For Rachel Morrison’s feature directorial debut “The Fire Inside,” there was a lot of pressure to “get it right” and do justice to the story of boxer Claressa Shields. But greater than the self-induced anxiety was the thrill of moving from behind the camera to the director’s chair, where she could see the project through […]

Following in the footsteps of Oscar-nominated boxing coaches like Paul Giamatti in “Cinderella Man” and Burgess Meredith in “Rocky,” Brian Tyree Henry could make another trip to the Oscars for his standout role as Jason Crutchfield in the uplifting and inspirational drama “The Fire Inside.” Henry portrays the coach who trains Claressa Shields, the first […]