New Netflix series Running Point is a sport/comedy show that stars Kate Hudson as Isla Gordon, a newly appointed President of the family business, the LA Waves basketball team.
Additional key cast includes Brenda Song, Max Greenfield and Scott MacArthur.
I’m into the vibes that align with Rebecca Welton, Hannah Waddingham’s fun character in my favourite show of 2020, Ted Lasso. I also like the Hudson/Song pairing.
I say, bring on the humour and Isla’s ‘rising to the occasion’.
Drew Tarver, Chet Hanks, J.P. Manoux, Justin Hurtt-Dunkley, Nicholas Sayed and Jay Elis also star.
Karate Kid – Legends (2025), Ben Wang, Sony Pictures Entertainment
Karate Kid – Legends follows Li Fong (Ben Wang), a Kung Fu prodigy who’s forced to leave his Beijing home and move to New York City.
Directed by Jonathan Entwistle; Joshua Jackson, Jackie Chan, Ralph Macchio, Ming-Na Wen are among the key cast.
Nostalgia is the reason this appeals. That and the chance to watch bullies get silenced. Some impressive martial art, especially courtesy of young Wang, won’t hurt either.
Anyone else notice how the warm colours in this trailer make everything feel so cosy?
Shaunette Renée Wilson, Sadie Stanley, Aramis Knight, Wyatt Oleff, Ben Wang, Jennifer-Lynn Christie, Katrina Batur and Emile Pazzano also star.
Brad Pitt, Damson Idris, Javier Bardem and Kerry Condon are the stars of F1, a new drama/sport film directed by Joseph Kosinski.
The story follows Formula One driver Sonny Hayes (Pitt) who ends his retirement to mentor and team with younger driver, Joshua Pearce (Idris).
I don’t generally watch Formula One, but I am impressed by Lewis Hamilton, who will appear in this film at least once.
The story of greatness and the Pitt/Idris dynamic are the elements that have me most interested. Also, it appears we have plenty of exhilarating driving footage coming our way.
Are you an F1 fan? It’s certainly not a prerequisite in order to find this movie intriguing.
Tobias Menzies, Callie Cooke, Sarah Niles, Samson Kayo, Kim Bodnia, Lewis Hamilton, Joseph Balderrama, Will Merrick, Abdul Salis and Rachel Walters also star.
I watched Challengers; Zendaya, Josh O’Connor and Mike Faist’s latest drama/sport/romance film at a special London screening several days ago. The host for the evening mentioned knowing at least two people who have watched Challengers five or more times. Initially, I found this hard to believe. But, now that my thoughts about director Luca Guadagnino’s film have settled, I can admit that I see how one might be so moved to engage in multiple viewings, maybe even in relatively quick succession. And that’s without the viewer having to be a super fan of the lead actors.
Before I explain the above, the Challengers story follows Tashi Duncan (Zendaya), a former tennis prodigy turned coach and her relationship with two best friends over several years; the kind that culminates in an all-important tennis match.
Challengers (2024), Johs O’Connor, MGM
Challengers is a well-acted and undeniably sexy sports film, but not necessarily for the reasons you might think. The way Guadagnino shoots his actors is very engaging and the exciting camera angles plus complementary music help to this end. I must also add that all fans of the human body – the way it moves, especially the male physique will not be mad while watching Challengers. Granted, I could only be speaking for myself here, but I doubt it.
It will also be hard not to notice how Tashi moves on the Tennis court, especially at the height of her pro tennis career. Absolute confidence if I’ve ever seen it.
Challengers (2024), Mike Faist, MGM
Challengers is edited well, even with the switching back and forth from a week ago to 13 years ago, to the present day, to 12 years ago and back again. You will certainly need to pay attention to keep up. But it will likely all be worth it because of the tension and suspense in that final tennis match. Masterful is the word, and I barely even understand the game.
Thank goodness that my initial thoughts of ‘Where is this going?’ at the start of the film ended up meaning little because I became more and more engaged as the movie played.
For tennis fans, watch Challengers to see your favourite sport at its arguably sexiest yet. For everyone else, do it for all the other reasons mentioned earlier, including seeing the creative ways that one can capture a seemingly straightforward scene.
A new instalment of the Adonis Creed story is coming in 2023, and this time it’s a face-off between childhood friends.
Starring Michael B. Jordan (also the director), Tessa Thompson, Florian Munteanu and Jonathan Majors; Majors plays Creed’s childhood friend/former boxing prodigy with a point to make.
I don’t recall much about what happened in the lastCreed movie, Well, except that a fight was very likely won by Jordan’s character. Still, I somehow wasn’t expecting a new instalment. How silly of me!
Since boxing doesn’t generally call to me, I’m drawn to watch this to experience what I believe to be Jordan’s directorial debut. I’m a fan of Thompson and Majors as well, so there’s also that.
Do you find yourself drawn to Creed III at all? If so, what are you most curious and or excited about?
Selenis Leyva, Thaddeus J. Mixson, Phylicia Rashad, Spence Moore II, Tony Bellew, Michelle Davidson, Jude Wells, Jessica McCaskill, Leah Haile and Candice Tracy Ross also star.
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