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The League provides some much-needed context acting as a reminder of the conflicted roots within our nation.
It Ain’t Over gifts us with a deeper admiration for what Yogi Berra did with his life in all its many facets.
Bottom of the 9th may be plagued with a slow moving plot, it does have the characteristics of what makes a compelling sports drama.
A baseball film almost without baseball, Moneyball is a revolutionary sports film. Lewis Punton takes a closer look at the conversations that fuel the plot.
Long Time Coming is a deep heartfelt documentary displaying a world where MLB baseball was meant to reflect our society, yet proved a curious paradox.
25 years later, director Penny Marshall’s A League Of Their Own remains that rare thing: a sports movie with female characters to look up to.
The Other Ripken is a short but sweet documentary about Billy Ripken, a little-known baseball player who played for the Baltimore Orioles.
The Phenom is a difficult film to pin down. While trailers and taglines suggest a sports drama in the vein of, say, A League of Their Own or For The Love of the Game, this somewhat sombre drama feels tapered down, unwilling to pander to the feelgood melodrama that can sometimes overwhelm these kind of movies. It’s the story of the improbably named Hopper Gibson (Johnny Simmons), a talented pitcher thrust into the limelight after signing for a major league club straight out of school.
