this is one of the best movies of the year, collapsing America's past and present into one awful continuous moment; Shaka King sees everything clearly, and carves it onto the screen. It’s a hell of a thing
Shaka King’s message from the past is a vital, heartbreaking film for now. Daniel Kaluuya, LaKeith Stanfield and Dominique Fishback rise to its call beautifully
Shaka King's film, features a typically brilliant performance by LaKeith Stanfield; The story is infuriating - not in the way King presents it, not at all, but in its details. The manipulation of justice is heartbreaking
Lakeith Stanfield, Daniel Kaluuya deliver Oscar-worthy performances; "Judas and the Black Messiah" is an extraordinary conglomerate of talent and storytelling, and it more than does justice to a long-overlooked chapter
it's a powerful tale of human frailty; The true story of assassinated activist Fred Hampton is brought to vibrant life with never-better performances from Daniel Kaluuya and Lakeith Stanfield
enthralling and surprising; Buoyed by a trio of standout performances, this freshly resonant thriller brings urgent life to one of the Black Panther movement's greatest tragedies
bolstered by major performances by Daniel Kaluuya and Lakeith Stanfield, “Judas and the Black Messiah” makes the Fred Hampton saga feel as urgent -- and tragic -- as ever; the actors make "Judas and the Black Messiah" such an incendiary watch
Black Messiah's center of gravity has to be a Fred Hampton you can't look away from, and Daniel Kaluuya -- alternately raw, tender, and incendiary -- duly electrifies every scene he's in
an intense, infuriating and indisputably timely big-screen retelling of the circumstances under which Illinois BPP chapter chairman Fred Hampton (Daniel Kaluuya) was assassinated by the establishment
an electrifying, urgent, life-changing cinema; Commanding performances from LaKeith Stanfield and Daniel Kaluuya power this electrifying Black Panther drama
a spellbinding true story of betrayal & deception; Judas and the Black Messiah offers a vivid background to the continuing divisions still affecting the country today. Fred Hampton's life is truly an American story
a searing portrait of a uniquely American power struggle; Shaka Shaka King's movie is packed with great performances, but its secret weapon is in telling a story about how individuals relate to power dynamics
a historical thriller with an urgency that speaks even louder more than half a century later; This is boldly assured, issues-based filmmaking with real heart, and above all with a saddened sense of how the past maintains its hold on the present