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Black Panther is a movie for everyone

Cat power: Boseman’s Black Panther walks the treacherous line between conflicted King and conscientious superhero

MARVEL SUPERHERO MOVIES ARE NO LONGER just a single entertainment option among many; they’re a man-made force of nature. The only thing wrong with Ryan Coogler’s stirring, imaginative Black Panther is that it’s required to fit into the superhero-movie mold at all. The whole thing moves a little too fast. There are so many gorgeous details—from Ruth E. Carter’s Afro-futuristic costumes

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