Creed II
Ralph Breaks the Internet PG
When the video game “Sugar Rush” breaks, Vanellope (voice of Sarah Silverman) goes into crisis mode. Luckily, Ralph (John C. Reilly) has discovered a Wi-Fi router that can get them onto the Internet where they might obtain parts for the aging game. Once inside the web, the pair are instantly bombarded by advertising, including Japanese billboards and websites still under construction. Ralph goes crazy bidding on eBay, so Vanellope enters them in the “Slaughter Race,” where she’ll win a huge prize—provided she can best tough girl Shank (Gal Gadot). The Internet also allows Vanellope access to Disney’s Magic Kingdom, where she is hilariously interrogated by a convention of the studio’s famous princesses.
Creed II PG-13
The Rocky franchise reemerged in 2015 with retired boxing champ Rocky (Sylvester Stallone) coaching the son of a colleague. Wearing his triumphs and regrets beneath his pork-pie hat, in chapter one, Rocky molded future champ Adonis Creed (Michael B. Jordan). Round two finds the pair returning to their corner, only to disagree and go their separate ways. Rocky is against Adonis fighting the son of the boxer (Dolph Lundgren) who recklessly killed Creed’s dad in the ring. Adonis defies Rocky, determined to show he fears no one and maybe get some payback. Unlike chapter one, this installment finds little new territory to tread, but each predictable beat is passionately conveyed by Jordan and Stallone.
Robin Hood PG-13
Leonardo DiCaprio produced this version of Robin Hood, which is grittier, edgier and more violent than previous iterations. The film emphasizes combat sequences and should draw in a younger crowd eager to see Robin wielding various weapons, including pyrotechnics. Taron Egerton appears in the title role—a war-hardened crusader teaming up with Moorish commander Little John (Jamie Foxx beneath a tribal-inspired scarification pattern). Together, they organize a revolt against the corrupt English crown. Reportedly, 100 actresses auditioned for Maid Marian, the role eventually going to 27-year-old Eve Hewson (daughter of U2’s Bono).
