Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Reviews
Joe George The Progressive
Rather than position Namor as a man who suffered an unfortunate, but centuries-old, part of nation-building, Wakanda Forever reminds us that imperial powers remain at work today.
Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Jul 20, 2024
Nadya Martinez The Latin Times
From his [Ryan Coogler] dynamic vision of recreating Namor’s origin to his exploration of themes of Indigenous Latin cultures, Wakanda Forever is an innovative and refreshing take on superhero lore.
Full Review | Original Score: 8/10 | Jul 8, 2024
Paul Klein FILMHOUNDS Magazine
The entire film aches with a melancholy at the passing of Boseman but it feels like a film that wants to embrace him and move on in his memory rather than wallow in the sadness of the loss.
Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Jul 5, 2024
Shawn Edwards Fox 4 Kansas City
The pacing, demons, and storytelling monsters take down the film.
Full Review | Original Score: 2/5 | Oct 27, 2023
Lee Zumpe Tampa Bay Newspapers
“Wakanda Forever” is an epic, emotional and profound film that examines the impact of collective anguish.
Full Review | Oct 26, 2023
Mini Anthikad-Chhibber The Hindu
Apart from the overarching themes of death, loss, revenge and owning your destiny, and all the eye-popping battles atop barnacle-crusted whales and dolphins no less, Black Panther 2 works in the smaller, intimate moments too.
Full Review | Oct 4, 2023
Christian Eulinberg InSession Film
This was a fantastic way to wrap out Phase 4 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Full Review | Sep 23, 2023
Sarah Vincent Cambridge Day
Coogler uses the sequel to similarly popularize Mayan Futurism with the sumptuous introduction of the Talokans, which makes the Wakandans seem quotidian in comparison.
Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | Aug 16, 2023
Rick Bentley KGET-TV (Bakersfield, CA)
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever rises to a difficult challenge with strong characters, superb acting and visual effects that are a marvel.
Full Review | Original Score: B+ | Aug 9, 2023
Kevin Slane Boston.com
“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” is a powerful treatise on grieving, and how that process can seep into every thought and action, even subconsciously.
Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/4 | Aug 9, 2023
Manuel São Bento FirstShowing.net
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever may not quite measure up to its predecessor, but it leaves a proud, beautiful, silent tribute to the legacy of Chadwick Boseman, telling an emotionally powerful, resonant story about how grief can truly be love persevering.
Full Review | Original Score: B+ | Jul 25, 2023
Hector A. Gonzalez The Movie Buff
Plays with ideas and characters that initially intrigue, but drowns them in tiresome excessive Marvel lore and universe expansion.
Full Review | Original Score: C- | Jul 25, 2023
Matthew Creith Matinee With Matt
This sequel acts as an uplifting reminder that grief is real and losing someone close doesn't mean losing all hope in the power of community.
Full Review | Jul 25, 2023
Zach Pope Zach Pope Reviews
Beautiful tribute about Grief & the cycle of violence. Epic in almost all standards but slower in pacing to tell a different kind of story in the MCU.
Full Review | Jul 25, 2023
Gissane Sophia Marvelous Geeks Media
As evocative as it is in the film, light pierces through every shot, every storyline, and every performance, making it a remarkable love letter to grief and healing.
Full Review | Jul 23, 2023
Serena Seghedoni Loud and Clear Reviews
Wakanda Forever is the best Black Panther sequel it could have been, acting both as a tribute to Boseman and a poignant story about change and rebirth.
Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Jul 23, 2023
Brooke Obie xoNecole
We deserve a story about Africanness and Diasporic Blackness that’s not hampered by the white gaze that would refuse us peace, justice, unity and vengeance. In the MCU, no matter who’s at the helm, that’s just not possible.
Full Review | Jul 20, 2023
Pramit Chatterjee Digital Mafia Talkies
Black Panther Wakanda Forever is undoubtedly one of the worst movies of the year and a clear indication for Marvel to start making movies again instead of peddling products that promote future products.
Full Review | Original Score: 1/5 | Jul 20, 2023
Matthew Passantino Big Picture Big Sound
"Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" doesn't have the punch that the first movie did, but how could it? Sequels rarely do.
Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/4 | Jul 16, 2023
Kevin Fox Jr. Vague Visages
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is constrained by its genre and studio from being a great film. It is nonetheless an entertaining one with intriguing characters and intense visuals.
Full Review | Jun 14, 2023