Black Panther (2018)

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    D: Ryan Coogler
    Chadwick Boseman, Lupita Nyong'o, Martin Freeman,
    Angela Bassett, Sterling K. Brown, Forest Whitaker,
    Andy Serkis, Michael B. Jordan, Letitia Wright
Chadwick Boseman, whose starring roles already include Jackie Robinson and Thurgood Marshall, checks in as T'Challa, the newly crowned king of the African nation of Wakanda. Being an enlightened leader, T'Challa only wants peace for his people. Being a superhero called the Black Panther, he's skilled at beating people up. Also, Wakanda has enough high-tech weaponry to take on anybody in the world, and that means the CGI looks good. So hats off to Marvel for making a black superhero the star of a movie like this and not underestimating its mass-market potential. It was about time, you know? Next up: An Asian superhero, a Hispanic superhero and a Native American superhero walk into a Hollywood story conference, and . . .