Blu-ray Review Judas and the Black Messiah Blu-ray Review (1 Viewer)

[Todd Erwin]

Director Shaka King’s Judas and the Black Messiah is the latest film from Warner to get short-changed on physical media after a brief theatrical and HBO Max run.



Judas and the Black Messiah (2021)



Released: 12 Feb 2021
Rated: R
Runtime: 126 min




Director: Shaka King
Genre: Biography, Drama, History



Cast: Daniel Kaluuya, LaKeith Stanfield, Jesse Plemons, Dominique Fishback
Writer(s): Will Berson (story by), Shaka King (story by), Kenneth Lucas (story by), Keith Lucas (story by), Will Berson (screenplay by), Shaka King (screenplay by)



Plot: 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.



IMDB rating: 7.5
MetaScore: 85





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[John Dirk]

Thanks for a great review. I'd heard of this film but have intentionally avoided it to date. I agree that material like this is critical viewing [along with independent verification] but I have to take it in measured doses.