Jacob Gucker
2 articles
Writing · Movies
Good News in "The Bad News Bears"
In The Bad News Bears (1976), a city councilman hires a washed-up minor league baseball player with a drinking problem to coach a little league team of leftover misfits. Underdog sports movies are usually full of sentimentalism and dramatic victories, but this film is a commentary on the failing dream…
by Jacob Gucker · July 6, 2021
Writing · Movies
Alien 3: Through New Eyes
Science Fiction movies often retell old stories and myths with greater impact for modern people. A being from another world or a technologically advanced human can embody an ancient god or demon and viewers are suddenly unwittingly enthralled by Ur tales that emerged from hundreds of years of human experience.…
by Jacob Gucker · February 2, 2021