Judas and the Black Messiah feels true, something beyond historical accuracy or objectivity. There's a point-of-view here, and I don't know enough about the specific events shown to remark on any down-to-the-detail faithfulness. There is never any way to know everything, anyway, especially when dealing with people, and one of the greatest strengths here is that it embraces the humanity of both our leads, William O'Neal (Lakeith Stanfield) and Fred Hampton (Daniel Kaluuya).
A couple of weeks ago, I read…
