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Jordan Peele
July 22, 2022
Critical Mass
In Jordan Peele’s “Nope,” Peril Is Inescapable
In his new thriller, race, ambition, and legacy intersect to force a family to lean into danger.
August 27, 2021
Critical Mass
Candyman Grapples With the Horror of Selling Trauma
Nia DaCosta’s reimagining of the cult classic explores the dangers of making art about pain.
March 19, 2021
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The Shadow Over H.P. Lovecraft
Recent works inspired by his fiction struggle to reckon with his racist fantasies.
March 1, 2021
Critical Mass
The Subtle Joy of the Small Horror Movie
The best of this season’s scary flicks resist the temptation to grandstand.
September 11, 2020
Critical Mass
Black Cinema Matters
Black films have championed Black lives for over 100 years—while white America studiously ignored them.
March 21, 2019
Jordan Peele’s “Us” Goes Down the Rabbit Hole of Identity
His sophomore effort, featuring a rampaging gang of doppelgängers, radically expands the themes of his film debut "Get Out."
February 24, 2017
Get Out: Menace to Society
Jordan Peele’s horror-comedy explores what lies behind the smiling faces of “good” white people—sometimes literally.
October 29, 2014
Jordan Peele Is Making a Horror Movie About "Being a Black Man Today"

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