Episode 74 - Judas & the Black Messiah

#judasandtheblackmessiah​ #hbomax​ #hbomaxreview​  Based on a True Story | Judas and the Black Messiah Review & Recap   #basedonatruestory​ #danielkaluuya​ #lakeithstanfield​ #blackpanther​ #judasandtheblackmessiah​ #judasandtheblackmessiahmovie​ #judasandtheblackmessiahreview​ #biopics Judas and the Black Messiah is a film directed by Shaka King and stars LaKeith Stanfield and Daniel Kaluuya as William O'Neill and Fred Hampton respectively. The film chronicles the role O'Neill played in the series of events that led to the assassination of Fred Hampton, the chairman of the Chicago outfit of the Black Panther party. O'Neill was arrested for stealing cars and coerced by the FBI into becoming an informant into the party as part of J. Edgar Hoover's COINTELPRO operation in the 50's and 60's. The film is a radical look into both the events and struggles of African Americans at the time, but also a surprisingly human film. The ways in which O'Neill & Hampton's struggles are balanced against each other in a way that doesn't fit into the typical Hollywood mold at all is fascinating and beyond refreshing, especially given that this could have so easily fallen into historical embellishment territory. Dom & Chris compare this to The Trial of the Chicago 7 and how this film succeeds wherein that movie did not, as well as how this film broke the traditional biopic approach, succeeds in being an extremely deep and human story, and above all else, lets us in on a sect of history that we were largely unfamiliar with! The film is available to stream everywhere on HBO Max!  It's all covered here on Talkin' TV!!!