“CREED II” — 3 stars — Michael B. Jordan, Dolph Lundgren, Tessa Thompson, Sylvester Stallone, Florian Munteanu ; PG-13 (sports action violence, language and a scene of sensuality); in general release; ...

We are two months away from the release of one of the most highly anticipated sequels of the year: Creed II. School’s back, rent’s paid. Here’s your rain-or-shine roster of free films, mixers, ...

For starters, the way to appreciate the fairly enjoyable, consistently predictable “Creed II” is to acknowledge its superiority to most of the first-round “Rocky” sequels. Full credit goes to the easy ...

Creed - which is technically the seventh film in the Rocky series - starred Sylvester Stallone as boxer Rocky Balboa, who mentors Adonis Johnson (played by Jordan), the son of his ex-opponent and best ...

Rocky (1976) set the tone for relentless ambition and purpose in cinema. Creed (2015) took the story forward with newer, more personal themes for our times. Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone) is a ...

Under guidance from Rocky Balboa, boxing phenom Adonis Johnson prepares for a bout against the son of Ivan Drago -- the former Russian fighter who killed his father in the ring years earlier.

Rocky is one of the longest-running characters in movies, so it’s hardly a surprise that the makers of “Creed,” the latest installment in the 40-year saga, may have jumbled the established timeline.

A rewatch of the Rocky series has been made much better thanks to the Creed films and their redemption of the worst ...