Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 opens in now familiar territory: our intrepid band of heroic space-goofs trade some quips, tease out some deeper emotional conflicts, and lay the smack on a cosmic slug to some super sounds of the 70s while Baby Groot (Vin Diesel) shakes what he’s got. It’s moments like these that made…
Before journeying to the City of Brotherly Love to attempt to convince Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone) to train him, Adonis “Donny” Creed (Michael B. Jordan) projects a recording of his father’s famous bout with the Italian Stallion onto the wall. Standing in front of the projection, Donny is shadowboxing, mimicking the punches, dodges, and weaves…
Growing up in the City of Brotherly Love, Rocky is kind of an inescapable cultural force. Every souvenir shop in the city is guaranteed to have a section of tchotchkes baring the Italian Stallion’s image alongside the Liberty Bell and Ben Franklin. Go to the the Philadelphia Museum of Art literally any day of the year,…
