Creed - Sylvester Stallone & Michael B. Jordan are both Knock Outs

Adonis Johnson is the son of the famous boxing champion Apollo Creed, Who died in a boxing match in Rocky IV. Adonis wasn't born before his fathers death and wants to follow his fathers footsteps in boxing. He seeks a mentor who is the former heavyweight boxing champion and former friend of Apollo Creed, Rocky Balboa who is now in retirement. Rocky then agrees to mentor Adonis. With Rockys help they hope to get a title job to face even deadlier opponents than his father. But whether he is a true fighter is to be seen....Written by Blake Ordonez

I was a big fan of Director Ryan Coogler with last year’s Fruitvale Station (also starring Michael B. Jordan) and he doesn’t disappoint with this second film. I admire the way he wrote the character of Rocky Balboa.  There is no macho man left in Stallone’s performance.   Coogler shows us Balboa for who he is – aging, lonely, but still in love with the game of boxing.  I will go so far as to say this is Stallone's best performance ever.  

I thought both on-screen performances by Sylvester Stallone and Michael B. Jordan were brilliant.  

The best moment in the movie for me was a fight scene showing Donnie (played by Jordan) completely  defeated in the ring and suddenly “Theme from Rocky” blasts over the air.  Everyone in the theater loved it  – including myself. 

There are many other scenes i really loved, but to discuss them now would spoil the movie. Creed is worth checking out.  You won't be disappointed.

Creed is rated PG-13

Spotlight - Best Movie of 2015 (So far)

Starring Michael Keaton, Mark Ruffalo, Rachel McAdams, Liev Schreiber, Brian d'Arcy James and Stanley Tucci, SPOTLIGHT tells the riveting true story of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Boston Globe investigation that would rock the city and cause a crisis in one of the world's oldest and most trusted institutions. When the newspaper's tenacious "Spotlight" team of reporters delves into allegations of abuse in the Catholic Church, their year-long investigation uncovers a decades-long cover-up at the highest levels of Boston's religious, legal, and government establishment, touching off a wave of revelations around the world. Directed by Academy Award-nominee Tom McCarthy, SPOTLIGHT is a tense investigative dramatic-thriller, tracing the steps to one of the biggest cover-ups in modern times. Written by Open Road

My heart rate picked up at a steady pace all the way through Spotlight.  By Minute 128, my heart was pounding so loudly in my chest, I had to remind myself to breathe.

Such respect for Director Tom McCarthy.  His characters loved their Catholic faith & those lines were so important.  Because this isn’t a movie about faith.  It’s a movie about corruption of power.  

He told the story in a voice we could all understand, and he did so without graphic flashback scenes or repulsive language. 

Bravo to him.  Bravo to the cast.  And congratulations on your Oscar nomination that is sure to come, Mark Ruffalo.

Best movie of 2015 so far.