Andrew Parker of the Toronto Underground Cinema’s picks for great winter sports movies
We are now, in most parts of the Northern Hemisphere anyway, firmly in the clutches of old man winter. The ponds are frozen. The toboggans have been dusted off. Ridiculously comfortable one piece snow suits are being donned by the little ones and the biggest sporting event of the year, the Super Bowl, is fresh in our memory.
Kids, however, are probably far more interested in playing sports than actually watching them on television. On top of that, they would probably love watching a movie about sports more than they would like to play them. So with that spirit in mind, here are my top 5 (technically 6) family-friendly winter sports movies.
Besides, the Super Bowl rarely ever takes place in over a foot of snow. What is so wintry about that?
