Comedian and actor Lil Rel Howery has barely had time to catch his breath since his career recently took off, first with the breakout role in Get Out as Rod Williams, a Tsa agent so in tune with his “tingles” that he tries to convince best friend Chris (Daniel Kaluuya) -- a black man dating a white woman, played by Allison Williams -- that his girlfriend’s family is racist. Later, he was back on TV with the (sadly) now-canceled The Carmichael Show and season two of HBO’s Insecure.
Released in January, the Jordan Peele horror-comedy became a box office hit. Now, as the year closes out, Get Out has become an awards season frontrunner, named Gotham Independent Film Awards’ Best Feature and listed among the National Board of Review’s top 10 films and earning a Golden Globe nomination for Best Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy.
Earlier this year, Howery told me the...
Released in January, the Jordan Peele horror-comedy became a box office hit. Now, as the year closes out, Get Out has become an awards season frontrunner, named Gotham Independent Film Awards’ Best Feature and listed among the National Board of Review’s top 10 films and earning a Golden Globe nomination for Best Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy.
Earlier this year, Howery told me the...
- 12/14/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
The trailer for Get Out intrigued me but ultimately I chose not to see it in the theater because it seemed a bit more of a thriller than I desired. But then lots of people I knew were recommending it, as were the critics. I was impressed by the 99% fresh Rotten Tomatoes score so when the opportunity came to review the film on disc, I decided to give it a shot.
I have never seen anything Jordan Peele has done but appreciate his work here as both writer and director. The film’s first two-thirds are very strong as everything appears idyllically normal with a loving, upper crust family welcoming the daughter’s boyfriend for a weekend visit. But, in many, many subtle ways, there’s also something very unnerving just below the surface. The house too perfect (despite the “black mold” in the basement), the dad just a tad too accommodating,...
I have never seen anything Jordan Peele has done but appreciate his work here as both writer and director. The film’s first two-thirds are very strong as everything appears idyllically normal with a loving, upper crust family welcoming the daughter’s boyfriend for a weekend visit. But, in many, many subtle ways, there’s also something very unnerving just below the surface. The house too perfect (despite the “black mold” in the basement), the dad just a tad too accommodating,...
- 5/22/2017
- by Robert Greenberger
- Comicmix.com
Jordan Peele’s Get Out is a modern-day provocation commanded by raw talent. On the surface, one can marvel at a feature debut steadied by poise, purpose and tonal damnation. Social relevancy gives a voice to racial unrest, only making this twisted suburban nightmare even more daringly delicious. Peele uncorks a bottle of matured oppression, and adds it to a simmering societal pot that only appears to be bubbling more by the day. Paranoia, exploitation and class dominance make for one hell of a conflict, yet comedy still endures. Not like a confined Key & Peele sketch entertains, though – expect nothing to be held back. Just wait for the last thirty-minutes or so. Fireworks by way of gore, survival terrors and one massive, monumental mindfuck.
Daniel Kaluuya stars as Chris, an African-American photographer who’s dating the All-American Rose (Allison Williams). It’s a big weekend for the couple. They’re...
Daniel Kaluuya stars as Chris, an African-American photographer who’s dating the All-American Rose (Allison Williams). It’s a big weekend for the couple. They’re...
- 2/23/2017
- by Matt Donato
- We Got This Covered
Author: Zehra Phelan
Your madly in love with your girlfriend, You dote on her every whim, so you agree to accompany her to her parents for the weekend to meet the people who gave this wonderful specimen life, it’s all hunky dory, we live in the 21st century right, what could possibly go wrong for this interracial young couple?
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Looking at the trailer quite a bit could go wrong and especially with Get Out having been produced by Blumhouse’s Jason Blum, as well as Sean McKittrick (Donnie Darko, Bad Words) a visit to the more sinister, creepy and downright frightening town upstate could be one romantic weekend away with girlfriend Rose (Allison Williams, Girls), Chris (Daniel Kaluuya, Sicario) would wholeheartedly regret. A predominately white town, run by a white cult with a strange control of the African-American’s of the town… Could Chris be next on their list?...
Your madly in love with your girlfriend, You dote on her every whim, so you agree to accompany her to her parents for the weekend to meet the people who gave this wonderful specimen life, it’s all hunky dory, we live in the 21st century right, what could possibly go wrong for this interracial young couple?
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Looking at the trailer quite a bit could go wrong and especially with Get Out having been produced by Blumhouse’s Jason Blum, as well as Sean McKittrick (Donnie Darko, Bad Words) a visit to the more sinister, creepy and downright frightening town upstate could be one romantic weekend away with girlfriend Rose (Allison Williams, Girls), Chris (Daniel Kaluuya, Sicario) would wholeheartedly regret. A predominately white town, run by a white cult with a strange control of the African-American’s of the town… Could Chris be next on their list?...
- 2/15/2017
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
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