Category: Movie Monday

  • Creed III is Basically Live-Action Naruto

    Creed III is Basically Live-Action Naruto

    This is it, folks. Six Rocky films and two Creeds later, we’re finally at the last movie. Feels like I should get a championship belt for getting here… Like Creed II, I didn’t know much about III going into it. I remember hearing in some interviews forever ago that Michael B. Jordan loved shounen battle…

  • Creed II: Putting the Past to Rest

    Creed II: Putting the Past to Rest

    I didn’t know much about this movie going in. Some friends told me they didn’t enjoy it, and that’s about it. I was basically blind. Still, it couldn’t be that bad. This series has seen some historic lows in the past. Besides, the first Creed movie was great! So, what did we get? Oh. It’s…

  • Creed: Ringing the Bell on a New Champion

    Creed: Ringing the Bell on a New Champion

    One series down. One more to go. Despite my many, many grievances with the later films, I still (mostly) enjoyed my time with the Rocky movies. We had one genuinely incredible movie, followed by a lot of dumb fun with some highlights and mind-shattering lows. If nothing else, they gave me plenty to talk about.…

  • Rocky Balboa (Rocky VI) is Exhausted and So Am I

    Rocky Balboa (Rocky VI) is Exhausted and So Am I

    This is it, folks. The last Rocky movie. At this point, I don’t even care if it’s good or not. I just want the bell to get me out of here… Rocky V messed me up, guys. It came so tantalizingly close to being a good movie. Then wham! It hits you with one of…

  • Rocky V Betrayed Me

    Rocky V Betrayed Me

    Y’all remember the final fight of the first movie? Remember that one scene where Apollo just shakes his head in complete exhaustion and disbelief when Rocky gets back up? That’s me. I’m Apollo Creed right now. *Not four hours after I wrote this… RIP Carl Weathers. I didn’t even know Rocky V existed. Most of…