Two iconic films, Raging Bull and Cinderella Man, offer contrasting yet equally powerful visions of boxing. One delves into the dark, self-destructive side of the sport, while the other celebrates ...

When Jake LaMotta steps into a boxing ring and obliterates his opponent, he's a prizefighter. But when he treats his family and friends the same way, he's a ticking time bomb, ready to go off at ...

If Raging Bull was De Niro’s labor of love, Scorsese had less at stake emotionally, unless saving his own life counts, which may explain why this is the filmmaker’s most formal accomplishment.

Robert De Niro won his second Oscar in 1981 for playing a boxing champ in Raging Bull. And now he has been chosen as the ...

This Barry Jenkins-scripted sports drama has enough quality to please genre and sports enthusiasts but feels like an undercard fixture ...