Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Nothing against Jamie Lee Curtis and her hot dog fingers in Everything Everywhere All At Once, but Angela Bassett should’ve won that Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her powerful portrayal of Queen Ramonda in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. The Black Panther sequel shined under the immense shadow of Chadwick Boseman’s death by shifting the entire landscape of Wakanda with an epic flood, dividing the hero duties amongst Letitia Wright, Lupita Nyong’o, and Danai Gurira, and honoring both Boseman and T’Challa’s deaths. The movie’s greatest achievement, other than being the rare post-Endgame MCU success story, is establishing the Black Panther franchise as an irreplaceable aspect of the MCU because the world of Wakanda is ripe with some of the coolest characters. — Keith Nelson Jr
