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James and the Giant Peach
A film with not only whimsical creatures but very real emotions.
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The Last Song
The latest in a growing number of weepy films based on Nicholas Sparks novels that don't come anywhere close to The Notebook.
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The Winning Season
But unlike the card that continues to dominate discussions of vintage baseball collectors, The Winning Season is a film that's forgettable in almost every way.
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American Pastime
Full of interesting characters and placed in a charged setting, but the preachy and obvious spin it takes is ultimately melodramatic and predictable.
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Talent for the Game
It’s by no means some sort of quote-whoringly “fantastic stuff,” “the best baseball movie since Ken Burns took 18 hours of my life” or even “a home run.” But sometimes a solid single is all that it takes.
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Brewster McCloud
There is something delightful in the absurdity and chaos of the movie that kept my interest even as I struggled to pinpoint exactly what it was that I was watching.
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Headin' Home
An odd film with little story, Headin' Home has a big place in sports history, offering an early look at Babe Ruth.
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Cougar Town: The Complete First Season
Introduces some funny characters and honest attitudes, but it seems unsure of the overall direction that it wants to head in.
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Ball of Wax
In Daniel Kraus' dark baseball film Ball of Wax, life on the diamond is clearly no longer a sport. It's something sinister, like a virus refusing to let go of its host.
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Ed
A monkey playing baseball, what could be cuter? In the case of Bill Couturié's Ed, you could slap Chunk from The Goonies in in some Victoria's Secret lingerie and you'd have something more attractive.
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