The Strangers film series is back with the first film of a new standalone trilogy, and while it may not be as good as the previous two films it is certainly making bank at the box office. Directed by Renny Harlin from a screenplay by Alan R. Cohen and Alan Freedland, the 2024 film titled The Strangers: Chapter 1 is a horror film that follows the story of a young couple as their car breaks down in a small town and they are forced to spend the night in a remote cabin. But things get even worse when three masked strangers try to kill them. So, if you have loved all the previous The Strangers films and you are okay with the latest one here are some similar movies you could watch next.
Becky (Rent on Prime Video) Credit – Yale Production and BoulderLight Pictures
Becky is an action thriller film directed...
Becky (Rent on Prime Video) Credit – Yale Production and BoulderLight Pictures
Becky is an action thriller film directed...
- 6/6/2024
- by Kulwant Singh
- Cinema Blind
(Welcome to Tales from the Box Office, our column that examines box office miracles, disasters, and everything in between, as well as what we can learn from them.)
Jordan Peele has achieved, in a relatively short time, what many other directors only dream of achieving. Not only is Peele capable of crafting hits that deliver the goods both critically and commercially, but his name means something to audiences now. His ideas and his name are enough to sell a meaningful number of tickets, not unlike Quentin Tarantino or Christopher Nolan. It's rare air, and it's a powerful tool in Hollywood. There was a very specific moment where it became clear that Peele did, indeed, have this power, and it came in 2019 when "Us" hit theaters.
Before making himself known to the world as a visionary filmmaker, Peele broke out via comedy, primarily with his comedy sketch show "Key & Peele.
Jordan Peele has achieved, in a relatively short time, what many other directors only dream of achieving. Not only is Peele capable of crafting hits that deliver the goods both critically and commercially, but his name means something to audiences now. His ideas and his name are enough to sell a meaningful number of tickets, not unlike Quentin Tarantino or Christopher Nolan. It's rare air, and it's a powerful tool in Hollywood. There was a very specific moment where it became clear that Peele did, indeed, have this power, and it came in 2019 when "Us" hit theaters.
Before making himself known to the world as a visionary filmmaker, Peele broke out via comedy, primarily with his comedy sketch show "Key & Peele.
- 3/23/2024
- by Ryan Scott
- Slash Film
This week’s streaming picks will have you seeing double. Doppelgangers are inherently terrifying, or at the very least alarming, for a variety of reasons. In mythology, a doppelganger often acts as a foreboding harbinger of bad news or luck. On a biological level, there’s something unsettling about the discovery of an unrelated person or entity sharing your face.
Then there’s the matter of identity theft, something horror exploits when it comes to doppelgangers. It’s eerie enough to see what appears to be your clone in the wild, but it’s a whole new level of scary when they attempt to take over your entire existence as their own.
This week’s streaming picks highlight the perils of doppelgangers.
Here’s where you can stream them this week.
For more Stay Home, Watch Horror picks, click here.
Body Snatchers – Criterion Channel
Abel Ferrara’s Invasion of the...
Then there’s the matter of identity theft, something horror exploits when it comes to doppelgangers. It’s eerie enough to see what appears to be your clone in the wild, but it’s a whole new level of scary when they attempt to take over your entire existence as their own.
This week’s streaming picks highlight the perils of doppelgangers.
Here’s where you can stream them this week.
For more Stay Home, Watch Horror picks, click here.
Body Snatchers – Criterion Channel
Abel Ferrara’s Invasion of the...
- 12/18/2023
- by Meagan Navarro
- bloody-disgusting.com
Despite his roots in comedy, Jordan Peele has become synonymous with horror over the last few years. His 2017 Oscar-winning film "Get Out" — which won Best Original Screenplay — received wide recognition for its smart, socially aware film about a young Black man, Chris (Daniel Kaluuya), who goes to spend the weekend at his white girlfriend Rose's (Allison Williams) family estate. The film is a searing example of how the horror genre can be utilized to effectively convey important ideas about social justice issues — "Get Out" is a stark examination of racism and being Black in America — and is an extremely important film not just for horror but for movies in general. It also helped to catapult Peele to the top of the horror director food chain, establishing him as one of the most important directors working today.
