American helmer Carson Lund uses the baseball diamond as a deeply cinematic space in his feature debut, “Eephus.” The esoteric title is the name of one of the game’s rarest pitches. “Eephus” marks the ...

In baseball, an “eephus” is a trick pitch, a high-arcing throw that appears to cross the plate somewhere below 55 mph. It’s the opposite of a fastball, and while it can sometimes lose a game -- Bill ...

An eephus pitch is a low-speed, high-arcing lob thrown with three fingers like a curveball. This trick-pitch’s power is in its slowness, which confuses batters. “You get bored watching it,” says ...

Makuochi Echebiri is a News Writer for Collider. He has been interested in creative writing from as far back as high school, and he would consume pretty much anything that’s film or TV. However, his ...

In front of empty wooden bleachers on a late summer day in Massachusetts, two squads of out-of-shape, middle-aged men show up to play a game of baseball on what they all expect to be one of their ...

Early in Carson Lund’s indie comedy “Eephus,” a grey-bearded, bitter amateur baseball player watches a group of kids playing soccer on a pristine field. Looking down, he is reminded of the degraded ...

Eephus celebrates third spaces through a ragtag baseball team's final game. The film's cinematography, diverse characters, and immersive worldbuilding stand out. The experience is never light on jokes ...

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 ...

NEW YORK -- Jason Giambi reached 100 RBIs and Derek Jeter scored his 100th run. Alfonso Soriano set a team record for homers by a second baseman and Bernie Williams got three more hits. Yet on big day ...