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‘Judas and the Black Messiah’ is essential cinema | Sundance movie review

MoviesKarl DelossantosFebruary 1, 2021
Darrel Britt-Gibson, Daniel Kaluuya and Lakeith Stanfield appear in Judas and the Black Messiah by Shaka King, an official selection of the Premieres section at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Glen Wilson.
Judas and the Black Messiah is an electrifying and contemplative biopic about Black Panther party chairman Fred Hampton and the plot to bring him down Of the movies that have come out after last year's Black Lives Matter protests, Judas and the Black Messiah is perhaps the most essential. A raw and in the trenches…
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'Knives Out' is a whodunit done well — movie review

ComedyKarl DelossantosNovember 24, 20191
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On his 80th birthday, Harlan Thrombey is found dead and sets off a classic whodunit where all the suspects have their knives out for each other One-sentence review: Knives Out creates one of the great movie families with the ridiculous Thrombeys and puts them in a murder mystery that's as compelling as it is relevant.Details:…
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‘Get Out’ review — Social issues meet horror with Jordan Peele’s debut

HorrorKarl DelossantosMarch 8, 20171
Daniel Kaluuya in Get Out
Get Out is easily one of the most original horror movies — or just movie for that matter — in years by one of the most exciting filmmakers of our generation. Take the setup Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, the world of Stepford Wives, and the exploration of the black experience in I Am Not Your Negro and you have…
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