In this episode, Jeff and Shanna celebrate Black History Month by reviewing Shaka King's newest film and counting down their favorite movies in Black Cinemas: stories by black people about black people.

Check out Vulture's Character Guide to Judas and the Black Messiah:
https://www.vulture.com/2021/02/the-real-characters-in-judas-and-the-black-messiah.html

Be sure to also check out Jeff's Disney Through the Years series of articles: 
https://www.thegibsonreview.com/blog?Features&tag=Reviews%20%26%20Features

Next time on The Movie Lovers: The United States vs. Billie Holiday. The Film Faves segment is to be determined. Keep an eye out on Instagram for any updates. Look for the podcast on Tuesday, 3/2.

Show Notes 
•	Opening and Introduction 
•	The Week in Review (0:01:04) 
o	Jeff’s Week:	  
	Disney Through the Years
o	Our Week:	(0:04:10) 
	Arrow Season 2	
	One Night in Miami	
•	The Main Event: Judas and the Black Messiah (0:19:43)  
o	The Good
o	The Bad 
•	Film Faves: Black Cinema (0:53:32)  
•	Where You Can Find Us and Ending (1:42:46) 

Shanna’s Fave Black Cinema:
12. Dear White People (2014) 
11. Do the Right Thing (1989) 
10. Boyz N the Hood (1991) 
9. BlackKklansman (2018) 
8. Malcolm X (1992) – HBO Max 
7. Us (2019) – HBO Max 
6. Get Out (2017) 
5. Straight Outta Compton (2015) 
4. Sorry to Bother You (2018) – Hulu 
3. Blindspotting (2018) 
2. Creed II (2018) – Prime, Hulu 
1. Black Panther (2018) – Disney+ 

Jeff’s Fave Black Cinema: 
12. I Am Not Your Negro (2017) – Hulu, Prime
11. Love & Basketball (2000) – Hulu, HBO Max
10. Good Hair (2009) - Netflix
9. Sorry to Bother You (2018) - Hulu
8. The 40-Year-Old Version (2020) - Netflix
7. The Hate U Give (2019) 
6. Malcolm X (1992) – HBO Max
5. Get Out (2017) 
4. Straight Outta Compton (2015)
3. BlackKklansman (2018)
2. Black Panther (2018) – Disney+
1. Creed (2015)

The Movie Lovers: The Official Podcast of The Gibson Review

Episode 101: Judas and the Black Messiah, Black Cinemas

We are Jeff Gibson and Shanna Paxton and we are The Movie Lovers!
The Movie Lovers is the official podcast of The Gibson Review blog. Episodes are released every other week. 
Our structure is as follows: 
a) The Week in Review, where we talk about what we've seen the past week 
b) The Main Event, where we discuss a topic or provide a main review
c) Film Faves, our respective lists of our 12 favorite movies of a given topic.