 - Murderball
Thursday Jun 13, 2019
Thursday Jun 13, 2019
Scoring At The Movies’ 27th episode has us gabbing about our first documentary, Murderball, as we watch jocks in wheelchairs play quad(riplegic) rugby.
This is one of Ryan’s favourite documentaries, but Chris had mixed feelings and was troubled by the (very) politically incorrect choice of words used by the movie's alpha males.
Disabled or not, these athletes are shown to be real people with some serious character flaws, and those flaws only make them more interesting. It’s a big bonus that the ongoing USA v Canada drama is as exciting as you’ll find in any fictional sports flick. Bitter rivals Joe Soares and charisma machine Mark Zupan get the majority of screen time, but all of the half-dozen main characters are fascinating to watch. Scrum it up and listen in!
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