02 March
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CREED III Director: Michael B. JordanStarring: Michael B. Jordan, Jonathan Majors, Tessa Thompson, Mila Davis-Kent, Phylicia Rashad, Wood Harris, Florian Munteanu, Jose Benavidez There’s no stopping Michael B. Jordan when it comes to his ambition. He’s now stepping behind the camera making his directorial debut with Creed III. Jordan has played Adonis “Donnie” Creed in all three of the films carrying on the legacy Sylvester Stallone left with his Rocky franchise. In the latest chapter, Donnie has retired from heavy weight boxing. He runs a training facility, while his wife Bianca (Thompson) is a successful music producer. They both have made sacrifices for their daughter,Read More →

18 December
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SOUL Director: Pete Docter, Kemp PowersStarring: Jamie Foxx, Tina Fey, Phylicia Rashad, Angela Bassett, Graham Norton, Daveed Diggs, Questlove, Donnell Rawlings, Wes Studi Pixar has taken us to infinity and beyond and inside the mind of a young girl. Their new film Soul takes us deep within ourselves. Jamie Foxx lends his dynamic voice to Joe Gardner, a band teacher who finds himself stuck in a bit of a rut as his kids are unmotivated and lacking any enthusiasm for jazz. Joe gets the opportunity to play at a prestigious night club with the illustrious Dorothea Williams voiced by Angela Bassett. His night doesn’t goRead More →

27 November
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CREED II Director: Steven Caple, Jr. Starring: Michael B. Jordan, Sylvester Stallone, Tessa Thompson, Phylicia Rashad, Dolph Lundgren, Florian Munteanu, Russell Hornsby It’s been thirty years since Apollo Creed was killed in the ring by Russian athlete Ivan Drago (Lundgren). In this age of reboots and reunions, Creed II takes a similar approach to Rocky IV by reuniting Creed and Drago in the ring, but this time it’s the next generation of boxers. Boxing promoter Buddy Marcelle sees an opportunity to pit Apollo’s son, Adonis (Jordan), up against Ivan’s son, Viktor (Munteanu). Despite being the heavyweight champion, Adonis feels the need to prove himself andRead More →

30 November
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CREED Director: Ryan Coogler Starring: Michael B. Jordan, Sylvester Stallone, Tessa Thompson, Phylicia Rashad, Tony Bellew Maybe after six films moviegoers would have guessed that the Rocky franchise was complete after Sylvester Stallone returned to the role for 2006’s Rocky Balboa. Here we are again with another film in the franchise, but this is considered more of a spinoff as we follow the offspring of Apollo Creed, Carl Weathers’ character in the first four films. His son, Adonis (Jordan), never knew his father who died before he was born. As a young kid, he spent many years in juvie getting into fight after fight untilRead More →