Carson Lund's "Eephus" captures a final play of baseball between the Riverdogs and Adler's Paint. Set on a nondescript Massachusetts field, the film portrays a relaxed atmosphere where skill is secondary to the players' sincere passion for the game. As the leaves change, so does the landscape of their recreational league, making this game feel particularly poignant. The film is less about winning and losing and much more about friendship and the enjoyment of play, inviting viewers to reflect on sport as a refuge amidst life's changes.
"Money, analytics and whatever's on ESPN can sometimes cloud what sports is to most people: A refuge. 'Eephus,' in that way, is a change-up of a baseball movie, an elegiac ode to the humbler weekend warriors who are driven by nothing but genuine affection for the game."
"'Eephus,' as leisurely as a late-August double header, simply unfolds along with their game. Except to chase a foul ball or two, the movie stays within the lines of Soldier Field, the nondescript Massachusetts baseball field they're playing on sometime in the 1990s."
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