Peele most recently directed the sci-fi/horror film "Nope" (Inflatable tube people fans will...
Peele most recently directed the sci-fi/horror film "Nope" (Inflatable tube people fans will...
- 10/31/2022
- by Miyako Pleines
- Slash Film
Though he's only directed three films, Jordan Peele's cineliterate, socially conscious horror movies yield myriad Easter eggs and sometimes call attention to his influences outright. In "Nope," for instance, there's a motorcycle slide that had many "Akira" fans nodding along, thinking, "I understood that reference". The original "Akira" motorcycle was actually inspired by "Tron," so it's as if Peele and his forebears just have their arms linked in a "4,000-mile-long chain" of film homages à la the Hands Across America commercial in "Us."
Like the movie brats of the 1970s, the Oscar-winning "Get Out" writer and director is part of a continuum of auteurs who wear their hyper-referentiality as a badge of honor. Art begets art, and Peele begets "Jaws" references. Steven Spielberg's 1975 film gave rise to a new kind of spectacle, the summer blockbuster, so it should come as no surprise that — as Peele goes into blockbuster...
Like the movie brats of the 1970s, the Oscar-winning "Get Out" writer and director is part of a continuum of auteurs who wear their hyper-referentiality as a badge of honor. Art begets art, and Peele begets "Jaws" references. Steven Spielberg's 1975 film gave rise to a new kind of spectacle, the summer blockbuster, so it should come as no surprise that — as Peele goes into blockbuster...
- 9/9/2022
- by Joshua Meyer
- Slash Film
Creepy isn’t the same as scary.
Of course horror movies can be scary simply by using loud noises and sudden movements to make their audiences jump, but creepy is harder to pull off. To be effectively creepy, a film needs to establish a certain atmosphere; it needs to draw you in and make you care. It needs to give you something to think about when you’re trying to drop off to sleep at night; to make you wonder whether that creaking noise down the hallway was just the house settling or something lurking in the shadows. Creepy stays with you. It gives you goosebumps.
Here are 85 of the best horror movies (in no particular order) to chill your bones. Enjoy the nightmares.
Us (2019)
Jordan Peele’s follow up to his award winner Get Out is another social horror. While it might not be quite as accomplished or coherent...
Of course horror movies can be scary simply by using loud noises and sudden movements to make their audiences jump, but creepy is harder to pull off. To be effectively creepy, a film needs to establish a certain atmosphere; it needs to draw you in and make you care. It needs to give you something to think about when you’re trying to drop off to sleep at night; to make you wonder whether that creaking noise down the hallway was just the house settling or something lurking in the shadows. Creepy stays with you. It gives you goosebumps.
Here are 85 of the best horror movies (in no particular order) to chill your bones. Enjoy the nightmares.
Us (2019)
Jordan Peele’s follow up to his award winner Get Out is another social horror. While it might not be quite as accomplished or coherent...
- 10/31/2020
- by jbindeck2015
- Den of Geek
Bet Networks will be joined by MTV, VH1, Comedy Central, Cmt, Logo, TV Land, Pop and Smithsonian in a simulcast of the 51st NAACP Image Awards live this Saturday, February 22 at 8pm in Pasadena.
The NAACP Image Awards celebrates the accomplishments of people of color in the fields of television, music, literature and film, and also honors individuals or groups who promote social justice through creative endeavors.
Rihanna will receive the President’s Award, and Us Congressman and civil rights leader John Lewis will receive the NAACP Chairman’s Award during the ceremony.
Perfomers include singer-songwriters Jill Scott and H.E.R. along with Skip Marley. The night will also feature appearances by Brie Larson, Cynthia Erivo, Dave Bautista, Evan Alex, Jamie Foxx, Janelle Monae, Jb Smoove, Jodie Turner-Smith, Lena Waithe, Leslie Odom Jr., Michael B. Jordan, Morgan Freeman, Octavia Spencer, Robin Thede, Ryan Michelle Bathe, Shahadi Wright Joseph, Sterling K. Brown,...
