Article: Pinball: The Man Who Saved the Game (2023)

It’s often said the best sports movies are less about the games themselves and more about the players playing, their lives and inspirations that helped them endure the training and rigors necessary to achieve superhuman feats against the odds. The best ones are inspirational even to those who couldn’t be less interested in whatever the headline sport is, a testament to the universal appeal that “games” can hold As the world of cinema continues to embrace the stories of videogames more and more, Hollywood is quickly learning they’re more than just speeding hedgehogs and magic mushrooms; we’ve got a Tetris movie on the way, though its about how the game was sold and not Alexey Pajitnov’s game itself.