In preparation for the third installment, I watched this on a whim. Ryan Coogler has signed his soul over to Marvel and has had a couple of knockouts since, but nothing over there compares to this electric addition to the Rocky franchise. A blend of old and new, a passing of the torch, an updated version of a classic, yes these all apply here but more than anything it’s just a damn good movie. The boxing metaphors that are meant…

Yeah I’m a Marvel shill, yeah I’m gonna watch every movie and almost every show they put out. I’ve made my peace with being a consumer. However, this movie ultimately didn’t really stand up to a lot of scrutiny. All the actors did fine, the characters were alright. The plot was really not much of anything. I followed along easy enough but I had a hard time really caring about anything that happened. CGI dumb world, almost nonexistent minor characters,…

My first thought after the credits rolled was “this movie is just vibes, and that rules.” A lot of movies have attempted to capture the essence of being a teenager in America, and few do it as well as this movie. The only other movie I can think of that resonates with me is Superbad, which is kind of an updated Dazed and Confused for Millenials and Gen Z. Linklater does not present an overwrought “stick it to the man” or…