Black Panther: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised

Killmonger (on the left) and T’Challa debate black respectability.

One of these things is not like the others.

The Dirty Dozen is a 1967 blockbuster that foreshadows the challenge faced by the recent release of Marvel’s Black Panther. How can a film toe the company line while, at the same time, appear to push the cultural envelope?