Tag Archives: Sylvester Stallone

Rambo: Last Blood (2019) Review

SHALLOW, GORY, AND UNSATISFYING   In the action genre, the character of John Rambo (as well as the Rambo movie franchise) has been immortalized as a staple fixture for badassery macho bravado. Deriving from the 1972 novel titled First Blood (by author David Morell), the Rambo series follows the life of John Rambo, a US Army veteran played by actor

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Creed II (2018) Review

DEFININIG A LEGACY   In 2015, moviegoers everywhere were introduced to the film Creed, which was set to act as a continuation to the Rocky movie franchise as a sort of “offshoot” to the boxing cinematic series. The film, which was directed by Ryan Coogler and starred Sylvester Stallone, Michael B. Jordan, and Tessa Thompson, told the story of Adonis

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Ratchet And Clank Review

FOR LOVE OF THE GAME   Back in 2002, video game developing company Insomniac Games released a sci-fi action platformer game for the Playstation 2 console called Ratchet and Clank. The game followed Ratchet (a feline-looking character known as a Lombax, who is a mechanic) and Clank (a small sentient Zoni robot) as they journey across the universe and save

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Creed Review

A KNOCK OUT FILM   As a whole, the Rocky film series, iconic in its own right, has lived a long and prestige shelf life in the illustrious world of movies.  Debuting back in 1976 with the first installment (Rocky), viewers were introduced to the world of boxing, with an American dream “rags to riches” tale of local Philadelphian native

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