February 25th, 2026 by Adam Toroni-Byrne
I’ll admit it — when I first heard Zootopia 2 was finally happening almost a decade after the original, I wondered if lightning could strike twice. But from the moment the bright, bustling streets of Zootopia filled the screen again, it became clear this isn’t just a sequel for the sake of nostalgia. It’s a story with […]
February 16th, 2024 by Adam Toroni-Byrne
Taika Waititi quietly released Next Goal Wins first at Toronto International Film Festival and then in wide release in the fall of 2023. It was a film that just like so many lately came and went without much fanfare. As with all decades, we seem to get our fair share of underdog true story adaptations […]
January 4th, 2024 by Adam Toroni-Byrne
From Academy Award® winner Taika Waititi* (Thor: Ragnarok, Jojo Rabbit, What We Do In The Shadows) comes Next Goal Wins, a heartwarming and hilarious tale inspired by the true-life story of soccer underdogs American Samoa and their stumbling attempts to qualify for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Described as “big-hearted and feel-good” (Wendy Ide, Screen […]