Game Tape
Guy BingleyA search for personality, authenticity and artistry in the world of sports documentary
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World Cup on film: Hero (1986)
The last World Cup hosted by Mexico was originally awarded to Colombia.
Then almost stolen by the USA.
But its image is undeniably owned by a 5ft 5in Argentinian.
Diego Maradona celebrates the 1986 World Cup win. Photo: David Yarrow...
Shorts: Lido (1995)
The public swimming pool, depending on how you orient your world view, could be a utopia. Or like Sartre’s take on “other people”: hell.
For Neddy Merrill, the antihero of John Cheever’s short story, portrayed by Burt Lancaster in its film...
Coming soon: World Cup roundup & ICYMI
We’re into the quadrennial dance of new docs for a World Cup and there are no complaints here: except this time, there are almost too many to keep up with.
I started compiling this roundup before several of the features were released. Some...
Versus the camera - John McEnroe: In the Realm of Perfection (2018)
The vivid memories of last year’s instant classic between Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz colour over news of the defending champion’s injured wrist and backroom grumblings about prize money at the latest edition1.
It’s hard not to feel t...
Shorts: Seven Women of Different Ages (1978)
Sorry, Timothée Chalamet.
Today’s edition of Shorts will focus on a documentary short about ballet, even if “no one cares about this anymore”1.
Readers of Game Tape might further contend that ballet isn’t a sport. They’re probably right....
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Writer/ co-director of a doc about a world record gone badly wrong (Résilience, 2022), editor of Mark Cousins's film essays for Prospect Magazine and sports content for brands like Nike, Apple/ Beats by Dre and Strava.
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