If you loved Selma, try Judas and the Black Messiah

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.

What they share

Theyboth carry the devastating mood tag, and they sit in Drama / History territory. If that's the register that drew you to Selma, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

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What Judas and the Black Messiah is

Chicago, 1968, a pistol in a briefcase. A car chase unfolds, a charismatic leader rises, an informant is torn. Shaka King brings the tense era to life.

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