0
Skip to Content
Cinema Sugar
Interviews
Essays
Reviews
Listicles
Themes
Top 10s
About
Cinema Sugar
Interviews
Essays
Reviews
Listicles
Themes
Top 10s
About
Interviews
Essays
Reviews
Listicles
Themes
Top 10s
About
The Women Are All Right: ‘A League of Their Own’ and the Power of Belonging
The Scoop Vicki Rakowski 4/24/23 The Scoop Vicki Rakowski 4/24/23

The Women Are All Right: ‘A League of Their Own’ and the Power of Belonging

It’s possible the reason I loved A League of Their Own so much was that it was a wonderland of amazing female athletes who occupied their own fully formed world.

Read More
UCLA Football Staff Pick Their Favorite Sports Movies
Assorted Flavors Cinema Sugar 4/19/23 Assorted Flavors Cinema Sugar 4/19/23

UCLA Football Staff Pick Their Favorite Sports Movies

Sports Month wouldn’t be complete without hearing from real-life athletes and coaches.

Read More
Learning to Fly (And Fail) Like ‘Eddie the Eagle’
The Scoop Elliott Cuff 4/17/23 The Scoop Elliott Cuff 4/17/23

Learning to Fly (And Fail) Like ‘Eddie the Eagle’

Throughout his journey Eddie Edwards is ridiculed at every turn, but he never stops working hard to get where he wants to be.

Read More
Ryan Winn on ‘The Sandlot’
Sweet Talkin' Cinema Sugar 4/13/23 Sweet Talkin' Cinema Sugar 4/13/23

Ryan Winn on ‘The Sandlot’

The lead actor of the 2023 coming-of-age film What’s My Name Again? sweet-talks the 1993 sports classic.

Read More
BMX Stunts and Budding Romance? That’s So ‘Rad’
Junk Food Cinema Natalie Bauer 4/13/23 Junk Food Cinema Natalie Bauer 4/13/23

BMX Stunts and Budding Romance? That’s So ‘Rad’

The culmination of ‘80s cinema is, of course, the BMX dance routine in the 1986 coming-of-age sports movie Rad.

Read More
5 Sports Movies for People Who Don’t Care About Sports
Assorted Flavors Julia York 4/12/23 Assorted Flavors Julia York 4/12/23

5 Sports Movies for People Who Don’t Care About Sports

Some “sports-adjacent” films that will scratch your itch for rousing competition but not leave you wondering what the hell an “audible” is.

Read More
Blindspotting: Sports Movies
Blindspotting Cinema Sugar 4/12/23 Blindspotting Cinema Sugar 4/12/23

Blindspotting: Sports Movies

We watch a lot of movies, but we haven’t seen everything. This month we’re tackling our personal sports movie blindspots!

Read More
Kormac on Mogwai’s broody and enthralling ‘Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait’ soundtrack
Sound Bites Cinema Sugar 4/10/23 Sound Bites Cinema Sugar 4/10/23

Kormac on Mogwai’s broody and enthralling ‘Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait’ soundtrack

The Dublin DJ, producer, and composer writes about his favorite sports movie soundtrack.

Read More
Top 10 Sports Movies
Toppings Cinema Sugar 4/6/23 Toppings Cinema Sugar 4/6/23

Top 10 Sports Movies

After intense tryouts, wrenching roster cuts, and a motivational speech for the ages, our team of Top 10 Sports Movies is ready to go for the gold.

Read More
Heroes Get Remembered, but Sports Month Never Dies
Cinema Sugar 4/1/23 Cinema Sugar 4/1/23

Heroes Get Remembered, but Sports Month Never Dies

Feel the rhythm, feel the rhyme, get on up, it’s Sports Month time!

Read More
Horror Oscar Snubs that Still Give Us Nightmares
Assorted Flavors Cinema Sugar 3/29/23 Assorted Flavors Cinema Sugar 3/29/23

Horror Oscar Snubs that Still Give Us Nightmares

The Academy is notoriously averse to nominating—let alone awarding—horror movies and performances that are nevertheless Oscar-worthy. Here are some egregious snubs that continue to haunt us.

Read More
7 times Steven Spielberg should have won Best Picture
Assorted Flavors Chad Comello 3/24/23 Assorted Flavors Chad Comello 3/24/23

7 times Steven Spielberg should have won Best Picture

It’s hard to believe Schindler’s List is the only Steven Spielberg film to win Best Picture. Here’s how I’d change that—if only in my dreams.

Read More
Blindspotting: Best Picture Winners
Blindspotting Cinema Sugar 3/20/23 Blindspotting Cinema Sugar 3/20/23

Blindspotting: Best Picture Winners

We watch a lot of movies, but we haven’t seen everything. This month, we’re tackling personal Best Picture blindspots!

Read More
Justice for ‘12 Angry Men’
The Scoop Elliott Cuff 3/15/23 The Scoop Elliott Cuff 3/15/23

Justice for ‘12 Angry Men’

In many ways, 12 Angry Men is a perfect case study that proves exceptional cinema only requires two things: flawless dialogue and performers with the range and dexterity to deliver it.

Read More
Interview: Author Michael Schulman on Oscar twists and psychodramas
Maker's Dozen Cinema Sugar 3/10/23 Maker's Dozen Cinema Sugar 3/10/23

Interview: Author Michael Schulman on Oscar twists and psychodramas

12+1 questions with the author of Oscar Wars about The Muppets, being at the Moonlight/La La Land Oscars, one change he’d make to the Oscars, and much more!

Read More
Top 10 Best Picture Winners
Toppings Cinema Sugar 3/7/23 Toppings Cinema Sugar 3/7/23

Top 10 Best Picture Winners

No envelope mix-up here: of all 94 films to win Best Picture at the Academy Awards, these are the 10 best.

Read More
For Your Consideration: Oscars Month!
Cinema Sugar 3/1/23 Cinema Sugar 3/1/23

For Your Consideration: Oscars Month!

Read More
‘Moonstruck’ is the Perfect Dish
The Scoop Vicki Rakowski 2/23/23 The Scoop Vicki Rakowski 2/23/23

‘Moonstruck’ is the Perfect Dish

Perfect actors, perfect script, perfect setting, perfect emotion. After you watch Moonstruck, you can’t help but look back and think, what was in that recipe?

Read More
Black Women Filmmakers to Watch
Assorted Flavors Natalie Pohorski 2/22/23 Assorted Flavors Natalie Pohorski 2/22/23

Black Women Filmmakers to Watch

In an industry that’s been historically unfriendly to Black female filmmakers, these women are making moves and movies worth seeing.

Read More
8 Times Black Artists Changed Cinema
Assorted Flavors Natalie Pohorski 2/21/23 Assorted Flavors Natalie Pohorski 2/21/23

8 Times Black Artists Changed Cinema

The history of cinema is full of Black artists, performers, and activists who affected positive change in their time but often failed to receive their deserved acclaim. 

Read More
Newer Posts
Older Posts
Subscribe to our newsletter