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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Kaluuya gives a ‘magnetic and ferocious’ performance in ‘Judas and the Black Messiah,’ says critic

    Critics review “Judas and the Black Messiah,” which follows FBI informant William O’Neal, played by Lakeith Stanfield, who infiltrates the Black Panther party to gather information on Illinois chapter chairman Fred Hampton, played by Daniel…

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    By Madeleine Brand • Feb 12, 2021 • 14m Listen

    Critics review “Judas and the Black Messiah,” which follows FBI informant William O’Neal, played by Lakeith Stanfield, who infiltrates the Black Panther party to gather information on Illinois chapter chairman Fred Hampton, played by Daniel Kaluuya; “French Exit,” starring Michelle Pfeiffer as a widowed New York socialite who has run out of money and must relocate with her adult son to a friend’s empty apartment in France; “Minari,” which focuses on a South Korean family who relocates to an Arkansas farm; “Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar,” about two best friends taking what they think is the vacation of a lifetime.

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    4. 39:24Celebrate Lunar New Year 2021 with prosperity sweets, turnip cakes, sticky rice and more
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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Sarah Sweeney

      Vice President of Talk Programming, KCRW

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      Former Producer/Line Editor, Press Play

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      Tim Grierson

      senior U.S. critic for Screen International and author of “This Is How You Make a Movie”

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      Carlos Aguilar

      film reviewer for the LA Times and AV Club

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    The full episode

    3 of 4
    Recapping Trump’s second impeachment trial
    1. 0:00Trump’s second impeachment trial moves toward a vote. Here are highlights and analysis
    2. 13:37‘You can see the scars everywhere': Kwasi Boyd-Bouldin photographs LA’s communities of color during pandemic
    3. 24:49Kaluuya gives a ‘magnetic and ferocious’ performance in ‘Judas and the Black Messiah,’ says criticYou’re reading this
    4. 39:24Celebrate Lunar New Year 2021 with prosperity sweets, turnip cakes, sticky rice and more
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