Review of Resurrecting the Champ (2007) by Nick Z — 16 Jun 2008

A movie about sports writing, pretty cool, Josh Hartnett played the part pretty well, also makes all my reporting screw-ups look tame.

This review of Resurrecting the Champ (2007) was written by Nick Z on 16 Jun 2008.

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