In the wake of the 2024 election, THR's arts and culture critic reflects on the minor key narratives and international offerings that illustrate how we got here — and where to go now.

The internet exploded when Denzel Washington revealed that Ryan Coogler was writing a part for him in Black Panther 3.

It began with 2008's "Iron Man," a film that introduced the world to Robert Downey Jr.'s Tony Stark with the hint that he ...