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The Battered Bastards of Baseball (2014)
Brilliant baseball documentary
What a hidden gem of a flick to discover this 2014 film in 2022 via Netflix. I have been covering the Newport Beach Film Festival as a critic for over 20 years so I have seen a lot of movies since seeing my first movie of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang at the Savoy Theatre in Dublin in 1969. I grew up as a batgirl for my older brother. On Sundays we listened to Vin Scully announce the Dodger games in LA. Yet this documentary struck a beautiful raw chord as I was a benchwarmer more than a player while in the grade school softball team yet I cheered on the team and I got a benchwarmer plaque at the end of the season. This movie is for all benchwarmers who are fans who love the game and the fun of being a fan. Well done.
Dolly Parton: Here I Am (2019)
Stupendous in its sincere simplicity of a sexy songwriter singer
Most humans on this planet probably know this iconic performer yet this film highlights her journey's ebbs and flows like the unrelenting waves on the shore. It is a capitvating inspiring documentary with great footage and songs laced together with interviews by musicians, managers, movie co stars and others. I didn't know she is married to her husband for all these years. I am a renewed fan of Dolly planning to visit Dollywood someday and hopefully see her in concert, God willing. This movie is a treat to ve shared. Enjoy.