‘Wakanda Forever’ and Ever, Amen

December 30, 2022

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Forever? Forever Ever? (Credit:
Marvel Entertainment/Screenshot)

Starring: Letitia Wright, Angela Bassett, Tenoch Huerta Mejía, Lupita Nyong’o, Danai Gurira, Martin Freeman, Winston Duke, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Florence Kasumba, Dominique Thorne, Michaela Coel, Divine Love Konadu-Son

Director: Ryan Coogler

Running Time: 161 Minutes

Rating: PG-13]

Release Date:] November 11, 2022 (Theaters)

Upon seeing the first Black Panther back in 2018, my expectations were sky-high, and there was pretty much no way to meet them. For Wakanda Forever, however, I arrived with significantly subdued enthusiasm. I doubted that it could fully process the grief of Chadwick Boseman’s passing or that it could be another Landmark Cultural Event. So I ended up seeing it more than a month after its release with a much more chillaxed approach. And you know that? That may just have made all the difference. Also, the conflict with Namor was plenty satisfying and I totally didn’t see it coming.

Grade: No Love Lost (No Amor Perdido)

Entertainment To-Do List: Week of 11/11/22

November 11, 2022

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First Name: Pickle, Last Name: Colbert

Every week, I list all the upcoming (or recently released) movies, TV shows, albums, podcasts, etc. that I believe are worth checking out.

Movies
–Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (Theaters)
–The Fabelmans (Limited Theaters, Expands Nationwide November 23)
–Spirited (November 11 in Theaters, November 18 on Apple TV+) – Will Ferrell and Ryan Reynolds team up for the holidays.

TV
–Dead to Me Season 3 (November 17 on Netflix)
–Pickled (November 17 on CBS) – Celebrities play pickleball.
–The Sex Lives of College Girls Season 2 Premiere (November 17 on HBO Max)

Music
-Bruce Springsteen, Only the Strong Survive