Well, you know I was thrilled when I was assigned to write on Sly in his Oscar-nominated Best Supporting actor performance in Creed<\/i> for Rogerebert.com’s If We Picked the Winners series. (Table of Contents here.<\/a>) Check back throughout the week as more pieces go live. There’s a nice symmetry because I was assigned to write on Creed<\/i> for the Rogerebert.com 10 Best Films of 2015.<\/a><\/p>\n I love Sylvester Stallone in nearly everything, and so it was not a surprise to me that he was good as he is in Creed<\/i>. Stallone is ALWAYS good. But when has he ever been asked to get this personal, go this deep? That is the risk he took on when accepting the role. <\/p>\n Here’s my short essay on Sylvester Stallone in Creed<\/i>.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Well, you know I was thrilled when I was assigned to write on Sly in his Oscar-nominated Best Supporting actor performance in Creed for Rogerebert.com’s If We Picked the Winners series. (Table of Contents here.) Check back throughout the week … Continue reading