Re-Visiting the Marvel Cinematic Universe: Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

 "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" (2022)

The original "Black Panther" was not just one of the best Marvel origin movies, but one of the best Marvel movies period. Director and writer Ryan Coogler crafted a story rich in culture that told a story that we rarely see in superhero movies. So, the news that star, Chadwick Boseman, had succumbed to colon cancer in 2020 was a gut punch to many fans. We were all left to wonder how they would carry on without their titular, charismatic star. The first "Black Panther" was unique to the MCU up to that point so it makes sense that "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" would be unique as well. A movie that within the trappings of a standard superhero film told a story about grief and generational trauma that also served as a tribute to the previous Black Panther.

Principal photography on "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" in late June 2021 and wrapped in late March 2022. Production took a brief pause to allow Letitia Wright to heal from an onset injury. The film stars Letitia Wright as Shuri/Black Panther, Lupita Nyong'o as Nakia, Danai Gurira as Okoye, Winston Duke as M'Baku, Florence Kasumba as Ayo, Dominique Thorne as Riri Williams, Michaela Coel as Aneka, Mabel Cadena as Namora, Tenoch Huerta Mejia as Namor, Martin Freeman as Everett K. Ross, Julia Louis Dreyfus as Valentina Allegra de Fontaine and Angela Bassett as Ramonda. The film was written by Ryan Coogler and Joe Robert Cole. It was directed by Ryan Coogler. "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" was released on November 11, 2022.

"One Girl In All the World" Re-Watch: "Ted" & "Bad Eggs"

 Buffy the Vampire Slayer

With these two episodes we have reached the midway point of season two. And if you've watched this season before, you probably know that the quality of this sophomore season really fluctuates but the back half of season two, with one or two exceptions, is pretty phenomenal and tees up the series best season in season three. So, something to look forward to. Let's get to it.

A Long Time Ago Before, During and After the Clone Wars: Tales of the Jedi

 Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi

The last cycle of posts I skipped over a "Star Wars" post because I was still trying to figure out how I was going handle wrapping up the Republic/Clone Wars era before transitioning to the Empire. Then, I remembered this little series of vignettes that came out a couple of years ago. The stories told here take place before, during and after the events we've already covered. It focuses on Count Dooku and Ahsoka Tano. That makes a lot of sense. They are both Jedi that became disenfranchised due to the corruption of the Senate and how the Jedi was being affected by it and being shaped it. But these two people handled that disenfranchisement in very different ways. We have six mini episodes. Three that focus on Dooku and three that focus on Ahsoka. We are going to briefly talk about and rate each one. Let's get to it.

"I Am the Moon" Re-Watch: "To Save Our Friends: Moon and Uranus Join Forces" & "A Man's Kindness: Yuichiro Heartbroken by Rei"

 Sailor Moon S

To be perfectly honest, "Sailor Moon S" isn't doing too much different than the last couple seasons, particularly at this point, but I just seem to enjoy it so much more and I'm sure that is because of the addition of Sailors Uranus and Neptune. Let's get to it.

"Totally Schway" Re-Watch: "A Touch of Curaré" & "Ascension"

 Batman Beyond

It is time to wrap up the first season of "Batman Beyond" and fid out what Blight is going to do. Let's get into it.