We interrupt our regularly scheduled mini-series with a BONUS FEATURE as we return to the Rocky franchise for a look at its latest entry, 2023’s CREED III.

Eight years after stunning the boxing world with his electric debut against “Pretty” Ricky Conlan, Adonis Creed has hung up the gloves. Retired as a fighter and ready to settle down with his wife and young daughter, Donnie has his eyes set on the future, but his past has finally caught up with him in the form of Damian “Diamond Dame” Anderson, a childhood friend who lost 18 years to the California Correctional Institution for a crime Adonis may have played a part in. Dame wants the shot that was stolen from him and he’ll do anything to get it back, even if it means breaking Donnie- Inside the ring and out.

Nick and Scott return to the emotional and epic Rocky universe with the biggest, boldest installment yet, this time directed by The Champ himself, Michael B. Jordan. Ding, ding.

Next Week: SCREAM VI

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