‘Wimbledon’ with Noah Ballard
Episode 8
What if a washed-up tennis journeyman (Paul Bettany) and a rising phenom (Kirsten Dunst) made a pact to hook up before every round of Wimbledon?
That’s a big swing from this 2004 rom-com, but how’s its follow-through? Noah Ballard (Verve) joins our sports-romance kick to analyze the darker movie at the core of “Wimbledon,” savor the film’s giant cast, and regale us with racquet-sports anecdotes from his own life.
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Be Reel is a movie reviewing & reappraising podcast hosted by Chance Solem-Pfeifer and Noah Ballard.
Each time out, we select three movies based around a genre and call up guests ranging from submarine captains to Oscar winners. Then, we rate the movies, weighing both technical quality and entertainment.
Noah and Chance are old friends who mostly respect each other’s opinions. Even though Chance is a fool and a traitor. Find their show presented at ThePlaylist.Net and follow them on Twitter for the latest on Noah’s literary agenting and Chance’s work in the Portland arts scene.