Who can resist a good wheelchair pun? With the release of Murderball, the new documentary about quadriplegic rugby players, it seems no copy editor can put the brakes (har) on editorial inventiveness. Here’s a short roundup (har har) of headline writers trying to come up with a new spin (har har har). And since the film has yet to open wide, this thing’s just gettin’ rolling (har har har har).
No ‘murder’ mystery: Zupan is hell on wheels
– Los Angeles Daily News
Reinventing the wheel: Sports doc keeps clichés to a minimum, dignifies determined jocks
– The Village Voice
Reinventing the wheel
– The Georgia Straight (Bonus feature: Hell on Wheels)
Murderball Reinvents the Wheel
– The Reeler
This Game is Murder
– The Winnepeg Sun
Rolling Thunder – Men.Style.com
‘Murderball’: The wheel deal
– USA Today
WHEEL GENIUS – Entertainment Weekly
—Matt Haber
