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A Big Chuck Movie Review: “42” Hits a Grand Slam! (VIDEO)
A Big Chuck Movie Review: “42” Hits a Grand Slam! (VIDEO)
A Big Chuck Movie Review: “42” Hits a Grand Slam! (VIDEO)
"42", the new film about Jackie Robinson is a great way to spend two hours in a movie theater. The film illuminates the trials and tribulations of Jackie, who was the first African-American baseball player in the major leagues.  Newcomer Chadwick Boseman plays Robinson with a mixture of grace and simmering contempt...
’42’ Review
’42’ Review
’42’ Review
My grandmother, Rhoda Singer, died earlier this year. She lived much of her life in Brooklyn and was a Brooklyn Dodgers fan. Her favorite player was Pee Wee Reese, the Dodgers' scrappy white shortstop who famously silenced a racist Cincinnati crowd by putting his arm around his black teammate Jackie Robinson during pre-game warmups. I thought about my grandmother a lot while watching '42,' the new