Big Fan: The Movie That Temporarily Broke This Site
So you probably noticed that I haven’t posted anything since September. Part of that was due to the Big Ten resuming football, which ate up what little writing time I have. But most of it was due to Big Fan, a movie I would have enjoyed at another time. Big Fan is about a lifelessContinue reading “Big Fan: The Movie That Temporarily Broke This Site”
Preview #5: Big Fan (2009)
The Trailer: Why did I pick this movie?: It’s about sports fans and the various psychoses that manifest themselves in deep fandom. I’ve been a sportswriter (Ed.: And John Belushi was actually a samurai, I suppose?) for twenty years now and I’m familiar with the world of the sports fanatic. Most sports fans are normal,Continue reading “Preview #5: Big Fan (2009)”
The Straight Story: A John Deere Letter
It’s difficult at first to imagine enjoying a movie about an old man who rides his lawn tractor almost 300 miles to visit his ailing brother. What could possibly be slower-paced or less interesting than that? Unless he has some wacky adventures along the way, or he encounters some crazy mixed-up characters who turn hisContinue reading “The Straight Story: A John Deere Letter”
