Entertainment
The verdict on the eight movies up for best picture at the Oscars – Sydney Morning Herald
Film writer Garry Maddox rates the contenders for this year’s top Academy Award.
Daniel Kaluuya (left) and Lakeith Stanfield (driving) in Judas and the Black Messiah. Credit:Warner Bros
JUDAS AND THE BLACK MESSIAH
What is it? A drama based on a true story with Lakeith Stanfield as an FBI informer who infiltrates the Chicago Black Panthers in the late 1960s to bring down a charismatic young leader played by Daniel Kaluuya from American director Shaka King.
Screening: Cinemas
Why it could win: After the Black Lives Matter protests, its a potent statement from an all-black creative…
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