‘Thirteen Lives’: 2018 cave rescue in Thailand gets straightforward, inspiring dramatization
A respite from the seemingly endless stream of doom and gloom in the newsfeeds, Ron Howard’s “Thirteen Lives” is an inspiring tale of triumph over tragedy.
Baseball at the movies, Part II: Winning lessons, from real-life coaches to ‘The Bad News Bears’
Extra innings: Just in time for the All-Star break, a second installment of baseball movies that hit it out of the park with wisdom on success and happiness on and off the field.
‘Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, a Journey, a Song’: Chorus of approval for an all too present tune
Columbia Records, Leonard Cohen’s label, chose not to release the 1984 album that featured “ Hallelujah,” claiming it wouldn’t sell. In defiance of that, be warned: In this film you’ll see the song performed many, many times by many, many artists.
Baseball at the movies: What the boys (and girls) of summer can teach us from the celluloid field
Baseball as a metaphor for how to live one’s life is nothing new – you’d think by now we’d have retired that number. Yet one can’t help going back to the genre’s Hall of Fame, MVPs that offer up sage wisdom on how to achieve success and find happiness on and off the field.
