The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain

One of the film’s more audacious qualities is that it just leaves [the] debate to us, choosing to simply depict the events as gathered from investigators and witnesses.

Writer-director David Midell and actor Frankie Faison have delivered a taut, emotionally excruciating drama based on the police shooting of Kenneth Chamberlain Sr. in White Plains, N.Y.

I can say that Frankie Faison illuminates an otherwise empty, hollow film.

A stunning showcase for the great character actor Frankie Faison, who conveys Chamberlain's confusion and terror with palpable empathy and honesty.

Faison is juggling a lot with his portrayal of Chamberlain, and he is flat-out brilliant. He

The entire cast breathes life into characters in ways that will haunt audiences long after the film ends.

This is a film that will make you angry, and rightly so... an incredibly powerful, visceral piece of storytelling and one of the best films of the year.

The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain is a glaring, emotionally turbulent reminder of how Black lives have been snuffed and discarded like yesterday's trash.  Frankie Faison is remarkable

Midell's decision to film in a single room and in the cramped hallway outside Chamberlain's apartment creates 81 minutes of claustrophobic tension.

Police, residents and family members crowd into stairwells and hallways, with Midell's handheld camerawork enhancing a sense of pressure and intensity.