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AEW Collision – 12/2/2023

AEW Collision - 12/2/2023

The December 2nd edition of AEW Collision featured more Continental Classic matches including Brody King vs. Claudio Castagnoli, Daniel Garcia vs. Andrade El Ídolo, and Bryan Danielson vs. Eddie Kingston. Also, The Kingdom took on the Iron Savages, Abadon vs. Keira Hogan, El Hijo del Vikingo fought Kip Sabian, and appearances by the House of Black, Keith Lee, and FTR.

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Nyad

  • Title: Nyad
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Nyad

Based on true events, Nyad offers the attempts of retired long-distance swimmer Diana Nyad (Annette Bening) who in her 60s became obsessed with completing the swim from Havana to Florida which she failed to accomplish in her 20s. While in many ways your typical sports drama featuring an athlete overcoming impossible odds, and driven (and haunted) by personal experience, the film’s story is elevated by the performances of Benning and by Jodie Foster who plays Diana’s best friend and coach throughout her multiple attempts to make history.

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Next Goal Wins

  • Title: Next Goal Wins
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Next Goal Wins

Based on a true story of a washed-up soccer coach exiled across the world and tasked with turning around the worst international soccer team in the world after their historic loss 31-0 on the world stage, Next Goal Wins is pretty much what you would expect following in the footsteps of films such as Cool Runnings, A League of Their Own, or The Mighty Ducks… just not as good.

While perfectly acceptable as family friendly TV entertainment for something like The Hallmark Channel, Next Goal Wins lacks the heart of a champion and is more notable for Kaimana‘s role portraying Jaiyah Saelua, the first openly non-binary and trans woman to compete in a FIFA World Cup qualifier, than the story of the coach (who does little on-screen to teach soccer and whose motivations seem to come and go when the film needs them to without ever providing any proper motivation to change his attitude towards himself, his situation, or the team).

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