Three things with pro surfer Matt Formston: ‘Voiceover technology just opened my whole world’
In Guardian Australia’s weekly interview about objects, the legally blind surfer tells us about life-changing technology – and why his wife calls him a prima donna
June 2024
Hard Miles review – Matthew Modine stars in scenic cycling cliche-fest
A group of young delinquents are steered on a different path in RJ Daniel Hanna’s tirelessly formulaic take on a true story
May 2024
Young Woman and the Sea review – Disney’s surface-level swimming biopic lacks depth
Double fault: Challengers is as bad in the bedroom as it is on the tennis court
Mike McCahill
April 2024
Game, set and match: the 20 best sports movies
As Luca Guadagnino’s tennis film Challengers makes its case for sporting immortality, critic Guy Lodge chooses 20 of the genre’s undisputed heavyweights
January 2024
The Boys in the Boat review – George Clooney’s formulaic sporting drama of triumph against the odds
The director’s crowd-pleasing true-life tale of the US rowing team that won gold at the Berlin Olympics lacks the bite of his best work
December 2023
2023 in Culture
The best European culture of 2023
The Iron Claw review – underpowered drama dulls impact of real-life wrestling tragedy
July 2023
Small, Slow But Steady review – unsentimental Japanese drama about a young deaf boxer
The true story of a self-doubting female fighter battling through pandemic lockdown benefits from a muted, naturalistic approach
May 2023
White Men Can’t Jump review – generic remake of the hit 90s comedy
In the Wesley Snipes-Woody Harrelson roles of the basketball-hustling duo, Sinqua Walls and Jack Harlow are fine, but the original’s edginess has been lost
April 2023
Big George Foreman review – a heavy-handed boxing biopic
Air review – Ben Affleck’s slippery tale of how Nike signed Michael Jordan
March 2023
Whatever happened to the baseball movie?
Despite an uptick in sports movies, the days of Bull Durham, The Natural and Moneyball are long behind us
Mark Kermode's film of the week
Champions review – uplifting hoop dreams with Woody Harrelson and co
Bobby Farrelly’s redemptive crowdpleaser casts Harrelson as an irascible minor league basketball coach tasked with training a team with learning disabilities
Screen play: our writers pick their favourite sports movies
To celebrate the release of Creed III, Guardian writers have made the case for why their favourite sports movie should also be yours
February 2023
‘There’s a curiosity about what’s behind the curtain’: the rise and rise of TV sports reality shows
From surfing and tennis to Formula One and football, TV hopes to lure a younger audience with behind-the-scenes series
January 2023
Stream team
Blue Crush at 20: the teen film that inspired a generation of surfers
Flipping the script on the macho sports films of its time, this 2002 classic about a bunch of wave-chasing friends knows what it’s like to be a teenage girl
August 2022
‘Nobody gave us a hope in hell’: 83, the feelgood film about India’s underdog cricket team
Director Kabir Khan shares his memories of India’s surprise World Cup win, and imbuing his unconventional biopic with generational weight
July 2022
Guy Lodge's streaming and DVDs
Streaming: The Phantom of the Open and the best underdog sports films
Tigers review – gripping true-life tale of a troubled Swedish football prodigy
