Tag: fifty grand

• Kaplow! Landing Punches in American Writing

  

  Watching the movie Creed–the latest installment in the Rocky franchise–turned out better than I anticipated. Sylvester Stallone’s ongoing exploration of Philadelphia’s favorite son is a pretty uneven affair, going rather downhill after the first installment. Still, it has its fair share of excellent moments, and Creed is easily the best of the bunch since the 1976 Best Picture winner. Seeing…

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  November 30, 2015

  Movies and Television, Reading

  american boxing, andre dubus, creed, ernest hemingway, fifty grand, jack london, pete dexter, rocky, the game, townie