Creed (2015)
The former World Heavyweight Champion Rocky Balboa serves as a trainer and mentor to Adonis Johnson, the son of his late friend and former rival Apollo Creed.
FINAL GRADE: B+
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Episode 135 – Creed III
For this podcast, we catch up with Creed III, the third installment of the boxing drama series starring Michael B. Jordan. Keith also brings to the table a draft segment where we list our favorite movie goons. And for our streaming homework, we review the…
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Film Review – Creed II
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Film Review – Creed
When I first heard there was going to be a spin off of the Rocky series focusing on the son of Apollo Creed (Carl Weathers) I had my reservations. Spin offs, reboots, and remakes haven’t had the best track record, and visiting the world of…
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