Tag: Boots Riley
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‘I’m a Virgo’ Cast and Character Guide: Who Stars in the Boots Riley Series
It has been a long five years since writer/director Boots Riley exploded onto the cinematic scene with the sensational Sorry to Bother You, and the visionary filmmaker is soon set to conquer a new frontier with his ambitious new Amazon Prime series, I’m a Virgo. Just like the groundbreaking social commentary film that came before…
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Jharrel Jerome on ‘I’m a Virgo’ and Playing a 13-Foot Tall Black Teenager
[Editor’s note: The following contains some spoilers for I’m a Virgo.]From creator Boots Riley (Sorry to Bother You), the Amazon Studios series I’m a Virgo tells the uniquely fantastical coming-of-age story of Cootie (Jharrel Jerome), a 13-foot-tall young Black man in Oakland, California, whose childlike wonder is quickly threatened by the way the real world…
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‘I’m A Virgo’ Review: Boots Riley’s Absurdist Coming-Of-Age Series Is A Giant Delight
When the time comes to write about the 2020s in film, Covid will undoubtedly be viewed as the defining event of the decade. But as the pandemic becomes part of our new normal, one aspect of Covid continues to inspire filmmakers: quarantine. In many ways more than the virus itself, the collective act of hunkering…