Judas and the Black Messiah (2021)

Judas and the Black Messiah: Directed by Shaka King. With Daniel Kaluuya, LaKeith Stanfield, Jesse Plemons, Dominique Fishback. Offered a plea deal by the FBI, William O’Neal infiltrates the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party to gather intelligence on Chairman Fred Hampton.

“The two main acting performances really carry this film. Kaluuya and Stanfield both do tremendous work and make this film a compelling watch. Itu0026#39;s a tough. depressing movie to watch, but it feels appropriately timed with its release. Itu0026#39;s inevitable to compare this to another recent film containing some of the same characters, The Trial of the Chicago 7. While Chicago 7 is a more enjoyable watch and really zips along with energy, Judas is more unflinching in its reality and less u0026quot;Hollywood.u0026quot; This isnu0026#39;t to say there arenu0026#39;t the typical story beats you expect in a film like this, but it overall feels more impactful.”