The NAACP Image Awards celebrates the accomplishments of people of color in the fields of television, music, literature and film, and also honors individuals or groups who promote social justice through creative endeavors.
Rihanna will receive the President’s Award, and Us Congressman and civil rights leader John Lewis will receive the NAACP Chairman’s Award during the ceremony.
Perfomers include singer-songwriters Jill Scott and H.E.R. along with Skip Marley. The night will also feature appearances by Brie Larson, Cynthia Erivo, Dave Bautista, Evan Alex, Jamie Foxx, Janelle Monae, Jb Smoove, Jodie Turner-Smith, Lena Waithe, Leslie Odom Jr., Michael B. Jordan, Morgan Freeman, Octavia Spencer, Robin Thede, Ryan Michelle Bathe, Shahadi Wright Joseph, Sterling K. Brown,...
- 2/22/2020
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Not every visitor on All Hallows' Eve rings the doorbell, especially when they have a terrifying trick in mind instead of tasty treats... Following its successful festival run throughout 2019, we've teamed up with James Ersted to offer the online premiere of The Premonition to Daily Dead readers. Starring The Evil Dead's Betsy Baker and featuring Evan Alex (Us), the short film revolves around an unexpected trick-or-treater that shows up on Halloween night.
Featuring plenty of tributes to the horror genre's hallowed past, you can watch the short in its entirety below and to keep up on the latest from James Ersted, visit: http://www.newideaproductions.com/
It is Halloween night and the kiddies are out trick-or-treating when an unexpected guest comes a-knocking.
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Featuring plenty of tributes to the horror genre's hallowed past, you can watch the short in its entirety below and to keep up on the latest from James Ersted, visit: http://www.newideaproductions.com/
It is Halloween night and the kiddies are out trick-or-treating when an unexpected guest comes a-knocking.
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- 12/31/2019
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
[Editor’s note: This post and podcast contain spoilers for “Us.”]
Lupita Nyong’o’s scarily good performance anchors Jordan Peele’s horror film “Us.” Playing dual roles as the seemingly normal wife and mother, Adelaide Wilson, and Adelaide’s nefarious doppelgänger, Red, she had to be judge and advocate for both characters even as they were at odds. On any given day during the production, she was asked to switch from one to the other, and then back again. The daunting challenge amounted to a physical and psychological workout that took an immense toll on her — and now, following a surprise Best Actress win from the New York Film Critics Circle this week, it may score the Oscar-winning actress another nomination.
“When I was done with this film, I felt bent, quite physically, and I felt drained, emotionally,” Nyong’o said in a recent interview with IndieWire. “I stretched my muscles and reached into the depth of my training and my...
Lupita Nyong’o’s scarily good performance anchors Jordan Peele’s horror film “Us.” Playing dual roles as the seemingly normal wife and mother, Adelaide Wilson, and Adelaide’s nefarious doppelgänger, Red, she had to be judge and advocate for both characters even as they were at odds. On any given day during the production, she was asked to switch from one to the other, and then back again. The daunting challenge amounted to a physical and psychological workout that took an immense toll on her — and now, following a surprise Best Actress win from the New York Film Critics Circle this week, it may score the Oscar-winning actress another nomination.
“When I was done with this film, I felt bent, quite physically, and I felt drained, emotionally,” Nyong’o said in a recent interview with IndieWire. “I stretched my muscles and reached into the depth of my training and my...
- 12/6/2019
- by Tambay Obenson
- Indiewire
During a year in which the world finds itself increasingly in the throes of totalitarianism and corruption, when institutions, traditions and good old common sense seems to be crumbling before our very eyes, when the world itself appears to be catching fire, a spirit of thanksgiving may be one that is hard to come by. But there are reasons to give thanks even in light of those realities, ones even directly to those realities, and I encourage you to seek out those reasons, be as grateful as is warranted, and find ways to express that gratitude. In other words, don’t let the bastards get you down.
