Feminist Frequency Radio is coming for your media. Each week, Kat Spada invites you to listen in on entertaining and stimulating conversations about films, games, and TV... from the latest blockbusters to classic hidden gems, and more. With special guests bringing their distinctly different feminist perspectives to the mix as they celebrate and critique it all—including media critics, entertainers, academics, and everyone in between—Feminist Frequency Radio is there to help you dig deeper into the things you love. Warning: Feminist Frequency Radio may significantly enhance your media experience. Created by Anita Sarkeesian, Feminist Frequency ran as an organization from 2009–2023, providing video commentaries exploring gender representations, myths, and messages in popular culture media. Now, host Kat Spada continues Feminist Frequency Radio's legacy as an independent podcast, with fun new conversations about entertainment that asks you to be critical of the media you love.
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episode 155: FFR 155: Judas and the Black Messiah
Continuing our month-long series of episodes focusing on work by Black creators, on today’s podcast we’re taking a look at Judas and the Black Messiah. Directed by Shaka King, the Sundance 2021 premiering film has earned both critical acclaim and scrutiny. Can a Hollywood movie adequately tell a story about political radicals? Does Judas and the Black Messiah do justice to Fred Hampton? Listen in to hear our thoughts.
Time Stamps:
6:43 - Main discussion on Judas and the Black Messiah
41:48 - What’s your Freq Out?
- Anita on the TV series Ted Lasso
Links Mentioned:
- “Judas and the Black Messiah Is What Happens When Hollywood Co-opts Radical History” by Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, February 11, 2021 - https://www.vulture.com/article/judas-and-the-black-messiah-movie-review-hbo-max.html
- “Judas and the Black Messiah is a Call to Action [Review]” by Jourdain Searles, okayplayer, February 11, 2021 - https://www.okayplayer.com/culture/judas-and-the-black-messiah-review.html
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