'Us' is also a cautionary tale about the importance of a owning a gun and learning how to use it

Us is far from a perfect film, but it shows that Jordan Peele's work as a filmmaker is anything but a fluke

No, “Get Out” wasn’t a fluke.

Jordan Peele, the funny sketch comic and Obama apologist from “Key & Peele,” stunned virtually everyone with his 2017 directorial...

Star Rating: 2.5 Stars

Cast: Lupita Nyong'o, Winston Duke, Elisabeth Moss

Release Date: Friday, March 22, 2019

MPAA Rating: R

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For a horror film, 'Us' is not particularly scary or involving, and for a movie full of metaphors, it offers nothing to hold your attention or remember

Jordan Peele depicts black American identity as a freak show.

A review of the film Us.

My Sundance capsule for the Salt Lake City Weekly

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Vic, JVL, and Sonny discuss Jordan Peele's Us. Sonny admits his fear of The Ring. Vic goes golfing with a Sub-Beacon friend. JVL brings Sub-Beacon swag!

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  In my unique take on US, we open with a fake review from BOOMER MOVIE REVIEWS, and then the real analysis follows with a focus on the reality behind the film. A tall order! This analysis...

Star Rating: 3 Stars

Cast: Awkwafina, Tzi Ma, Diana Lin, Jim Liu, Gil Perez-Abraham

Release Date: Friday, July 12, 2019

MPAA Rating: PG

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Director Julius Onah explores the beliefs -- and the fears -- by which our enlightened, progressive society lives.

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I’d avoided it for reasons that make no sense. But it’s really good! Like an actually emotionally affecting version of CRAZY RICH ASIANS: a movie that asks deep and penetrating questions...

We’ve hit the third day of our four-day swing through our Plugged In Movie Awards nominations, and we’ve come to the category that engenders the most passionate discussion amongst Plugged...