Dec. 23, 2024 14:10 PM EST
“The Fire Inside,” about boxer Claressa “T-Rex” Shields, is not your standard inspirational sports drama, even if it feels like it for the first half of the movie.
There’s the hopeless dream, the difficult home life, the blighted community, the devoted coach, the training...
Dec. 16, 2024 23:31 PM EST
NEW YORK (AP) — The sports movie, like any genre, can easily fall victim to overly familiar story beats. An underdog challenger. A big match. You know how the rest goes.
But a trio of new movies brings some original moves, and a few curveballs, to a genre where tried-and-true...