The son of Apollo Creed seeks out Rocky Balboa as his trainer in Creed. Adonis Johnson (Michael B. Jordan) is the illegitimate son of late boxer Apollo Creed, who had a very troubled life, before being taken in by Creed’s widow Mary Anne (Phylicia Rashad). Adonis decides to follow his father’s footsteps into boxing, but wants…
The rise and fall of singer Amy Winehouse is shown in Amy. Beginning her career as a teenager, young British jazz singer Amy Winehouse quickly rose to fame. However, following the international success of her second album “Back to Black,” Winehouse found herself struggling with a substance abuse problem, which would eventually claim her life….
From director Alexandre Philippe (The People vs. George Lucas) comes this examination of the evolution of the zombie in film and literature, as well as its impact on pop culture. Zombies began as voodoo creations in films, such as 1932’s White Zombie, before being reinvented as the living dead in George A. Romero‘s The Night…
From director Alexandre Philippe (The People vs. George Lucas) comes this examination of the evolution of the zombie in film and literature, as well as its impact on pop culture. Zombies began as voodoo creations in films, such as 1932’s White Zombie, before being reinvented as the living dead in George A. Romero‘s The Night…
Real Steel and its story about boxing robots has been frequently compared with the “Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em Robots” children’s game. While that may not be entirely false (I spotting what appears to be a brief allusion to the game in the film), however I would be more inclined to describe this film as Rocky with robots….
