Tag Archives: Florian Munteanu

Revisiting Creed and Creed II in advance of Creed III

February 28, 2023 flawintheiris

The third edition of the Creed movies, itself a spin-off of the Rocky franchise, arrives later this week directed by lead actor Michael B. Jordan. I thought this week would be a good time to have a look back at my thoughts on the first two films. (For reviews of the other Rocky pictures, go… Read More

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings review — Tony Leung is this superhero movie’s MVP

September 7, 2021 flawintheiris

Directed by Destin Daniel Cretton | Written by Cretton, Dave Callaham, and Andrew Lanham | 132 min | In Cinemas The first thing anyone who might've been a fan of the original Marvel comic, Shang-Chi: Master of Kung Fu — as problematic as it could sometimes could be — should do coming into this feature is… Read More

Creed II review — Rote sequel kisses the canvas

November 28, 2018 flawintheiris

Directed by Stephen Caple Jr | Written by Juel Taylor, Sascha Penn, Cheo Hodari Coker, and Sylvester Stallone | 130 min | Amazon Prime Creed was a clinic on how to reboot a fallow franchise. Stallone had redeemed his character with the better-than-it-needed-to-be Rocky Balboa in 2006 and there was no call for a return,… Read More