https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/movies/best-movies-21st-century.html

96. Black Panther (Ryan Coogler, 2018)

There’s so much to love. It’s a superhero spectacle that actually has something important to say, about how identity, history and responsibility intersect. Wakanda, the Afrofuturistic world where the story takes place, is a visual wonder. The women (played by Angela Bassett, Danai Gurira, Lupita Nyong’o and Letitia Wright — all excellent) aren’t just sidekicks or love interests. Michael B. Jordan, as the tragically villainous Killmonger, has never been more swoon worthy. And, of course, Chadwick Boseman shines in the title role, sadly one of his last before dying of cancer.

    • jordanlund@lemmy.world
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      21 days ago

      I remember when going to the theater was a whole EVENT. I can’t remember the last time people lined up for movie tickets. Lord of the Rings?

      It was this whole communal thing of a shared experience together.

      TBH, yeah, lining up for tickets and lining up again to get into the theater was kind of a pain in the ass, but still, I miss talking to other people in line and what not.