Upon being accepted into the Hollywood Critics Association, their fine site-runners and admins assemble “Gradebooks” collecting early reviews and grades from their critics on popular releases. When I can get more work completed and a review submitted early enough, my take and connected quotes have the chance to make these shout-out posts. My newest was being included for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever playing now in theaters.
Read MoreFor their 89th episode, two green film critics, two perfect stranger dads, and two hulking school teachers Will Johnson and Don Shanahan step into the arena of TV, but not far from the movie universe of Marvel to discuss the recent She-Hulk: Attorney at Law Disney+ series. In defending the show against its hot take criticisms, our two hosts also review Phase 4 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe as a whole in looking ahead to what's coming next from the top blockbuster factory in the business.
Read MoreFor their 88th episode, two pointy-eared film critics, two war-painted dads, and two non-scientific school teachers Will Johnson and Don Shanahan burn the midnight oil straight out of the press screenings for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. The thoughts are raw and so is the conversation between Will, the eternal Marvel shill, and Don, the critic feeling the superhero fatigue more and more. They're ready for the big holiday hitter.
Read MoreViewers and fans will contemplate whether Black Panther: Wakanda Forever was the best Ryan Coogler and company could have done with their tragic circumstances. They will wonder if this pivot and royal escalation was the right approach. At some point, all of those questions (and others) have dual contexts between what they mean on-screen and off. Those questions also do not have a universal best, right, or perfect answer. For better or worse, we are now past “must” and the show emphatically goes on.
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