All 10 ‘Rocky’/ ‘Creed’ films, ranked from chump to champ
Movie rankings: Check out this 10-card lineup from challengers to champions as we count down the “Rocky” and “Creed” films.
Sylvester Stallone
If ‘Rocky IV’ can change, everyone can change
Movie review: Stallone tinkers with perfection in “Rocky IV: Rocky vs. Drago,” but he can’t break a classic. Both versions are great.
‘The Suicide Squad’ is Gunn’s latest pop-art masterpiece
Movie review: James Gunn can make colorful entertainment like this in his sleep, but it’s the extra attention that makes this sequel better than the original.
Allen finds farcical footing in ‘Bananas’ (1971)
Woody Wednesday (Movie review): This early calling card in Allen’s oeuvre is driven by snort-worthy off-the-cuff lines.
‘Judge Dredd’ (1995) an entertaining critique of police states
Superhero Saturday (Movie review): Stallone’s SF-actioner is a blunt but entertaining critique of police states .
‘Rambo’ (2008) a shell-shocking portrayal of war
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): The fourth “Rambo” film is a shell-shocking portrayal of what weapons of war can do.
‘Rambo III’ (1988) is a fun (and unintentionally funny) actioner
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): “Rambo III” is an entertaining actioner, but the novelization shows it could’ve been better.
‘Rambo: Last Blood’ shrinks the scope for a brutally efficient rescue/revenge tale (Movie review)
“Rambo: Last Blood” is an efficient, brutal, gritty and appropriate capper (if it is indeed the capper) to Sylvester Stallone’s five-film series. It poetically marks the final point on a bell curve: “First Blood” is […]
‘Rambo: First Blood Part II’ (1985) is pure Eighties action
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): The sequel is an Eighties action classic, but it doesn’t overwhelm Rambo’s tragic story.
‘First Blood’ (1972, 1982) explores physical, psychological brutality of war
Throwback Thursday (Book and movie reviews): The 1972 novel and 1982 film explore the physical and psychological toll of war in different ways.