EW: Don’t be fooled by the title. For all intents and purposes, Creed is Rocky 7. But it would be a mistake to be put off by the wheeziness of that late-stage number. Because, with apologies to Clubber Lang and Ivan Drago, Ryan Coogler’s rousingly emotional new film is the best installment since the 1976 original. It’s easy to read that last sentence and shrug. But Sylvester Stallone’s first Rocky was a dark, downbeat masterpiece that reflected its New Hollywood era. Creed taps into that same gritty underdog authenticity. Michael B. Jordan, reteaming with his Fruitvale Station director, plays Adonis Johnson―the out-of-wedlock son of Rocky’s love-hate rival, Apollo Creed.
Don’t sit on a throne of lies for day 11 of Romancemas.
This past year delivered blockbuster entertainment, but we have a few requests for 2025 if jolly ol’ Saint Nick obliges.
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Great movie. Watched it last night. Another great entry in the rocky series. This movie could have been a stain on Sly's rocky record. But it turned out to be a great spinoff.