Creed II Movie Review: The sequel tries but it can’t quite live up to Ryan Coogler’s former glory

Ryan Coogler’s Creed opened in a youth detention center. Young Adonis Creed, pulsing with rage, gets in a fight with another boy for seemingly no reason at all. We didn’t just meet a new character in the Rocky franchise, we…

Creed 2 Trailer: Michael B. Jordan Returns To The Ring

Creed was one of the most pleasant surprises of 2015. A seemingly innocuous reboot of the Rocky franchise playing on the classic “son of the legend” trope ended up being an emotionally stirring and viscerally satisfying experience on the same level…

A Wrinkle In Time Movie Review: Lazy Writing Sinks any Potential for Greatness

In Disney’s A Wrinkle In Time, it is not freedom, science, religion, or the great battle between good and evil that is really important. No, it’s the self esteem of the main protagonist Meg (Storm Reid). A strange choice since…

Black Panther Movie Review: A joyous celebration of Marvel’s newest superhero

From the moment that king T’Challa (Chadwick Boseman) and his entourage fly through a portal into the African wonderland of Wakanda, director Ryan Coogler pulls no punches. He’s come to show us that this sprawling technological city on a Vibranium…

Marvel’s Black Panther: Watch the brand new teaser trailer

What can make the start of the weekend even sweeter? Definitely the first teaser trailer for Marvel’s Black Panther! The highly anticipated superhero film from Creed and Fruitvale Station director, Ryan Coogler, teases the secret world of Wakanda and its king,…

12 Most Memorable Movie Scenes of 2015

The Revenant (Alejandro González Iñárritu, 2015), The Bear Attack Yes, every single word of praise you’ve read and/or heard is true. One can’t escape talking about The Revenant without mentioning its pièce de résistance: a bear mauling that seems to be…

Michael B. Jordan Storms Into The Ring In Second Trailer For Ryan Coogler’s ‘Creed’

Back in 2006, Sylvester Stallone silenced those who claimed he was too old to return to the role of Rocky Balboa in the stellar comeback film of the same name. Tired of the franchise’s decent into near-cartoon craziness, the aging…