The Extra Credits

The Extra Credits is a show hosted by two teachers searching for meaning in movies and shows.

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The Rocky and Creed Franchise Ranked

Our podcast on the Rocky and Creed franchise is here! This episode unpacks the complicated racial dynamics of the Rocky movies and how Ryan Coogler corrected the franchise -- reclaiming Apollo Creed's name. Then we review Creed III - which we loved - and at the end of our show we rank all of the Rocky and Creed movies!

Recent reviews

The Hunger Games

The Hunger Games

★★★½

These YA movies were the zillennial equivalent of 80s B action films — but better.

Enys Men

Enys Men

★★★

Alex Garland, Robert Eggers, and Ari Aster walk into a bar and look into each others eyes … and don’t say anything.

Inherent Vice

Inherent Vice

★★★★

This is Scooby-Doo on drugs.

Am I on drugs?

Hard Eight

Hard Eight

★★★★

The first 45 minutes of PTA’s debut feature is some of his best work.

Liked reviews

The frequent monotone misery and ‘war is bad’ descriptions of Grave of the Fireflies feel reductive to me. I think there’s a lot more complexity: a brother tries and fails to do his best, his pride ruining him as the failures of mankind weigh on his shoulders. ‘Go join the war!’ they say. Nationalism blankets a flag over the dead. This 14-year-old is forced to grow up too fast, like coming-of-age fire-bombed.

But those short moments of innocent joy add…

John Wick

John Wick

★★★★

pew pew pew

for as far as movies that actively fight against u enjoying them, i enjoyed it

penis men fr tho

Enys Men

Enys Men

★★★★★

one of them movies u dont even really know what to say, i love when films feel like experiences. this new genre of horror is so awesome and i welcome more of it.

i already want to watch this again. score is mesmerizing. 

entrancing ass movie