Black Panther
critic Reviews
, 96% Certified Fresh Tomatometer Score- Black Panther elevates superhero cinema to thrilling new heights while telling one of the MCU's most absorbing stories -- and introducing some of its most fully realized characters.
- , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreJenna MarottaindieWire
Each man and woman...is resplendent in Ruth Carter's traditional costumes. Indigenous dialects are spoken amid the space flights, museum heists, and car chases.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreLawrence WareNew York Times
"Black Panther" lived up to the hype.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreMark KermodeKermode & Mayo's Film Review
You could feel like everybody felt like they were making something that they were really proud of.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreRobert Daniels812filmreviews
But Black Panther was a moment, not just for Marvel fans and Disney stans, but it was the rare instance of a film purporting itself to be a cultural movement, and succeeding.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreCarmen PhillipsAutostraddle
I want us to love on Black Panther, bravely and openly. But, we cannot forget the asterisk. We cannot forget that a significant achievement for black representation once again came on the back of forced black queer silence.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreMichael SragowFilm Comment Magazine
Black Panther gives off a contemporary crackle while staying true to its roots, both African and Marvel.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreDon ShanahanEvery Movie Has a Lesson
Pushing aside the proclivity to have a empowered science nerd or a plucky quipster as its heroic lead, a Marvel film hasn’t been this brawny, righteous, and tough.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreJennifer BissetCNET
Marvel movies proved they could keep on evolving with Ryan Coogler's Black Panther. The 2018 film bucked the superhero formula with its Afro-futurist setting, family saga and James Bond gadgetry.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreMatt BrunsonFilm Frenzy
A heady mix of William Shakespeare and Walt Disney -- and with a few James Bond gadgets added to sweeten the deal -- it ventures far beyond wham-bam-thank-you-Stan territory.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreJoseph GarciaDynamic Duel Podcast
[The film's] central struggle is one that you can see both sides of. It's more of a idealogical conflict than a moral one, which makes it so fascinating.
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