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Current Events Film

“Scream” And The Loss of Truth, Beauty and Joy

March 9, 2023March 9, 2023 Gowdy Cannon 2 Comments Karate Kid, Rocky, Dumb and Dumber, Creed, Cobra Kai, Scream, Lord of the Rings, Honey I Shrunk the Kids, Won't You Be My Neighbor?, Scream VI

Scream (2022) caused me to reevaluate the need for truth, beauty, and joy in entertainment. This is that story.

Television Film Art

Creed 3 and Hollywood’s Love Affair With ‘Re-quels’

March 2, 2023March 23, 2023 Gowdy Cannon 0 Comments Star Wars, Rocky, Dumb and Dumber, Jurassic World, Creed, The A-Team, Bill and Ted, Cobra Kai, The Karate Kid, Scream, Ghostbusters, Top Gun, Smurfs

The Re-quel has taken Hollywood by storm. But has it been worth it?

Current Events Television

Cobra Kai Season 5: A Reaction, Not A Review

September 16, 2022September 16, 2022 Gowdy Cannon 0 Comments Rocky, Rocky IV, Cobra Kai, Daniel LaRusso, Johnny Lawrence, John Kreese, Crane Kick, Terry Silver, Season Five

My unfiltered thoughts about the latest season of Cobra Kai

Cobra Kai, Season Four: A Reaction, Not A Review

September 9, 2022September 16, 2022 Gowdy Cannon 0 Comments Karate Kid, Rocky, Rocky IV, Cobra Kai, The Karate Kid II, Karate Kid III, Rocky V

My personal reactions to Cobra Kai Season IV.

Sports Literature The Arts Television Film

25 Fictional Sports Moments That Get Me Every Time

July 27, 2021 Gowdy Cannon 8 Comments Harry Potter, The Sandlot, Rudy, Rocky, Rocky IV, Rocky II, Friday Night Lights, Over the top, The Karate Kid, A League Of Their Own, Cool Runnings, Hoosiers, Major League, Major League II, Necessary Roughness, Remember The Titans, The Karate Kid II, The Waterboy

25 Fictional Sports Moments For The Ages

Family Theology

When My Marriage Needs “Rocky and Adrian” Conversations

May 26, 2021May 26, 2021 Gowdy Cannon 11 Comments marriage, Rocky, Rocky IV, Rocky III

After I introduced my wife to the Rocky franchise early in our marriage, she said, “This is a love story.”

Current Events Film Reviews

Creed II Spoiler Review: Two Sequels, One Film

March 4, 2019July 25, 2020 Gowdy Cannon 1 Comment Sports Movies, Rocky, Creed, Creed 2, Buddy Marcelle, Mary Anne Creed, Adonis Creed, Rocky IV, Creed II, Rocky II, Rocky III, Milo Ventimiglia, Michael B. Jordan, Sylvester Stalone, Rocky Balboa, Tessa Thompson, Dolph Lundgren, Phylicia Rashad

Rocky IV and Creed 1, The Sequel

An Indefinitive Ranking of the Rocky Movies (Part 2)

November 21, 2018July 28, 2020 Gowdy Cannon 6 Comments Movies, Sports Movies, Rocky, Creed

The Top Four Movies in the Rocky Canon (2422 words)

An Indefinitive Ranking of the Rocky Movies (Part 1)

November 19, 2018July 28, 2020 Gowdy Cannon 10 Comments Movies, Sports Movies, Rocky, Creed

Movies 7 to 5 of Gowdy’s personal rankings, plus a ranking of every final fight in the movies (2000 words)

The Hobbits in The Return of the King

Five Movie Moments That Made Me Ugly Cry

December 1, 2017June 21, 2019 Gowdy Cannon 14 Comments Cast Away, Crying, Return of the King, Rocky, Bruce Almighty, Armageddon

They’re not Hallmark, but they made this man cry. (1,085 words)