Battle In Seattle (2008) is about the '99 WTO protests in Seattle. A lot of 'things' sort of 'happened' over the course of the film but I spent most of it obsessed with Isaac de Bankolé's performance as the African delegate who crashes the official proceedings, and with Andre 3000 randomly turning out to be a main character in the movie. Andre 3000 spends about 45 minutes in a cardboard sea turtle costume so honestly if you're looking to watch a movie where that happens, this is probably your only option. 2/5?
Judas and the Black Messiah (hbo max, 2021) was dope as fuck. Daniel Kaluuya is an INCREDIBLE Fred Hampton and Lakeith Stanfield (who I love) is perfectly hateable as Bill O'neil. Martin Sheen playing Jed Bartlett plays J Edgar Hoover as a sort of central casting villain. I wish we'd gotten into Hoover's frilly underwear but I guess there just wasn't time. I've heard people say that this movie disappointed them but personally speaking I thought it was baller as fuck, revolutionary in its aesthetic and ideals, and simultaneously a good fucking movie. 5/5
The Death Of Stalin (Armando Ianucci) has become my 'chicken soup movie'. I've been sick with covid-adjacent symptoms the last couple of days (but then tested negative), and being high as shit and in bed somehow makes Steve Buscemi's performance as Kruschev even funnier, Jason Isaacs' Zhukov even manlier and more impressive, and sir beale's performance as Beria even slimier and more repugnant. 5/5, just clean good fun