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When you play the game of succession, you win or you die.
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When you play the game of succession, you win or you die.
“Black Panther” has finally hit theaters, but this time around, our eponymous superhero isn’t just here to take names. When the death of his father forces T’Challa to assume the mantle of king, the Black Panther must learn that — to repurpose a classic superhero-ism — with great power comes great responsibility. Yet unlike the superhero fluff we’ve come to expect, “Black Panther” has ascended to a level of cultural phenomenon unmatched by its predecessors.
Six years after signing the Emancipation Proclamation in “Lincoln,” Daniel Day-Lewis is back for (possibly) the final role of his career as Reynolds Woodcock in “Phantom Thread.” The film marks the second collaboration between the British thespian and director Paul Thomas Anderson, the same duo responsible for the tour-de-force that is “There Will Be Blood.” Like that movie, “Phantom Thread” executes upon its simple premise to serve up a complex character piece in unexpected fashion.