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Movie Review – Judas and the Black Messiah (2021)

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Judas and the Black Messiah, 2021. Directed by Shaka King. Starring Daniel Kaluuya, LaKeith Stanfield, Jesse Plemons, Dominique Fishback, Ashton Sanders, Algee Smith, Graham Lutes, Martin Sheen, Darrell Britt-Gibson, Dominique Thorne, Amari Cheatom, Caleb Eberhardt, Lil Rel Howery, Jermaine Fowler, Robert Longstreet, Nick Fink, Terayle Hill, Nicholas Velez, and Ian Duff. SYNOPSIS: The story of Fred […]

Judas and the Black Messiah gets a new trailer

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Warner Bros. has released a new trailer for Judas and the Black Messiah, ahead of its world premiere later this month at Sundance. Inspired by true events, the film is written and directed by Shaka King and tells the story of the betrayal of Black Panther Party chairman Fred Hampton (Daniel Kaluuya) at the hands […]

New poster for Judas and the Black Messiah featuring Daniel Kaluuya and Lakeith Stanfield

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Warner Bros. has revealed a poster for director Shaka King’s biographical drama Judas and the Black Messiah featuring stars Daniel Kaluuya and Lakeith Stanfield; take a look here… SEE ALSO: Watch the trailer for Judas and the Black Messiah Chairman Fred Hampton was 21 years old when he was assassinated by the FBI, who coerced […]

Daniel Kaluuya stars in the first trailer for Judas and the Black Messiah

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Warner Bros. has released the first trailer for Judas and the Black Messiah, the upcoming biographical drama from director Shaka King which tells the story of the betrayal and assassination of the young Illinois Black Panther Party chairman Fred Hampton (Daniel Kaluuya); watch it here… Chairman Fred Hampton was 21 years old when he was […]

Video Review – The Photograph (2020)

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The Photograph, 2020. Directed by Stella Meghie. Starring LaKeith Stanfield, Issa Rae, Teyonah Parris, Rob Morgan, Chelsea Peretti, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Lil Rel Howery, and Courtney B. Vance. In this video review, EJ reviews The Photograph, a new romance movie just in time for Valentine’s Day. Join our critic as he talks about what he […]

Movie Review – Uncut Gems (2019)

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Uncut Gems, 2019. Directed by Josh Safdie and Benny Safdie. Starring Adam Sandler, Julia Fox, Lakeith Stanfield, Kevin Garnett, Idina Menzel, Eric Bogosian, Jonathan Aranbayev, Mike Francesa, Jacob Igielski, Noa Fisher, Paloma Elsesser, Judd Hirsch, Benjy Kleiner, Josh Ostrovsky, Sahar Bibiyan, Lana Levitin, Keith Williams Richards, Pom Klementieff, The Weeknd, Trinidad James, Tilda Swinton, and […]

55th Chicago International Film Festival Review – Knives Out (2019)

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Knives Out. 2019 Written and Directed by Rian Johnson Starring Daniel Craig, Ana De Armas, Lakeith Stanfield, Chris Evans, Jamie Lee Curtis, Toni Collette, Don Johnson, Michael Shannon, Christopher Plummer, Katherine Langford, Jaeden Martell, and Riki Lindholme. SYNOPSIS: A detective investigates the death of a patriarch of an eccentric, combative family. Before even getting into […]

Movie Review – Uncut Gems (2019)

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Uncut Gems, 2019. Directed by Josh Safdie and Benny Safdie. Starring Adam Sandler, Julia Fox, Lakeith Stanfield, Kevin Garnett, Idina Menzel, Eric Bogosian, Jonathan Aranbayev, Mike Francesa, Jacob Igielski, Noa Fisher, Paloma Elsesser, Judd Hirsch, Benjy Kleiner, Josh Ostrovsky, Sahar Bibiyan, Lana Levitin, Keith Williams Richards, Pom Klementieff, The Weeknd, Trinidad James, Tilda Swinton, and […]

Video Review – Uncut Gems

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Uncut Gems, 2019. Directed by Josh and Benny Safdie. Starring Adam Sandler, Kevin Garnett, Idina Menzel, Lakeith Stanfield, Julia Fox, and Eric Bogosian. In this video review, EJ dives into Uncut Gems. Join him as he breaks down the latest from the Safdie Brothers and A24. EJ talks about admiring Adam Sandler’s performance, but not […]

Movie Review – Knives Out (2019)

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Knives Out, 2019. Directed by Rian Johnson. Starring Daniel Craig, Ana De Armas, Lakeith Stanfield, Chris Evans, Jamie Lee Curtis, Toni Collette, Don Johnson, Michael Shannon, Christopher Plummer, Katherine Langford, Jaeden Martell, Riki Lindholme SYNOPSIS: When renowned crime novelist Harlan Thrombey (Christopher Plummer) is found dead at his estate just after his 85th birthday, the […]