- John Hansen
- December 26, 2025
All 10 ‘Rocky’/ ‘Creed’ films, ranked from chump to champ
For a half-century, Sylvester Stallone and his collaborators have explored the impact of boxing, friendship, family, the ability to throw a punch and – more
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- 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
- 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
- April 29, 2023
‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ (2022) has heart, not enough soul
“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” (2022) knows it misses the late Chadwick Boseman’s O.G. Black Panther. The opening Marvel Studios banner loads up on images of
- 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
- 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