- John Hansen
- June 9, 2025
Coogler, Jordan team up again for too-safe ‘Sinners’
“Sinners” builds up its portrayal of 1931 life for black folk in Mississippi so well that when a bigger cinematic threat comes along, it’s a
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- John Hansen
- May 31, 2023
‘Rocky’ saga has post-Stallone life in Jordan-helmed ‘Creed III’
Rocky tells Adonis “This is your time” at the end of 2018’s “Creed II,” and Michael B. Jordan takes that to heart. He both stars
- John Hansen
- October 17, 2020
‘Chronicle’ (2012) can’t get by on novelty value
“Chronicle” (2012) is the only “found-footage” superhero movie, and it’s cool that it makes the attempt, but I can’t help but think it would’ve been better
- John Hansen
- August 17, 2019
‘Fantastic Four’ (2015) tries out a darker tone
I feel a little sorry for the “Fantastic Four” franchise. The 2005 and 2007 entries are competent children’s movies that failed to catch fire at a
- John Hansen
- November 28, 2018
‘Creed II,’ a sequel to both ‘Creed’ and ‘Rocky IV,’ wins by decision (Movie review)
We’re not supposed to heap praise on sequels, since they are standing on the shoulders of their predecessors, but something should be said about how
- Shaune Redfield
- November 22, 2018
‘Creed II’ is a crowd-pleaser, even if it doesn’t pack the same punch as the original (Movie review)
Ryan Coogler’s “Creed” (2015) was a surprisingly well-executed and welcome addition to the “Rocky” franchise. Working as a reboot of sorts, it brings “Rocky” to a
- John Hansen
- June 12, 2018
‘Black Panther’ (2018) grandly diversifies MCU
This blog series chronicles my first viewing of the complete MCU movie saga. I’ll examine each film under various categories that reflect popular discussion points.
- Michael Olinger
- February 17, 2018
Marvel’s ‘Black Panther’ is a bold, fun, powerful masterpiece (Movie review)
As the Marvel Cinematic Universe entered Phase Three it seemed to take on a unique challenge, reinventing itself with each new film. “Thor: Ragnarok” was
- John Hansen
- November 28, 2015
‘Creed’ respects ‘Rocky’ traditions while doing something a bit different (Movie review)
“Creed” — the seventh entry in the “Rocky” series — respects its elders while also doing its own thing. As the saga’s first film not written
- John Hansen
- November 18, 2015
‘Rocky’ franchise appears to be in good hands with ‘Fruitvale Station’s’ Coogler, Jordan (Movie review)
The seventh “Rocky” film, “Creed” — which comes out on Nov. 25 – is on paper quite a departure from the first six, which were all written