Creed (2015)Movies

WarcraftAssassin's CreedAssassinStar WarsAssassins' CreedCreed Movies based on video games (here’s looking at you, “Warcraft”) have developed a pretty sorry critical pedigree. “Assassin’s Creed,” based on the bestselling series of historical-themed action games and boasting a star-studded cast, showed more promise: might this be the one to break the downward spiral? Sadly, “Assassin’s Creed” is no bulls-eye. Our granite-jawed hero is convicted murderer Callum Lynch (Michael Fassbender), who finds himself spared from execution through the intervention of enigmatic scientist Sophia Ryken (Marion Cotillard). Sophia’s organization, Abstergo Corporation, is actually a front for the evil Templar organization, an ancient Masonic-style...