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No, My Queen Men in Black: International exists, like Men in Black II exists. That’s not right. This isn’t Men in Black II bad, rather so routine and draining …

Assembled Over the past decade, Marvel brought audiences toward this melee, beginning in Iron Man’s militaristic fantasy before turning into a wild, uncontrolled spectacle of comic book fiction. Avengers: …

Stark’s Arc The hero of the Marvel universe isn’t Tony Stark. Captain America couldn’t save us all either. Marvel’s movies – some 52 hours of storytelling – belong to …

Men and Their Kids Creed II isn’t ready to surprise anyone with its familiar slew of montages, pumped up music, and haymaker punches. It’s Rocky. As this series continues …

Creed’s Screed It’s difficult to imagine a Rocky reset keeping the legacy together better than Creed. As with the best films in this series, Creed doesn’t rely on only …

Rocky IV’s memorable scene is that of James Brown, surrounded by Americana, introducing Apollo Creed on his march to fight the USSR’s Ivan Drago to the pop tune “Living …

Not a Bother Where the lauded Get Out finished on a series of horror movie tropes to condense the experience of black America, Sorry to Bother You flourishes with …

Nature Mutation Five women enter an area known as the “shimmer.” It’s an transparent wall with an angelic, radiant glow, caused by the impact of an asteroid. No one …

The Champ is Here Continuing the Rocky legacy, Creed proves to be an essential addition to the series, elevating Michael B. Jordan as a believable underdog protege while continuing …

Welcome back, Rock Consider that Creed must seriously integrate the events of of Rocky IV’s gonzo Cold War spectacle. It must also accept that Rocky Balboa once purchased a …