A Review Too Far - Race

This week our cinema geeks review Major League, Smoke, and out in theaters now, Race.

First up is Major League, a baseball feature where the Cleveland Indians hire a team that is, unbeknownst to them, intentionally supposed to come in last place. Once they find out, though, they vow to not only climb out of the gutter, but win the American League pennant to spite their mercenary owner. Starring Tom Berenger, Charlie Sheen, and Wesley Snipes, this sports comedy film also has small roles for Rene Russo, Corbin Bernsen, Dennis Haysbert, and Bob Uecker.

After that is Smoke, a series of connected vignettes all centered around a cigar shop in Brooklyn in the early 90's and the people who come in and out of it's life. Starring William Hurt. Harold Perrineau, and Harvey Keitel, Smoke also has small roles for Stockard Channing and Forest Whitaker.

Finally, out in theaters is Race. Starring Stephan James as iconic runner Jesse Owens, this dramatization tells the story of Owens rise to prominence as both a runner and role model during his college years and up through the 1936 Olympic games in Nazi Germany. Costarring Jason Sudeikis, Race also features Shanice Banton, William Hurt, Jeremy Irons, and Eli Goree.