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Thinking About the Cultural Theme of Spectacle in Jordan Peele's 'Nope' Sep. 02, 2022

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As the second week of the 2022 fall semester is rapidly winding up for my English composition classe... Read More

'Nope': Not Quite Jul. 22, 2022

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According to its production notes, Jordan Peele's "Nope" is a new take on "the granddaddy of genre m... Read More

'The Twilight Zone': Jordan Peele Puts His Nerdcore Imprimatur on a Classy Reboot Mar. 29, 2019

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Those of moderately advanced years may remember what a thrill it was, back in 1993, to encounter "Th... Read More

'Us': Jordan Peele Would Like You To Be Very Afraid. You Won't Let Him Down. Mar. 22, 2019

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Jordan Peele's "Us" is a very scary movie that doesn't add up, which is too bad. Peele's uber-nerd c... Read More

'Breaking In' and 'Terminal': Gabrielle Union in a Surprise-Free Genre Flick, Margot Robbie in a Deeply Muddled Noir May. 11, 2018

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Unlike Jordan Peele's "Get Out," which installed black actors and a startling new point of view at t... Read More

'Get Out': Jordan Peele Launches His Movie Career With an Instant Horror Classic Feb. 24, 2017

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Chris Washington (Daniel Kaluuya, of "Sicario") is a young black photographer on the rise; Rose Armi... Read More