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Adam Sandler’s Hustle pairs gorgeously captured b-ball scenes with a taut, funny script
“Adam Sandler loves basketball and he loves making movies, so you quite simply will not believe what happens next.”


Australian trailer and release date for Adam Sandler’s inspirational basketball story Hustle
The Sandman finds a diamond in the rough, a phenomenal street ball player who might be his ticket back to the big leagues.


Winning Time has plenty to entertain everyone, from depressed Lakers fans to b-ball novices
John C. Reilly leads this R-rated, no-holds-barred, reputations-be-damned look back at 1980s L.A.


Get up and slam! Space Jam: A New Legacy is now available to rent or buy
Part-live-action, part animated, all Looney: the baller sequel has bounced from the big screen to your home.


You Cannot Kill David Arquette, but here’s how you can watch his wrestling comeback doco
The middle-aged actor gets back in the ring for an “outrageous comeback tale” of redemption.


Heels is an enjoyably trashy spandex soap opera with dramatic muscle
Stan’s new drama, set in the sweaty world of a struggling Georgia wrestling franchise, doesn’t do subtle.


How to watch season 2 of feel-good football comedy Ted Lasso in Australia
Jason Sudeikis has won us (and the Golden Globes) over as the fish-out-of-water soccer coach.


The heartwarming true story Dream Horse is now playing in cinemas
A Welsh community comes together to raise a champion filly in this new Toni Collette dramedy.


Footy documentary This is Port Adelaide will please fans but leave outsiders bemused
This documentary about the iconic footy club preaches to the choir.


This Is Port Adelaide, a doco on the 150-year-old footy club, is coming to cinemas
Love ’em or hate ’em, Port Adelaide Football Club is the subject of this incisive film from Nicole Miller.


The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers is (just) enough to get new fans quacking
Leaning heavily on nostalgia is one of Disney’s key tactics.


AFL docuseries Making Their Mark arrives on Prime Video this week
Filmed during one of footy’s most challenging years ever, these 7 episodes will give you a new appreciation for the game.


Australian trailer and release date for The Mighty Ducks sequel series Game Changers
The original underdog hockey team are coming back – to the small screen this time, with OG coach Emilio Estevez.


HBO’s Tiger Woods documentary uses one of the oldest and greatest story templates
Audiences will never tire of watching famous and highly successful people get taken down a peg or two.


The best sports movies and series on Netflix Australia
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You’ve seen The Last Dance, now watch these other Netflix sports stories
Chicago Bulls doco The Last Dance isn’t the only riveting sports production on Netflix.


The Last Dance proves Michael Jordan is a god, but does it live up to its reviews?
Like Mike. Everybody wanted to be like Mike. Now he’s in an extremely addictive Netflix series.


The 10 best basketball movies of all time
From Gene Hackman as a disgraced coach to Wesley Snipes and Woody Harrelson as rival hustlers – these films got game.


Amidst animal rights debate, Ride Like A Girl gallops to the top of the box office
The Melbourne Cup drama smashed its opening weekend, despite ongoing protests.


Ride Like a Girl is an uplifting sports movie with a heart as big as Phar Lap’s
Is it sentimental? Sure. But it’s also a charming and inspiring movie.


Adam Goodes doco The Australian Dream is a fascinating study of modern Australia
This film takes us to a place that leads to the heart of modern Australia.


Diego Maradona is a fascinating portrait of the retired soccer superstar
Like many elite athletes Maradona was a wonder at a game and less than perfect at life.
