Genre films can be a difficult thing to get right. They can follow the rules of previous movies and come across as unoriginal. Others try to move away from the rules, and they end up falling flat on their face. Thank goodness, then, for Ryan Coogler. The director, whose back catalogue is looking more impressive…
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Creed III
If you think Creed III, the continuation of the Rocky legacy, will deliver something new, you will be disappointed. First-time director Michael B. Jordan knows that if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. He gives us a film that ticks all the boxes and follows all the beats we have become familiar with since the…
Creed II
Director: Steven Caple Jr. Starring: Michael B. Jordan, Sylvester Stallone, Tessa Thompson, Phylicia Rashad, Dolph Lundgren, Florian ‘Big Nasty’ Munteanu, Russell Hornsby, Wood Harris Written by: Juel Taylor, (also based on the characters created) Sylvester Stallone, (story) Cheo Hodari Coker, Sascha Penn and (based on the characters created) Ryan Coogler. Running Time: 130 mins Cert: 12A…
Black Panther
Director: Ryan Cooglar Starring Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyong’o, Danai Gurira, Martin Freeman, Daniel Kayluua, Andy Serkis, Angela Bassett, Forest Whittaker Written by: Ryan Cooglar, Joe Robert Cole, (based on the comic book ) Stan Lee and Jack Kirby Running Time: 134 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 13th February 2018 If there is…
Creed
Director: Ryan Coogler Starring: Michael B. Jordan, Sylvester Stallone, Tessa Thompson, Phylicia Rashad, Andre Ward, Tony Bellow, Ritchie Coster Written by: Aaron Covington, (also story) Ryan Coogler and (based on the characters created) Sylvester Stallone Running Time: 133 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 15th January 2016 It’s been 40 years since a small film about…
Fantastic Four
Director: Josh Trank Starring: Miles Teller, Kate Mara, Michael B. Jordan, Jamie Bell, Toby Kebbell, Reg E. Cathey, Tim Blake Nelson Written by: Simon Kinberg, Jeremy Slater, Josh Trank, (based on the characters created) Stan Lee and Jack Kirby Running Time: 100 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 6th August 2015 It was 2007 when the…
Fruitvale Station
Director: Ryan Coogler Starring: Michael B. Jordan, Melonie Diaz, Octavia Spencer, Ariana Neal, Trestin George Written by: Ryan Coogler Running Time: 85 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 6th June 2014 A sad fact about modern life is the countless stories on the news about some youngster being caught up in an event that has left…
That Awkward Moment
Director: Tom Gormican Starring: Zac Efron, Miles Teller, Michael B. Jordan, Imogen Poots, Mackenzie Davis, Jessica Lucas Written by: Tom Gormican Running Time: 94 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 29th January 2014 That Awkward Moment is one of those films that is so pleased with itself, it comes across as just plain smug. A bro-mantic…
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