Tag: Jordan Peele
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‘Us’ Ending Explained — Who Are the Tethered?
Jordan Peele has been taking the horror genre by storm in recent years, with his 2017 directorial debut Get Out releasing to rave reviews and even scoring the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay — a rarity in the horror genre. He specializes in psychological horror and never fails to deliver an intricate and frightening…
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‘Get Out’ Ending Explained — What Does Jordan Peele’s Sunken Place Mean?
There aren’t many recent films that have been as immediately accepted as all-time classics as Jordan Peele’s highly influential 2017 horror film Get Out. Although Peele had previously been best known for his comedic work on the sketch show Key & Peele, Get Out captured the cultural zeitgeist with its study on the “post-racial” vision…
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‘Oppenheimer’ Cinematographer Hoyte van Hoytema to Be Honored With Variety’s Creative Impact Award at Scad Savannah Film Festival
“Oppenheimer” cinematographer Hoyte van Hoytema will be honored with Variety’s Creative Impact in Cinematography award at the Scad Savannah Film Festival.In addition to this summer’s Christopher Nolan blockbuster, the Dutch cinematographer has worked as Nolan’s Dp on “Tenet,” “Interstellar” and Dunkirk” along with Jordan Peele for “Nope” and Spike Jonze for “Her.”“Scad is proud to…
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Wait — ‘Family Matters’ Was a Spin-Off?
There are probably a few people who learned about Family Matters — which anchored ABC’s “Tgif” block of Friday night family sitcoms for nine seasons — from the sketch on Key & Peele that satirized it. You know the one. Jordan Peele, doing an impeccable impression of Reginald VelJohnson, rants about the ridiculous turn the…
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‘Talk to Me’ Is the ‘Best, Most Intense Horror Movie I’ve Enjoyed in Years,’ Raves Peter Jackson: ‘Relentlessly Scary and Disturbing’
Add Peter Jackson to the list of high profile directors who adore “Talk to Me,” the new A24 horror movie from sibling filmmakers Danny and Michael Philippou that’s become a word-of-mouth box office sensation this summer. The “Lord of the Rings” Oscar winner issued a statement through Ahi, one of the film’s distributors across Aotearoa…
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‘Police Academy’: Where Is Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele’s Reboot?
The original run of Police Academy movies, a series of comedies following a bunch of wacky police officers getting into wacky antics, ran from 1984 to 1994. At one point releasing new movies on a near-annual basis, this saga was frequently profitable, but by the time Police Academy: Mission to Moscow rolled around, audiences had…
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem Loves Attack On Titan As Much As You Do
Anime is more popular than ever. The accessibility of streaming and simulcasting make it easier than ever to be up to date with new shows as they air in Japan. Likewise, there are many big celebrities being open about their admiration for the medium and how they pull inspiration from it, raising awareness to even…
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Jordan Peele’s Alternate Ending to ‘Get Out’ Was Way Too Real
Jordan Peele’s acclaimed directorial debut project, Get Out, is one of the most grim and thought-provoking films released in the last decade. The psychological thriller features everything from body-swapping to a poignant commentary on the pervasiveness of racism in the world. The film follows Chris (Daniel Kaluuya), a Black man who discovers some horrifying secrets…
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31 Queer and Homoerotic Horror Movies, from ‘Psycho’ and ‘Hellraiser’ to ‘Fear Street’ and ‘Titane’
Like its genre cousin, science fiction, horror films have long used supernatural terrors as stand-ins for real-life fears. When Jordan Peele used the genre to show white supremacy as the ultimate terror in “Get Out,” he was inspired by years of socio-political readings of his favorite horror films. Even though openly LGBTQ characters in horror…
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Where To Watch ‘The Blackening’: Showtimes and Streaming Status
Horror has always been a genre somewhat difficult to define. Continuously pushing boundaries, exploring societal issues, and turning stereotypes on their head, horror is so much more than cheap jump-scares and creepy old houses. In 1992, we saw the release of Candyman, a movie following the legend of the title character, an African-American entity murdered…