Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India (3:44, 2001, 8.3, 95%) is an epic Bollywood sports drama telling the fictional story of Champaner, a small Indian village who barters with their British colonists to abolish their tax over a game of cricket. The Indians know nothing of the game and must learn it, while the …
When We Were Kings (1:28, 1996, 8.0, 98|94%) is a documentary about the now classic 1974 “Rumble in the Jungle” heavyweight boxing championship match between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman. This film had me gripped right from the start: Ali’s eloquence, his constant smile — even in the face of sure defeat — the way …
I enjoy watching movies and reading books. Completing this sport psych degree, I’ve started reading more and more about the subject and have even gotten myself a projector, now watching sport psych-related movies often with friends from the program. I’ll be posting brief notes for items that merit it, using my own personal rating style. …