Watching Sonny Koufax (Sandler) struggle to be a fill-in father, and grow into a better and less self-centered human, is not only a surefire way to feel better, it’s also just. When sheâs carried off, itâs Larry Nassar, the pedophile at the center of the documentary, who carries her.Īthlete A is groundbreaking exactly because it illustrates that the problem is not only with one doctor, or the 54 coaches who were also found guilty of sexual abuse, or the morally bankrupt leadership of USA Gymastics itâs also about what went so wrong with society to see the abuse of young girls as cause for celebration. Few actors have the feel-good comedy so under their thumb as Adam Sandler, and Big Daddy is an amazing example of Sandler at the height of his powers. Meanwhile, her family, her coaches, the spectators – the World – is celebrating. She does this twice, limping between attempts and crawling off the mat on the second, crying. In one scene from the 1996 Olympics, gold medalist Kerri Strug has to run, vault, and land – all with a severe foot injury that was covered up by her coaches. Through interviews with Olympians, their families, and investigative reporters, itâs also a documentary on the overall culture of abuse in gymnastics: sexual, physical, and emotional. This groundbreaking documentary follows the USA Olympics sexual abuse case that made headlines in 2015. The movie that vaulted Lana Condor into the halls of teen rom-com royalty was this 2018 Netflix original based on Jenny Han's book of the same name, and follows a high schooler, Lara Jean (Condor.
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