Apparently, the answer is yes. In the 1970s, Maurice Flitcroft, a shipyard crane operator, dreamed a dream and set out to make it happen. In “Phantom of the Open,” director Craig Roberts shows how the ...

The Phantom of the Open is a delightful 2022 comedy-drama directed by Craig Roberts. The audience is taken on a whimsical journey inspired by the true story of Maurice Flitcroft, an unlikely golfer ...

Mark Rylance finds another custom-fit role in "The Phantom of the Open," a biographical dramedy that you can file in the "so crazy that it must be true" category. Directed by Craig Roberts, this ...

In a typical underdog sports movie, the unlikely athlete finally makes it to the big championship at the climax, getting the long-awaited chance to prove their skills to all the doubters. For ...

The virus. The economy. Ukraine. The climate. Insurrection. The stakes feel awfully high these days and it can be rough on the psyche. I don’t think we’re supposed to constantly toggle between rage ...

Despite traveling a formula just as well-trod as the Western or slasher, sports movies are not often given the same genre considerations as other modes of cinema. But just like those genres, the magic ...

Rylance portrays a real life hero named Maurice Flitcroft who managed to pull the wool over some people’s eyes by participating in the British Open. He wasn’t very good at golf (in fact he was really ...