“Avengers: Infinity War” is already on-pace to become the biggest movie of the summer, yet it’s Marvel’s “Black Panther” that may end up being not just 2018’s box-office champ, but the film for which the whole MCU project is best-remembered. Directed and co-written by “Creed” helmer Ryan Coogler, “Black Panther” stars Chadwick Boseman as the super-powered king of a sheltered African nation who’s forced to protect his people’s resources and traditions from rapacious outsiders — including a revolutionary Oaklander, played by Michael B. Jordan. With its eclectic cast of characters, exotic locales, elaborate art direction and multiple thrilling action sequences, this is a visually spectacular superhero picture, which doubles as a spirited debate about the drawbacks of isolationism.
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