Spoofing documentaries is nowhere near as easy as it looks. If the audience gets the slightest inkling that the subjects are viewed with contempt, the jig is up. That is why Christopher Guest is so good at making “mockumentaries.” He clearly loves all of his subjects, warts and all. And he should. Guest, after all, starred in the mother of all mockumentaries, “This Is Spinal Tap,” which still stands as one of the funniest movies ever made. His first attempt at mockumentary as a director was the cult favorite “Waiting for Guffman,” and while that one didn’t have the belly…
Author: David Medsker
“Any Given Sunday” is like a lot of Oliver Stone’s recent work. It happens, and then it’s over. There is very little to digest, debate or even remember. It may be entertaining in parts, but it is certainly not important, nor is it half the whistle-blower on the business of football that it pretends to be. But that is not to say that it’s bad. It simply isn’t “JFK.” There is a story here, but not much of a plot. The story involves a veteran coach (Al Pacino) for the Miami Sharks, a team that’s on the schnide, as Chris…