In the world of the movies, there was the usual degree of lousy movies, some franchise-related, of course, but some that were pretty shitty of their own accord. And at the same time, there were lots of reasons to justify gratitude. Here are...
In the world of the movies, there was the usual degree of lousy movies, some franchise-related, of course, but some that were pretty shitty of their own accord. And at the same time, there were lots of reasons to justify gratitude. Here are...
- 11/25/2019
- by Dennis Cozzalio
- Trailers from Hell
UCLA Mattel Children's Hospital's 20th Annual “Party on the Pier” took place on Sunday, November 3 at Pacific Park on the Santa Monica Pier.
Tori Spelling Attends Party on the Pier
Proceeds from the event provide unrestricted funding to launch high-priority programs that benefit children being treated at UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital and around the world. Guests of the party had the opportunity to participate in a wide variety of fun-filled activities including carnival games filled with Mattel, Inc. toys, unlimited access to rides, photo booths with some of their favorite celebrities, and much more!
Special guests included Tori Spelling, Mackenzie Ziegler, Ava Michelle, Rico Rodriguez, Raini Rodriguez, Mackenzie Hancsicsak, Lilia Buckingham, Lauren Orlando, Emily Skinner, Aubrey Anderson Emmons, Evan Alex, Sky Alexis, Ella Allan, Mia Allan, Justin Allan, Jenna Alvarez, Casey Baer, Jailen Bates, Parker Bates, Paris Berelc, Ellie Blue, Paxton Booth, Brooke Butler, Ava Cantrell, Anna Cathcart, Jordyn Curet,...
Tori Spelling Attends Party on the Pier
Proceeds from the event provide unrestricted funding to launch high-priority programs that benefit children being treated at UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital and around the world. Guests of the party had the opportunity to participate in a wide variety of fun-filled activities including carnival games filled with Mattel, Inc. toys, unlimited access to rides, photo booths with some of their favorite celebrities, and much more!
Special guests included Tori Spelling, Mackenzie Ziegler, Ava Michelle, Rico Rodriguez, Raini Rodriguez, Mackenzie Hancsicsak, Lilia Buckingham, Lauren Orlando, Emily Skinner, Aubrey Anderson Emmons, Evan Alex, Sky Alexis, Ella Allan, Mia Allan, Justin Allan, Jenna Alvarez, Casey Baer, Jailen Bates, Parker Bates, Paris Berelc, Ellie Blue, Paxton Booth, Brooke Butler, Ava Cantrell, Anna Cathcart, Jordyn Curet,...
- 11/8/2019
- Look to the Stars
Evan Alex, the 11-year-old actor who starred in Jordan Peele’s Us, said he’s writing his very own script and even got some pointers from Peele himself.
"I'm working on my own project," Alex on Sunday told The Hollywood Reporter at UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital's 20th annual Party on the Pier. "I'm writing a script. … I’ve talked to Jordan about it. I’ve talked to him about the horror and about how I want this to be a little like Game of Thrones."
The actor also said that he dressed up ...
"I'm working on my own project," Alex on Sunday told The Hollywood Reporter at UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital's 20th annual Party on the Pier. "I'm writing a script. … I’ve talked to Jordan about it. I’ve talked to him about the horror and about how I want this to be a little like Game of Thrones."
The actor also said that he dressed up ...
- 11/4/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Evan Alex, the 11-year-old actor who starred in Jordan Peele’s Us, said he’s writing his very own script and even got some pointers from Peele himself.
"I'm working on my own project," Alex on Sunday told The Hollywood Reporter at UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital's 20th annual Party on the Pier. "I'm writing a script. … I’ve talked to Jordan about it. I’ve talked to him about the horror and about how I want this to be a little like Game of Thrones."
The actor also said that he dressed up ...
