Until last week, I had never heard of Eephus. After IndieWire named it among the year’s best films, I decided to give it a chance. Now I can’t stop thinking about it. If there has been a better sports movie this decade, I haven’t seen it.
No household names, no dramatic arcs, no big finales. Barely even a plot. Imagine Robert Altman, Howard Hawks, and Richard Linklater teaming up to make a baseball hangout indie movie, then handing off the footage to CBS Sunday Morning. It’s loose, warm, and unhurried, full of natural cadences that feel more overheard than written.
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