Creed III is the latest addition to the Rocky universe, but it's the first film to not have Rocky in it. In fact, it doesn't even have Sylvester Stallone's blessing due to the way that the rights to Rocky were stolen from him. That might be why I did not like this movie as much as many of the others in the line of films (except Rocky V, which is still my least favorite of the series). I also did not like the change in how the climactic fight was filmed--the CGI stadium was particularly off-putting. Still, I liked the characters and most of the family dynamics, especially Creed's relationship with his daughter--even if that seemed to be missing a crucial scene or two.
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse is a fantastic sequel to the animated masterpiece Into the Spider-Verse. Following in the classic tradition of middle films in a trilogy, this movie tells an incomplete story (like The Empire Strikes Back or Back to the Future II), yet it has a tremendous amount of depth and development to it. It especially fleshes out the story of Spider-Gwen, at times telling the story through her eyes instead of Miles'. As a big fan of Peter Parker (the original Spider-Man), I remember being upset about a "Black Spider-Man" when the idea was first proposed for the Ultimate Spider-Man comic book run. Not only did that story line blow me away, so has ever other story (including video games) with Miles at the center. This movie only raised the bar even higher. However, don't expect an end credits scene.
They are both movies that I would like to see again, perhaps even in marathon form (which Rowen said that he wanted to do).