Without Mickey (Burgess Meredith), Rocky never makes it to the end of the fight in Rocky. From his training to his tough love ...

Of the recently departed Gene Hackman’s greatest hits — take your pick among The French Connection, Unforgiven, and The Royal ...

"In my book, we’re gonna be winners." That famous line was delivered at the end of a speech by Gene Hackman's character ...

As an old guy, I play a lot of old-guy sports. I’ve got a twice ... the heart of the movie is in the dugout, where the entire team retires when it’s their turn at bat. Peering side by side ...

Whether documentary or fiction, the sports movie template is so well-worn ... And in some ways, “We Beat the Dream Team” (streaming on Max), directed by Michael Tolajian, follows that ...

In the annals of baseball movies, “Eephus” doesn’t belong in the Hall of Fame with “Bull Durham” or “A League of Their Own.” ...

In Carson Lund’s “Eephus,” two teams – the ... sometimes cloud what sports is to most people: A refuge. “Eephus,” in that way, is a change-up of a baseball movie, an elegiac ode ...