James Lees

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One day you’re young, and the next you’re awarding five stars to a documentary about porridge.

‘The Golden Spurtle’, which is about people from all over the world travelling to Scotland to complete in a porridge competition, is just wonderful. A real balm for the soul.

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All six seasons of #Parenthood are now on @netflix.com. One of my favourite tv shows of all time. If you’ve never seen it before, I can’t recommend it enough. I’m about to jump back in for a rewatch. #tvsky

I’m currently still on holiday, and ‘Balls on Film’ will return to inboxes on Jan 10th to kick off our 2025 slate of reviews and sports movie goodness.

I’ve had a couple of review requests - Any Given Sunday (2009) and Jerry Maguire (1996).

Which one would you prefer to see first? 🗳️ #filmsky

Rocky IV The fourth film in the franchise is a gloriously cartoonish and ridiculous Cold War spectacle that still packs a punch.

I’m concluding the 2024 season with a Rocky IV review from @johnlees.bsky.social, and a look back at the best movie & tv series I watched this year. Enjoy, and I’ll see you back here for more sports movies in January! 🎉👋🏻

#filmsky #moviesky

Paid? I wish 😅 I thought it was very entertaining.

Really enjoyed #CarryOn on @netflix.com. Old school action thriller vibes. Like Die Hard 2 meets Phone Booth. Lots of fun, and a great addition to the Christmas movie line-up this year. #filmsky

Cool Runnings Feel the rhythm, feel the rhyme, this flawed but joyous bobsled tale will warm your heart every time.

31 years following its release, Cool Runnings is still a joy, but it’s imperfections are even more glaring.

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My newsletter passed 100 subscribers! It’s not much, but the fact that over a hundred people choose to read my silly thoughts about sports movies means a lot. Writing on the internet can sometimes feel like posting into the void, so hitting little milestones like this helps make that less so! 😊

Thanks for this, Molly!

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Every morning, my wife and I have coffee and breakfast and play the @nytimes.com daily games together before we have to get ready for work. Maybe I’m just getting old, but it’s my favorite part of the day. 😊

Opted for a #coffee chocolate advent calendar this year from Rave Coffee. All of these sound amazing! 🤩

What’s your favourite sports movie?

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Remember the Titans Let’s remember one of the best sports movies ever made. Denzel Washington and a stacked cast score a touchdown in this tale of unity that transcends the Gridiron.

I’m revisiting one of the best sports movies ever this week. It’s a great #Thanksgiving movie too, and one of my fav Denzel Washington performances.

Let’s Remember the Titans…

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Happy #Thanksgiving to all of my American friends and family! ❤️ 🇺🇸 🦃 🍂

Someone at @nytimes.com games is an Arnie fan 😂 #NYTConnections

Still to see Rush, but I’ve not done an F1 movie yet. I’ll make that the first!

Done Moneyball a few weeks ago. One of my favs! 🙌🏻

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Not strictly baseball as such, but I’m aiming to review every sports movie ever and baseball is my fav sub-genre. ⚾️

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Same. He’s been amazing this whole time. Was rooting for him.

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The U.K. watching Dylan during this finale. #GBBO

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No Holds Barred And the award for most grunting and screaming in a single movie goes to…

No Holds Barred is pure 80s schlock. The film was created with the sole purpose of trying to make Hulk Hogan a Hollywood star. Vince McMahon may have been a great wresting promoter back in the day, but he was clearly out of his depth as a movie producer. 😬

#wrestlesky #wrestlingsky

@batflipsandnerds.bsky.social Guys, what’s your favourite sports movie of all time? 🍿

Yep. It’s one of the reasons I’ve been leaning back towards analogue watches and just using my AW for working out. The thought of buying yet another Apple Watch and more tech going to landfill makes me sad. I’m still on my S6 but it’s my third watch.

I’ve just discovered that there’s a whole catalogue of sports-themed #Hallmark movies. Let’s start with some #baseball! 😅

My life in an image 😅

Good so far, hopefully the bigger brand name accounts will move over soon too. The sports leagues and most teams are still absent. Seems like a pretty good alternative though. It helps that it’s so similar to Twitter, functionality-wise too.

These are awesome!

Great job, what a transformation! 🤩

Thanks! 🤩 Have you seen the original cut or just the Miramax one?