fighting

Canceling hockey amid a global pandemic was the socially responsible thing to do, I remind myself regularly. In the absence of watching actual games, I've been re-watching some movies with hockey themes. The first one I bring to you is the heartwarming, comedic, and frequently violent, story of Doug Glatt in the movie Goon.

Doug (Seann William Scott) is a pretty simple man, not very smart but very strong. His strength and fighting ability make him the perfect bouncer for a local bar in his Massachusetts hometown. While he has ample ability in brute strength, Doug has a very simple moral code

When your whole world has been reduced to shades of gray, the blooming ruby splashes of blood from your homemade fight club really stand out. A group of teen boys suffer the myriad pains of their fathers' deployment, watching their mothers work extra shifts at local factories and other hardships mount. The boys' world has been shifted by the loss of their childhood and innocence, realizing that every time they click "refresh" on their web browsers the growing silence could mean the worst has happened. Based on the short story by Benjamin Percy, this graphic novel is an important re-telling