cheering. you can murder a liberator, but you can t murder liberation! you can murder a revolutionary, but you can t murder revolution! and you can murder a freedom fighter, but you can t murder freedom! lakeith stanfield plays young car thief william o neill, who s strong armed into spying on black panther leader fred hampton, charismatically portrayed by daniel kaluuya. hey! are you listening? jesse plemons is roy mitchell, a federal agent instructed by martin sheen s dracula likej edgar hoover to bring hampton down by any means necessary. yet despite having no previous political allegiances, o neill finds himself torn between the desire to save his own skin and his growing admiration for hampton. these ain t no terrorists. it s a credit to stanfield that he manages to keep the complexities of his character alive throughout the movie, leaving us constantly wondering exactly where his loyalties lie. by contrast, kaluuya, who seems certain to earn a second oscar nomination ne
hello and welcome to the film review with me, mark kermode, rounding up the best new home viewing releases as we look forward to cinemas reopening in may. in the oscar tipped current release the united states vs billie holiday, a federal agent with deeply divided loyalties is sent to infiltrate and undermine a powerful voice of civil rights. that scenario is echoed injudas and the black messiah, a gripping drama inspired by real events from director and co writer shaka king. it s not a question of violence or nonviolence, it s a question of resistance to fascism or nonexistence within fascism! cheering. you can murder and liberate them, but you can t murder liberation! you can murder a revolutionary, but you can t murder revolution! and you can murder a freedom fighter, but you can t murder freedom! lakeith stanfield plays young car thief william o neill, who s strong armed into spying on black panther leader fred hampton, charismaticly portrayed by daniel kaluuya. fred hampt