The Over and Back NBA podcast is celebrating the NBA at 75 by rewatching some of the greatest Slam Dunk Contests in NBA history. Michael Jordan didn’t need the 1987 Slam Dunk Contest to become Air ...
Ben Affleck's superbly crafted drama “Air” lands like a classic Michael Jordan dunk – you can even imagine Affleck’s tongue wagging and legs splayed in mid-jump akin to his Airness. Like “Moneyball” ...
Over the past couple of years, events have led many fans to believe that the Slam Dunk Contest has lost its charm. Some of the reasons include the absence of star power, heavy dependency on gimmicks, ...
When the Air Jordan 1 is finally revealed in "Air," it's a glorious, breathtaking moment. A corporate origin story needs to be in love with its central object of fascination, and since "Air" is the ...
Jordan, hungry for revenge, had captured the 1987 title while Wilkins was sidelined due to injury. So when both were healthy and primed for battle in '88, the hype was through the roof. The 1988 ...
When Matt Damon and Ben Affleck reunited 25 years after “Good Will Hunting” (1997) to film the underdog Air Jordan biopic “Air,” they initially expected to release it straight to streaming on Amazon ...
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One of the best sports-related movies I’ve seen in years makes a full court press this week in theaters, while over on the indie circuit, there’s a charmer from Ireland, a quirky comedy about a public ...
Air has its dreamers, for sure, and they are endearing. But what they’re working towards is a commercial deal; to be precise the handshake on an endorsement – for what would become the mythical Air ...
If someone had told me just two months ago that one of the most engrossing and adrenaline-pinching new films would center around a pair of sneakers, I simply wouldn’t have believed you. But then ...
Ross Bonaime is the Senior Film Editor at Collider. He is a Virginia-based critic, writer, and editor who has written about all forms of entertainment for Paste Magazine, Brightest Young Things, ...