Jay Baruchel left the New York premiere of his latest film when he was called out by NHL discipline czar Brendan Shanahan.

Jay Baruchel left the New York premiere of his latest film when he was called out by NHL discipline czar Brendan Shanahan. Baruchel laughed as he said he dropped to his knees and apologized to ...

Hockey movies fall into two categories generally, they either go down as iconic (“Slap Shot” “Miracle”) or they go down in flames (“The Love Guru”). You can chalk up “Goon” as being an iconic film of ...

Rated R. 92 minutes. At the Denver FilmCenter/Colfax. The fact that a movie as harsh and despicable as “Goon” can be promoted as a comedy says terrible things about the state of the American ...

"Goon" is not interested in realism. It's the kind of movie where a bare-fisted man hits another man in his helmet -- and knocks him out. All it wants is slapstick violence and "Slap Shot" profanity.

The movie was inspired by a book based on real life events and written by actor-writer Jay Baruchel. Along with the on-ice violence, there is a comic edge to Goon. The hockey world could use a ...

Goon: Toronto Review. Seann William Scott stars as a nightclub bouncer who brings his fighting fists to the ice by joining a minor league hockey team.

The movie “Slap Shot” is arguably the greatest hockey film of all time. It still resonates in every locker room at almost every level, even though it was released in 1977.

Most sports biopics focus on athletes who have achieved excellence. Goon, an ice-hockey comedy starring Seann William Scott, goes a different route.The R-rated Canadian indie is based on the life ...