Sports Movies

If a movie review is supposed to pinpoint why a movie is good, this review fails miserably. Overlooked and underappreciated, Goon, starring Seann William Scott, is one of the hidden gems of the year. About a bouncer-turned-hockey player, Goon is an entertaining and lighthearted film that works for no particular reason.

Read FilmJabber’s full Goon movie review.

Gerard Butler, Jessica Biel, Uma Thurman, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Dennis Quaid star in Playing For Keeps – in theaters today - a romantic comedy about a charming, down-on-his luck former soccer star (Butler) who returns home to put his life back together. We’re giving away a very unique “Me Moments” box which includes all the essentials to pampering yourself the way you truly deserve, including Gorgeous nail polish, comfy sleepers, delicious smelling candles, purse hangers and more valuing over $35!

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Between his send-off in Gran Torino and conversations with empty chairs, Clint Eastwood’s time in front of the camera appeared to be a thing of the past. But then the revered actor received another offer to play a crabby old man, and it was an offer he couldn’t refuse.

Read FilmJabber’s full Trouble with the Curve movie review.

Can you believe that summer is already here? We can’t! We’ve compiled a list of the best movies coming out this summer, based on buzz, trailers, promotion and pure gut instinct. Just keep in mind, if you do end up seeing all 23 movies on this list, you’ll have spent upwards of $230 at at the box office. Yikes!

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I’ve never been a fan of racing. Whether it’s NASCAR or Formula One, I’ve never understood the appeal. The suspense isn’t there for me, the only entertaining aspect being the crashes. And when the best part about a "sport" is when something goes horribly wrong, that’s a problem. Somehow, though, the documentary Senna, about Brazilian Formula One racing driver Ayrton Senna, has convinced me to appreciate the sport just a little more.

Read FilmJabber’s full Senna movie review.

Frankly, 2011 was not a great year for movies. There were a lot of good movies, but few great movies. Spielberg released two movies, but neither were among his best. Scorsese made a kid’s movie, which, despite popular opinion, is not an Oscar-caliber film. The comic book adaptations were entertaining but not mind blowing. The various sequels lived up to their predecessors, but nothing more.

Still, there were a few that stood out from the rest. Few if any on this list were amazing, but they are the best that 2011 had to offer.

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A further sign that boxing’s heydey is over, Warrior is a surprisingly captivating sports drama about MMA fighting, featuring an intriguing story and inspired performances from its two leads. Many critics have compared it to Rocky and other boxing classics. While it isn’t nearly as good as Rocky, to even be considered in the same discussion is noteworthy.

Read FilmJabber’s full Warrior movie review.

The red band trailer for the Seann William Scott-starring hockey film Goon is now online. Labelled an outcast by his brainy family, a bouncer overcomes long odds to lead a team of under performing misfits to semi-pro hockey glory, beating the crap out of everything that stands in his way.

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The glory days of boxing are behind it, in real life and on the silver screen. Modern boxers pale in comparison to the popularity of their predecessors.  Boxing movies continue to be a staple of pop culture, but they reflect on fighters of yesteryear. Boxing is a fading sport, even a faded sport. So it’s only natural to replace those sacks of flesh and bones with fight-to-the-death robots!

Read FilmJabber’s full Real Steel movie review.

It’s an all but given that most professional baseball teams take advantage of sabermetrics to some degree or another these days, which makes it easy to overlook the fact that only a decade ago, the use of advanced quantitative analytics to rank players was in its infancy, if not wholly ignored. The adoption of sabermetrics by so many teams is largely credited to Oakland Athletics general manager Billy Beane, and the 2003 book “Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game.”

Read FilmJabber’s full Moneyball movie review.

Surfing, sharks and Jesus collide in Soul Surfer, the real-life drama coming soon to DVD and Blu-Ray. Starring AnnaSophia Robb as teenage surfer Bethany Hamilton, who was a rising star in Hawaii until a shark mistook her arm for dinner. Suddenly at an extreme disadvantage, Bethany vowed to return to surfing and continue to compete.

Read FilmJabber’s full Soul Surfer movie review.

You don’t really have to give up an arm to win our Soul Surfer prize pack, in anticipation of the true-life surfing drama coming to theaters this Friday.

Bethany Hamilton (AnnaSophia Robb) was born to surf.  A natural talent who took to the waves at a young age, she was leading an idyllic, sun-drenched, surfer girl’s life on the Kauai Coast, competing in national competitions when everything changed in a heartbeat.  One morning, a 14-foot tiger shark came out of nowhere and ate her arm…

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