Eric Deggans calls Billy Crystal's labor of love "a masterpiece." Discover why he finds this baseball movie compelling on many levels.
Mike Duffy seems to resent the film, shot in Tiger Stadium, standing in for Yankee Stadium, about as much as he does the Bronx Bombers of yore.
Go behind the scenes of Billy Crystal's film about the Yankees in 1961, when fans were made to choose between Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris.
Get the scoop on the M&M Boys of Summer, 1961, in an interview with filmmaker Billy Crystal, who remembers the coolness of the "silent warrior."
Allen Barra can't heap more praise on the unembellished story, spot-on casting, cinematography, and direction that capture this time and place.
Tim Goodman calls Billy Crystal's film "a superb baseball movie," and lauds its performances, cinematography, and faithfulness to the story.