While boxing is a famous solitary sport, ultimately boiling down to a competition between two individual competitors, the close relationship between a pugilist and their trainer is tough and intimate, ...

He opened Oldenburg in 2021 with his low-budget debut 'Leberhaken.' Two years later, he is closing the festival with the U.S. adaptation, starring the 'Mission: Impossible' star as a disillusioned ...

*The boxing ring becomes a battleground for resilience and self-discovery in “Uppercut,” the electrifying new film now in theaters, On Demand, and Digital. When Elliott, a tough ex-boxing champion, ...

Bleeding Cool: What intrigued you about 'Uppercut,' and did you see Torsten's original film? I was familiar with him whenever he came across my desk. I was able to go back and look at the film, and I ...

Remakes from foreign-language originals often face difficulties in translating material from one cultural context to another, but seldom has that been so awkward as in "Uppercut," Torsten Reuther's ...

Luise Grossmann stars as a promising young pugilist who tries to persuade Hardy Daniel Krueger's seasoned trainer to take her on as a pupil in Torsten Ruether's debut feature. By Leslie Felperin ...

Jeff Ewing is a critic, entertainment journalist, interviewer, and screenwriter in LA with a life-long love of horror and film history. He has an M.S. in Sociology from the University of Oregon, and a ...