"I'm working on my own project," Alex on Sunday told The Hollywood Reporter at UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital's 20th annual Party on the Pier. "I'm writing a script. … I’ve talked to Jordan about it. I’ve talked to him about the horror and about how I want this to be a little like Game of Thrones."
The actor also said that he dressed up ...
- 11/4/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
UCLA Mattel Children's Hospital's 20th Annual “Party on the Pier” will take place on Sunday, November 3, from 10:00am – 2:00pm at Pacific Park on the Santa Monica Pier.
Proceeds from the event provide unrestricted funding to launch high-priority programs that benefit children being treated at UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital and around the world. Guests of the party will have the opportunity to participate in a wide variety of fun-filled activities including carnival games filled with Mattel, Inc. toys, unlimited access to rides, photo booths with some of their favorite celebrities, and much more!
Special guests Jaime King, Jodie Sweetin, Mackenzie Hancsicsak, Ava Michelle, Rico Rodriguez, Raini Rodriguez, Elisabeth Röhm, Anne Winters, Anna Cathcart, Evan Alex, Casey Baer, Jailen Bates, Parker Bates, Paris Berelc, Ellie Blue, Paxton Booth, Lilia Buckingham, Brooke Butler, Ava Cantrell, Alyssa de Boisblanc, Nikki DeLoach, Emily Dobson, Jackson Dollinger, Tarik Ellinger, Kacey Fifield, Connor Finnerty,...
Proceeds from the event provide unrestricted funding to launch high-priority programs that benefit children being treated at UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital and around the world. Guests of the party will have the opportunity to participate in a wide variety of fun-filled activities including carnival games filled with Mattel, Inc. toys, unlimited access to rides, photo booths with some of their favorite celebrities, and much more!
Special guests Jaime King, Jodie Sweetin, Mackenzie Hancsicsak, Ava Michelle, Rico Rodriguez, Raini Rodriguez, Elisabeth Röhm, Anne Winters, Anna Cathcart, Evan Alex, Casey Baer, Jailen Bates, Parker Bates, Paris Berelc, Ellie Blue, Paxton Booth, Lilia Buckingham, Brooke Butler, Ava Cantrell, Alyssa de Boisblanc, Nikki DeLoach, Emily Dobson, Jackson Dollinger, Tarik Ellinger, Kacey Fifield, Connor Finnerty,...
- 10/25/2019
- Look to the Stars
Cast members from Universal Pictures’ blockbuster Us, including Evan Alex, Madison Curry, Shahadi Wright Joseph, and Noelle Sheldon, come face-to-face with the terror of “The Tethered” in the all-new maze at Universal Studios’ Halloween Horror Nights. Experience the dread for yourself by playing the video embedded at the top of the article! Featuring the unnerving […]
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- 10/17/2019
- by Josh Millican
- DreadCentral.com
One of the most anticipated horror movies this year was Jordan Peele’s follow-up to ‘Get Out’, ‘Us’ lead by Lupita Nyong’o and Winston Duke. Not only did it win over the internet but horror fans and critics alike gave the film a fresh Rotten Tomatoes score. With the film now available to own, Director Jordan Peele and star Winston Duke unravel the detail in the making of the film.
Related: Us Review
Written and directed by Peele, ‘Us’ is set in the present day and follows Adelaide and Gabe Wilson (Lupita Nyong’o and Winston Duke) as they take their kids to Adelaide’s old childhood beachside home in Northern California for the summer. After a day at the beach with the Tyler family (which includes Elisabeth Moss and Tim Heidecker), Adelaide — who’s haunted by a lingering trauma from her past — becomes increasingly more paranoid that something...
Related: Us Review
Written and directed by Peele, ‘Us’ is set in the present day and follows Adelaide and Gabe Wilson (Lupita Nyong’o and Winston Duke) as they take their kids to Adelaide’s old childhood beachside home in Northern California for the summer. After a day at the beach with the Tyler family (which includes Elisabeth Moss and Tim Heidecker), Adelaide — who’s haunted by a lingering trauma from her past — becomes increasingly more paranoid that something...
