ReviewThe film hits the sweet spot in many places, but better writing would have elevated the experience.Today’s generation might not be able to imagine a time when radio sets ruled lives. When National Panasonic’s 543 and small transistors hung from branches and windows, adding music to the humdrum of everyday life. The best part? No one knew what would play next. Life was about living in the moment. And then came television, the game changer. For those of us living in Tier-2 and Tier-3 cities, the television was an object of charm that only those in the metros got to enjoy. The rest could only imagine what it looked like. I remember my aunt leaving her television set with us when she got transferred from Madras to Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu. We kids would turn on the television, watch the black and white dots swarming on the screen...
- 3/4/2023
- by LakshmiP
- The News Minute
It was an uncharacteristically cold and cloudy day in downtown Los Angeles as LA3C kicked off its inaugural festival on Saturday, but that didn’t stop thousands of attendees from flocking to Los Angeles State Historic Park for the event, albeit a bit more bundled than usual for festival attire.
Headliner Lil Baby, alongside L.A. music legend Snoop Dogg, K-Pop stars Seventeen, funk band the Free Nationals, rapper Kyle and producer Shawn Wasabi lined up the main stage for Day One.
The music itself is only one aspect of LA3C,...
Headliner Lil Baby, alongside L.A. music legend Snoop Dogg, K-Pop stars Seventeen, funk band the Free Nationals, rapper Kyle and producer Shawn Wasabi lined up the main stage for Day One.
The music itself is only one aspect of LA3C,...
- 12/11/2022
- by Ethan Millman and Jeanette Diaz
- Rollingstone.com
After suffering a humiliating defeat, the Ducks’ morale was in the pits. Losing to Team Dominate was one thing, but doing so while their opponents played on their weaker sides was utterly deflating.
In this week’s episode of The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers, Coach Alex tried to lift their spirits with a field trip to the Anaheim Ducks’ home arena. She called in a favor to Coach Bombay (he was mentioned, but did not appear), who set up a meeting with the NHL team’s coach for some much-needed guidance. Unfortunately, said coach was unavailable, and it looked like...
In this week’s episode of The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers, Coach Alex tried to lift their spirits with a field trip to the Anaheim Ducks’ home arena. She called in a favor to Coach Bombay (he was mentioned, but did not appear), who set up a meeting with the NHL team’s coach for some much-needed guidance. Unfortunately, said coach was unavailable, and it looked like...
- 11/10/2022
- by Keisha Hatchett
- TVLine.com
In HBO Max's excellent miniseries "Beartown," a rural hockey coach explains why his team's enforcer punches his opponents so often. "He's not fighting. He's protecting the most important investment this town has ever seen." That investment is the team's star forward, and when a parent pushes this coach to elaborate further, he responds curtly, "Either you understand that aspect of hockey or you don't."
That brusqueness, both on the ice and off, could be why there are so few hockey films. It's a sport that you either understand or you don't, a wildly popular worldwide phenomenon that still mystifies and alienates many. A recent Gallup poll had football, baseball, basketball, and soccer ranked above hockey as Americans' favorite sports despite the NHL having more reach and organizations than the Mls and Nwsl combined. That means that the best hockey films aren't just good cinema, they're a gateway to understanding...
That brusqueness, both on the ice and off, could be why there are so few hockey films. It's a sport that you either understand or you don't, a wildly popular worldwide phenomenon that still mystifies and alienates many. A recent Gallup poll had football, baseball, basketball, and soccer ranked above hockey as Americans' favorite sports despite the NHL having more reach and organizations than the Mls and Nwsl combined. That means that the best hockey films aren't just good cinema, they're a gateway to understanding...
- 10/17/2022
- by Scott Thomas
- Slash Film
"The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers" brought a new generation of peewee hockey players to Disney+ last spring. In the show's first season, 12-year-old Evan Morrow (Brady Noon) was cut from the titular team, which had turned into an ultra-competitive powerhouse. His mother, Alex (Lauren Graham), formed a new team of ragtag underdogs called the Don't Bothers, and she even got some reluctant but much needed help from former Mighty Ducks coach and hockey player Gordon Bombay (Emilio Estevez), who had since become the owner of a low level ice rink.
Of course, by the end of the first season this team of misfits and their mismatched coaches banded together, and in an unofficial but crucial game with a high stakes bet, the Don't Bothers defeated the elite Mighty Ducks and took the team name for themselves. But in the upcoming second season of "Game Changers," the Ducks will be out...
Of course, by the end of the first season this team of misfits and their mismatched coaches banded together, and in an unofficial but crucial game with a high stakes bet, the Don't Bothers defeated the elite Mighty Ducks and took the team name for themselves. But in the upcoming second season of "Game Changers," the Ducks will be out...
- 9/1/2022
- by Ethan Anderton
- Slash Film
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