THE BROW BEAT
Alan Shipnuck
December 18, 2006
HIGH Think solving crossword puzzles isn't a sport?
Talk to the competitors at the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament, featured
in the charming documentary Wordplay. Think only geeks do crosswords? Talk to
Yankees pitcher Mike Mussina, who shows up in the film to explain his passion
for The New York Times puzzle.
HIGH Think solving crossword puzzles isn't a sport?
Talk to the competitors at the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament, featured
in the charming documentary Wordplay. Think only geeks do crosswords? Talk to
Yankees pitcher Mike Mussina, who shows up in the film to explain his passion
for The New York Times puzzle.
LOW Nacho Libre brilliantly combines two things--Jack
Black and men in tights--that are intrinsically hilarious. The plot's a bit
far-fetched: Black is a monk moonlighting as a lucha libre wrestler because he
wants to.... Oh, never mind. It's Jack Black in tights! Critics might argue
that it's a one-joke flick. Maybe so, but it's one funny joke.