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A League of Their Own (2022)
Fun show with wonderful characters, also some baseball
I adore the 1992 film. The tape often went into the VCR next to classics like Star Wars, Freaky Friday, Alien or The Goonies. Sports movies with teambuilding and heartfelt character moments are fun to watch and that one had a stellar cast and so many amazing character beats. And now I have a tv show that takes all the strength from that movie (granted, minus a certain type of starpower) and elevates everything.
A tv show has a longer runtime than a movie and thus can dig deeper. There are main characters and side characters, but everybody has at least a scene or two to fully shine. The one thing the women have in common is their love for the sport, but from there we get a great variety.
And yes, everybody is talking about it, this is for the queers specifically. The one thing that could not have been part of the film and is now front and center. (And for anybody crying about how this is only woke-pandering, maybe look up Maybelle Blair.) The way the queer community is portrayed is excellent. To throw in a quote without spoilers "Not everybody's a butch." They find time enough to present a diverse diversity. That's what happens when a show is allowed to have more than two gay people on.
But they didn't stop there, no, A League of Their Own even catches the racism of the time. Women playing baseball? Well, yes, okay. Black women? Hell no! And so we get a great addition by looking to the side, where Max Chapman dreams, breathes and lives baseball, but is denied even a chance at tryouts, because of the color of her skin. That part would have deserved its own film a long time ago, but at long last... The show manages to marry the plotlines via a chance encounter and everything about it feels organic and natural. Like something that could - or rather should - have happened.
Yes, this is not a documentary. It's a fictionalized version of a part in history. But it never said otherwise. What it did promise was humour and there is LOADS of that. With the racism and homophobia there are some heavy hitters, but overall the tone of the show stays light. It's fun entertainment first, a reminder of how things were and how far we've come since second.
And third there is also baseball.
I was surprised that the first episode dives right into things and there is no explanation about how this League came to be. They also don't dwell on winning the crowd over like the film does. There are more important things to get to.
The love for the film is felt within this with a lot of scenes (and some quotes) lifted from it, but most often with a tiny new spin. Respectful, not blatantly stolen.
Snoops (1999)
wanted more!
I'm so sad that this intelligent and funny show was cancelled because of low viewers. Official reason was "VIP (with Pam Anderson)" was better. So not true...
This show had everything already and was moving into the right directions to become really popular just because all characters were already formed in the pilot. It would have been a challenging task for writers to go on with the plots. There are so many stories worth to be told about Glen Hall and her fellows...
Wild Things (1998)
expect the unexpected
100% suspense. Just bring yourself over the first thirty minutes and then watch the film til THE END!!!
Interesting but plausible twists with good actors. It starts like a classic who-did-it, but the final conclusion is worth all the waiting.
My Stepmother Is an Alien (1988)
watch for having fun
One of my fav movies as a child I still watch it once in a while just to have 105 minutes of fun. The story may not be the most original, but you can see a well-acting Kim Basinger as an alien who has to discover the complexity of humans.
Richy Guitar (1985)
best film of the best band of the world
This movie is cult! Die Ärzte call themselves now "Best band of the world" and this movie is a reason to agree. Although we'll see Sahnie instead of now bass guitar Rod and this is NOT a biography, you are granted inside looks into the German punk scene of the 80's!
But I'm a Cheerleader (1999)
it's brilliant...
When I first saw it I knew immediately that was a masterpiece of work. It's a serious topic Jamie Babbit chose, but she made a funny film outta it! The characters are showing all different stereotypes which such engagement you have to believe them. Sad thing those camps really exist, but more such films and people could consider changing things...