Black Panther
T'Challa, after the death of his father, the King of Wakanda, returns home to the isolated, technologically advanced African nation to succeed to the throne and take his rightful place as king.
16 August 1958, New York City, New York, USA
1 April 1976, Philadephia, Pennsylvania, USA
15 July 1961, Longview, Texas, USA
12 August 1957, Abidjan, Ivory Coast
20 April 1964, Ruislip, London, England, UK
13 August 1982, Constanta, Romania
February 18, 2018
Didn't wow me quite as much as some of the other Marvel superhero movies, but that is because this movie that puts story and solid character development ahead of spectacle.
February 18, 2018
"Black Panther" doesn't live up to the hype.
February 18, 2018
I confess to superhero fatigue but this diversity fest is refreshing -- it takes on race and gender, it's quite serious, both in terms of politics and lack of humour, but it is well made by director Ryan Coogler, [and] has lots of action and heart.
February 18, 2018
Coogler has brought off something impressive here: he's made one of the few halfway watchable Marvel movies and returned the comic strip to the streets where it belongs.
February 16, 2018
Jordan has swagger to spare, with those rolling shoulders, but there's a breath of charm, too, all the more seductive in the overblown atmosphere of Marvel. He's twice as pantherish as the Panther.
February 19, 2018
Jordan *hurts* in this movie. He aches in a way our bullet-proof, melancholy Prince could never begin to understand, lashing out at the very fantasy this comic book movie represents. This wonderfully messy film is actually angry at itself.
February 16, 2018
Coogler is trying for a lot of things in Black Panther, probably too many, but there is also a winning modesty to his ambition.
February 17, 2018
Whether or not this is the best film Marvel Studios has made to date-and it is clearly in the discussion-it is by far the most thought-provoking.
February 18, 2018
balances the mystical and profane elements of the story, giving them equal weight in a challenging story in which the definitions of wisdom and of compassion become the real struggle.
February 16, 2018
The identity politics provide a fresh spin to the genre's increasingly tedious narrative formula.
February 16, 2018
Ultimately, it's more interesting to think about than it is to watch.
February 19, 2018
When it comes to creative visuals, engaging action and likable characters, "Black Panther" stands confidently next to the best fare offered up by the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
