Name: Judas and the Black Messiah (15) | Close-Up Film Review
Released: 2021
Duration: 125
Rating: 4
Cast: Jesse Plemons, Daniel Kaluuya, Dominique Fishback, LaKeith Stanfield

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Carol Allen March 13, 2021March 13, 2021 Daniel Kaluuya, Dominique Fishback, Jesse Plemons, Judas and the Black Messiah, LaKeith Stanfield

Judas and the Black Messiah (15) | Close-Up Film Review

In 1968 Fred Hampden, a charismatic campaigner for black rights through with the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), was elected chairman of the Black Panthers Illinois branch in Chicago.

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Haunted Mansion (12A) |Close-Up Film Review

This is the third attempt to make a feature film inspired by the Disneyworld ride of the same name. I somehow missed the first two – The Haunted Mansion (2003) starring Eddie Murphy and Muppets Haunted Mansion (2021).

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News Editor March 17, 2021March 17, 2021 Daniel Kaluuya, Jesse Plemons, Judas and the Black Messiah, LaKeith Stanfield

Judas And The Black Messiah – You Will Know His Name Featurette

FBI informant William O’Neal (LaKeith Stanfield) infiltrates the Illinois Black Panther Party and is tasked with keeping tabs on their charismatic leader, Chairman Fred Hampton (Daniel Kaluuya).