In Jessica J. Rowlands’ directorial debut “Rise,†there’s a quiet certainty to every frame. It’s as if the story was…
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“Jake says, ‘You dumb f–ck,’ and Joey says, ‘You dumb f–ck,†and they repeat it and repeat it. And I…
“La Guerra Civil” is a solid debut work from Eva Longoria as she shows us the impact that the De…
“Creed†is the kind of sports movie that can enchant a non-sports fan. The 2015 follow up to the iconic…
The best way to describe “Shiner,†the indie feature written by Kevin Bernhardt, is a family drama about loyalty and…
Watch any boxing picture from the last two decades and try not to notice the inspirations drawn from “Rocky.†The…
In “Southpaw,†Jake Gyllenhaal plays a down-on-his-luck boxer; and while that formula may seem overused, in this film, given the…
Several sequences of Ron Howard’s “Cinderella Man†take place during hi-stakes boxing matches and title fights. But this is not…
Professional boxing is in dire straits in America at the moment. The sport’s popularity and public profile have waned significantly…