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Hustle: Adam Sandler Dramedy a Winning Homage to Basketball, Family, and Philly

Hustle: Adam Sandler Dramedy a Winning Homage to Basketball, Family, and Philly

By Karen Gordon

ReviewJim SlotekJune 7, 2022Hustle, Basketball movies, Sports movies, Adam Sandler, Queen Latifah, Jeremiah Zagar, Juancho Hernangómez, Ben Foster, PhiladelphiaComment

12 Mighty Orphans: If Success Has Many Parents, This Film Is the Opposite

12 Mighty Orphans: If Success Has Many Parents, This Film Is the Opposite

By Liam Lacey

ReviewJim SlotekAugust 4, 202112 Mighty Orphans, fact-based drama, Luke Wilson, Martin Sheen, Robert Duvall, Ty Roberts, Texas, Sports movies, Wayne Knight, Depression-era Comments

The Way Back: Ben Affleck stars in possibly the saddest 'redemptive' sports movie ever

By Jim Slotek

ReviewJim SlotekMarch 5, 2020Sports movies, Movies about alcoholism, The Way Back, Ben Affleck, Michaela Watkins, Janina Gavanka, High school basketball, Gavin O'Connor, Manchester by the Sea, Miracle, Brandon WilsonComment

Uncle Drew: NBA stars get some laughs under all that latex

By Jim Slotek

ReviewJim SlotekJune 27, 2018Basketball movies, Sports movies, Comedies, Athletes turned actor, Uncle Drew, Pepsi Max, TV commercials turned movies, Kyrie Irving, Shaquille O'Neal