Taika Waititi’s Next Goal Wins is the latest attempt to create a blockbuster based around the beautiful game. Focusing on personal stories may be the answer
Sports movies have been a mainstay of Hollywood throughout its history.
Cinema wouldn’t be the same without Robert Redford’s Natural hitting a light bursting home-run, Paul Newman’s Hustler smirking as he chalks his cue, Raging Bull’s operatic pugilism, or Rocky hurling himself up the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
