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BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER – Review by Valerie Kalfrin

November 17, 2022November 19, 2022 Valerie Kalfrin Angela Bassett, chadwick boseman, letitia wright, Ruth E. Carter, ryan coogler, wakanda forever

Wakanda Forever, then, had a tall order to fill, and if it’s flawed in parts, it also acknowledges this loss and moves forward in a way that’s ultimately satisfying. The plot is sometimes messy, with many moving parts, but the film gives its actors—especially Wakanda’s formidable women—powerful performances and moments to shine. Ultimately, Wakanda Forever delivers an emotional sendoff fit for a king—and a message that Wakanda, cherished by its creators onscreen and off, will carry on.

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MASTER – Review by Lonita Cook

March 15, 2022March 15, 2022 Lonita Cook Amber Gray, Mariama Diallo, Master, regina hall, ryan coogler, Zoe Renee

Regina Hall (who also co-produced) gives a rousing performance as the newly appointed first-ever Black House Master of a traditionally White college dorm when Jasmine, a Black student moves in. Mix Black House Master, Black student, Black professor seeking tenure, favored White students, an evaluation board, the legend of a witch, the mythic tale of the first Black student who ended up hanged and you get a fertile landscape in which to cultivate a narrative around placing the displaced.

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THE WEEK IN WOMEN: Inclusion tops box office with BLACK PANTHER and A WRINKLE IN TIME — Brandy McDonnell reports

March 11, 2018August 14, 2018 Brandy McDonnell 0 Comments a wrinkle in time, Ava DuVernay, black panther, disney, inclusion, ryan coogler, storm reid

Ignore the headlines about Black Panther dominating A Wrinkle in Time at the box office. Yes, the commercial and critical

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AWARDS INTELLIGENCER: Why Stallone Might Win the Oscar – Quendrith Johnson comments

February 10, 2016 Johnson (Archived Contributor) Quendrith 0 Comments creed, oscars, ryan coogler, santa barbara film festival, sylvester stallone

The deep rooted bond between Hollywood icon Sylvester Stallone and tinseltown’s phenom director Ryan Coogler comes from shared experience: they

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FRUITVALE STATION – Review by Pam Grady

July 26, 2013June 6, 2020 Pam Grady 0 Comments black stories matter, fruitvale station, MICHAEL B JORDAN, Movie of the Week, oscar grant, ryan coogler

A night of New Year’s Eve revelry in San Francisco ended in death on an Oakland train station for Oscar Grant, his back pierced with a transit cop’s bullet.