It's hard to believe it, but 2018 really is almost here. In fact, this is the last Thursday Movie Picks of the year. Well, it's the last one that will deal with movies. Next week, we're chillin' in our living rooms talking TV. This week, thanks to the infinite wisdom of our host Wanderer at Wandering Through the Shelves, we're sticking to the silver screen. However, instead of talking about movies we've already seen, we're talking about movies we want to see. Next year. I try not to get too hype for stuff that hasn't even come out yet. I've been burned that way before. Sometimes, you just can't help yourself, though.
Black Panther
When I went to see Captain America: Civil War, I was very cautiously optimistic about seeing Black Panther in the MCU. Marvel has been...okay...when it comes to diversity on the screen if we're talking sheer numbers. When it comes to the hierarchy of heroes, however, it's been purely a white man's game. Anyone not fitting the description "straight white male" has been relegated to sidekick status. I'm a big fan of the MCU, but that part of it has been disconcerting, dating back to my youth, way before the movies, when I was just an avid comic book reader. Even now, at my advanced age, I relish the opportunity to see heroes on the screen who look like me...not that I'm as handsome a physical specimen as Chadwick Boseman, but you get my point. Imagine my glee when Black Panther was not only on the screen, but an actual badass able to stand toe-to-toe with the best of the Avengers. When it became apparent he was indeed getting his very own movie, I was happy as...well, let's just say it wasn't pretty. Anyhoo, this one hits theaters in February. I might start camping out on New Year's Day.
Proud Mary
Taraji P. Henson takes her turn as an action heroine. Truth told, the January release date is a little concerning. However, Henson has presence in spades. Hopefully, she can pull off the physicality of the role and deliver us a solid action flick. Of course, I have ulterior motives for supporting this movie. You can take all that stuff about a hero looking like me and copy and paste it here. Sort of. I'm not a woman. But I have daughters. And that makes all the difference in the world. It's a rare thing for a woman of color to play the lead in any Hollywood movie, rarer still to play the lead in an action movie. My girls are almost grown, and to this point, all they've got is Halle Berry's Catwoman. This has to be better than that, right?
Deadpool 2
I realize this goes against everything I've been saying this post. The thing is, I consider the original Deadpool one of the best superhero flicks ever made. And you know I'm into superhero flicks. It's relentlessly self-aware, crassly hilarious, and Ryan Reynolds gave a career-best performance in a role perfectly suited for him. I've been waiting for this one ever since the ridiculously funny opening credits of the first movie.
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