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Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is not your typical Marvel movie

The focus of the sequel signed by director Ryan Coogler is mourning, which slows down the pace of the film but makes it more meaningful

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Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is not your typical Marvel movie

The theatrical release of the first Black Panther represented an unprecedented popular-cultural phenomenon. The immediate and lasting impact was astounding. In the United States in particular, the fact that the film was produced during the years of Donald Trump's presidency gave its message a special charge. It was a dystopian historical phase, during which the life of blacks was so precarious as to require the staging of black superheroes. The cinecomic on Black Panther was a triple triumph: commercial, critical and cultural.

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Can Marvel Keep Going?

After going strong for a decade and a half, we are beginning to wonder where it will all end.

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The Marvel Cinematic Universe is a unique part of film history. The film franchise has spawned 27 films and grossed over 24 billion dollars worldwide (at this moment) over the last 14 years. It remains one of the most successful franchises in history. This made me think about where this franchise is going and where it will end, but then a different question entered my mind; will the the MCU ever end? Could the MCU pull off the trick that almost no franchise has ever done before and actually go on forever?

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Do Reviews Actually Matter?

When it comes to reviewing art, do reviews actually effect their success?

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As long as art has been around there have always been people willing to critique it. There has always been people who study and examine pieces of art closely; attempting to articulate what works and what doesn't work about a given piece of art. Many people who create fear critical analysis because they think negative reviews have the potential of ruining any chance at future projects, but is that actually true? Is their a one-to-one connection between critical acclaim and success?

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Yes, I'm An Adult, And, Yes, I'm Still Going To See Toy Story 4

I've been watching these movies since I was literally an infant, and I won't stop now.

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The first Toy Story movie came out in 1995 and made around $29,000,000 in box office sales in its opening weekend. It was nominated for three Oscars and three Academy Awards. The prequels, Toy Story 2 (2005) and Toy Story 3 (2010), only increased in popularity and success as people returned to the box office to see what happened next in the lives of Buzz and Woody, the movies' main characters.

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It's a Marvel that Endgame is Even Here At All

The conclusion to the Infinity Saga is one of historic proportions.

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MAJOR HEADS UP: No spoilers for Avengers: Endgame ahead.

Seriously, though. I wouldn't do that to you guys. If you know the first thing about me, you know I hate spoilers above all else.

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15 Adam Sandler Movies That Should Be On Every Comedy Fan's List

The one true ranking on the Sandler-verse

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Qualifications, Criteria, and Sources

To be clear I am an Adam Sandler superfan -- an Adam Stanler, if you will. I am also a pure comedy movie junkie. Over the next few months, I want to rank all the great comedy leads and their career's work. There is no better option to start with other than Sandler because he has peaks as high as any movie star of the 90s and 2000s, and has had his share of lows (his career valleys are more like trenches).

One of the few staples in our culture for the past quarter century is the ironically self-proclaimed Sandman. He has enough acting credits to make Nic Cage blush and owns real estate in the mind of every American comedy fan. Adam Sandler joined the ranks of Eddie Murphy in terms of most famous and successful SNL alumni.

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The focus of the sequel signed by director Ryan Coogler is mourning, which slows down the pace of the film but makes it more meaningful

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After going strong for a decade and a half, we are beginning to wonder where it will all end.

When it comes to reviewing art, do reviews actually effect their success?

I've been watching these movies since I was literally an infant, and I won't stop now.

The conclusion to the Infinity Saga is one of historic proportions.

The one true ranking on the Sandler-verse

Qualifications, Criteria, and Sources

The Sandlerst

1. "Happy Gilmore" (1996) Metacritic Score: 31/100. Box Office: $79,141,400

Dir. Dennis Dugan. Written by Adam Sandler & Tim Herlihy

2. "Punch-Drunk Love" (2002) Metacritic Score: 78/100. Box Office: $27,672,300

Directed & Written by Paul Thomas Anderson

3. "Funny People" (2009) Metacritic Score: 60/100. Box Office: $62,629,200

Directed and Written by Judd Apatow

4. "The Waterboy" (1998) Metacritic: 41/100. Box Office: $308,237,800

Dir. Frank Coraci Written by Tim Herlihy & Adam Sandler

5. "Billy Madison" (1995) Metacritic 16/100. Box Office: $53,001,000

Dir. Tamra Davis Written by Tim Herlihy & Adam Sandler

6. "Click" (2006) Metacritic Score: 45/100. Box Office: $188,942,600

Dir. Frank Coraci Written by Steve Koren & Mark O'Keefe

7. "The Wedding Singer" (1998) Metacritic Score: 59/100. Box Office: $154,160,800

Dir. Frank Coraci Written by Tim Herlihy

8. "Big Daddy" (1999) Metacritic Score: 41/100. Box Office: $289,951,400

Dir. Dennis Dugan. Written by Steve Franks, Tim Herlihy & Adam Sandler

9. "50 First Dates" (2004) Metacritic Score: 48/100. Box Office: $175,423,800

Dir. Peter Segal. Written by George Wing

10. "The Longest Yard" (2005) Metacritic Score: 48/100. Box Office: $222,255,300

Dir. Peter Segal. Original Written by Al Ruddy and Tracy Keenan Wynn, Sheldon Turner penned this remake.

11. "The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)" Metacritic Score: 79/100. Box Office: N/A

Directed & Written by Noah Baumbach

12. "Anger Management"(2003) Metacritic Score: 52/100. Box Office: $202,681,400

Dir. Peter Segal Written by David Dorfman

13. "Reign Over Me" (2007) Metacritic Score: 61/100. Box Office: 25,749,200

Directed & Written by Mike Binder

14. "Eight Crazy Nights" (2002) Metacritic Score: 23/100. Box Office: $36,559,100

Dir. Seth Kearsley Written by Brooks Arthur, Allen Covert, Brad Isaacs, & Adam Sandler.

15. "You Don't Mess with the Zohan" (2008) Metacritic Score: 54/100. Box Office: $125,511,100

Dir. Dennis Dugan. Written by Adam Sandler, Robert Smigel, & Judd Apatow

Honorable Mentions

"Adam Sandler: 100% Fresh" Metacritic Score: (ironically) N/A. Box Office: N/A

Dir. Steven Brill (and segment director Nicholaus Goosen). Written by Adam Sandler

"Little Nicky" (2000) Metacritic Score: 38. Box Office: $65,910,800

Dir. Steven Brill Written by Steven Brill, Tim Herlihy & Adam Sandler

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