The title Eephus (now streaming on Mubi) isn’t just a nonsense word – it’s a baseball reference obscure enough to zing, rather ironically, right by casual fans like a 90 mph fastball. Dating back ...

A small-town baseball game stretches on into the night in Carson Lund's adorably existential, off-kilter take on the sports movie. Their future, it should also be pointed out, is our past: Lund sets ...

The Eephus pitch is one of baseball’s most peculiar pitches. It’s high-arcing, slow lob has perplex batters for decades. Where did it start? In this short segment for Backstory, Larry Potash gives us ...

Like forbidden love and corruption, the sports world is a natural subject for movies. The conflict is ingrained — two sides vying for one victory. And there’s drama. Rocky lasts 15 rounds with the ...

Call her an actor-singer-pitcher. Once again proving there's not much she can't do, Jennifer Hudson added a perfect first pitch ahead of the Kansas City Royals game on Tuesday to a résumé that already ...

Discover the fascinating story of how legendary pitcher Randy Johnson, known for his overpowering fastballs, unintentionally delivered an Eephus pitch during a pivotal MLB game. In this unique video, ...

This month’s out-of-the-box recommendations include an acclaimed ensemble dramedy and a pair of animated movies that are very much not for the kids. By Jason Bailey Stream it on Hulu. This Australian ...

Given the fact that ’80s nostalgia has never really seemed to die, the numerous film classics (and class-sicks) celebrating their 40th (or more) anniversaries are flexing all over the high-resolution ...

The Gist: Fade in: The dew evaporates on Soldiers Field in Douglas, Massachusetts, a real-life field in a real-life town, pop. 9,000 or so. The world’s weariest radio DJ reads the news, including a ...