Movie Review: 'Spider-Man: Far From Home'

January 06, 2020 by Earl Hopkins in Film, Entertainment, Opinion

As fans anticipated the release of “Spider-Man: Far From Home,” the pressures that preceded the film were comparable to few Marvel projects. The movie is the second Spider-Man installment under the production of Keven Feige and Marvel Studios, and represents the final piece in the franchise's 23-film story arc that first began with 2008’s “Iron Man.”

Movie Review: 'Creed II'

January 03, 2020 by Earl Hopkins in Film

Just as the films that followed the Oscar-nominated “Rocky” in 1976, “Creed II” is a story of a heroically stout fighter, played by actor Michael B. Jordan, who’s pitted against the odds and overcomes obstacles both in and outside the ring.

It’s a formula that’s worked throughout the 40-plus years since the birth of the series, which spawned “Creed” and its subsequent second film. And it’s one that continues to work.