Writer David Phillips has made no secret of his admiration for the film-work of Mat Whitecross, who directed “The Kings,” a four-part documentary series running on Showtime....
At first, director Mat Whitecross may seem like a surprising choice for a project like Showtime’s The Kings. Whitecross admits that he is at best a...
What is a king? How does one become a king? These are simple questions that solicit a degree of complex answers that differ from society to...
The brilliant finale of Showtime’s documentary series begins by cutting to each of the four kings working a speed bag. Ray Leonard, then Marvin Hagler, then...
“This is a poor boy’s sport.” That’s one of the first lines you hear in voiceover from episode three of the Showtime documentary The Kings,...
“It is easier to build strong children than repair broken men.”—Frederick Douglass Episode two of The Kings places a large amount of its focus on...
The Showtime documentary series The Kings, about the grand era of the 80s when the giants of their sport, boxers Sugar Ray Leonard, Marvin Hagler, Thomas...
