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You’ve got to expect some pretty big things from a film that uses the massacre at Wounded Knee as a mere starting point. Add Viggo Mortensen fresh from his stint as Aragorn in Peter Jackson’s excellent Lord Of The Rings trilogy, and how can you not expect big things? And if that’s not enough, we’ll throw in some genuine Arabian sheiks and breathtaking cinematography… oh, and there’s horses.

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Outside of the Academy Awards in 2006, I had never heard of this picture, most likely because it is a Spanish film and was played in America on limited release. Although Volver left the Oscars without any brass, it still has been highly regarded by critics and viewers alike. Like most people my age would think, this movie doesn’t look awfully appealing, but I can assure you there’s a lot more to it than you would expect; it turns out to be a real deep and dark drama, with the odd laugh.

The main focus…

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Soccer has always been a big part of my life. While I don’t follow it as actively as I use to as a kid (I played soccer for 9 years), I still love watching the World Cup every 4 years and watching random soccer films. Low and behold my excitement when received in the latest soccer film entitled Goal! The Dream Begins.

The basic plot of the film goes a little something like this. Santiago Munez (Kuno Becker) works in a local Los Angeles Chinese restaurant as a busboy (obviously for minimal wages). His li…

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