- 8/8/2019
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
On top of critical acclaim and strong box office, Jordan Peele’s “Us” also inspired countless fan theories about the story’s secret meanings and ambiguous plot threads. One of the most popular theories that emerged following the film’s March release involved young Jason (Evan Alex), who some fans believed was a Tethered all along just like his mother Adelaide (Lupita Nyong’o).
Jason and Adelaide share a telling glance in the film’s final moments that fueled speculation Jason and his doppelgänger, Pluto, switched places prior to the events of the film. The switch theory had many believing Jason was aware of Adelaide’s true identity the whole time. Unfortunately, this idea will have to remain wish fulfillment for now as Peele somewhat debunks the theory while providing commentary on the “Us” Blu-ray.
“I always thought of the family in terms of a certain archetypal foursome,” Peele explains.
Jason and Adelaide share a telling glance in the film’s final moments that fueled speculation Jason and his doppelgänger, Pluto, switched places prior to the events of the film. The switch theory had many believing Jason was aware of Adelaide’s true identity the whole time. Unfortunately, this idea will have to remain wish fulfillment for now as Peele somewhat debunks the theory while providing commentary on the “Us” Blu-ray.
“I always thought of the family in terms of a certain archetypal foursome,” Peele explains.
- 6/20/2019
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
When it comes to his films, Jordan Peele’s always been up for a discussion. Creating horror movies that cause as much chin-scratching as they do spine-chilling, the comedian-turned-director went so far as to crash a UCLA course that revolved around his wildly successful debut, Get Out.
But when it came to Us, his impressive follow-up to the Oscar-winner, Peele’s remained relatively quiet – at least when it comes to addressing or confirming fan theories. Ever since the film broke out at this year’s SXSW festival, he’s abstained from giving away too many direct answers, opting instead to let the audience make up their own minds.
However, in the featurettes that come with the film’s Blu-ray release, the director seemed to break his own rule in order to debunk a popular fan theory that’s circulated around the plot.
Universal Shares First Photos And Teaser Trailer For...
But when it came to Us, his impressive follow-up to the Oscar-winner, Peele’s remained relatively quiet – at least when it comes to addressing or confirming fan theories. Ever since the film broke out at this year’s SXSW festival, he’s abstained from giving away too many direct answers, opting instead to let the audience make up their own minds.
However, in the featurettes that come with the film’s Blu-ray release, the director seemed to break his own rule in order to debunk a popular fan theory that’s circulated around the plot.
Universal Shares First Photos And Teaser Trailer For...
- 6/18/2019
- by Luke Parker
- We Got This Covered
I was captivated by Jordan Peele’s directorial debut, Get Out, until it devolved into over-the-top horror film fare, spoiling the social commentary. Apparently, I was not alone in this and Peele decided his sophomore outing would be a straight on horror film, Us. When it opened, my students flocked to see it, many enjoying it, and several saying they needed to see it twice to fully appreciate it.
The film, from Universal Home Entertainment, is out on home video tomorrow, and I have to say, I don’t get the fuss. Once again, Peele layers in social commentary mixed with his horror tropes (a modern-day Body Snatchers?), but I was fairly bored for the majority of the film.
In short, your perfect nuclear family, headed by Lupita Nyong’o (in a part Peele wrote just for her) and Winston Duke, has their lives turned upside down when their home is invaded by red-tracksuited doppelgangers.
The film, from Universal Home Entertainment, is out on home video tomorrow, and I have to say, I don’t get the fuss. Once again, Peele layers in social commentary mixed with his horror tropes (a modern-day Body Snatchers?), but I was fairly bored for the majority of the film.
In short, your perfect nuclear family, headed by Lupita Nyong’o (in a part Peele wrote just for her) and Winston Duke, has their lives turned upside down when their home is invaded by red-tracksuited doppelgangers.
- 6/17/2019
- by Robert Greenberger
- Comicmix.com
‘Back of the Net’
Facing zero competition from the new releases, New Line/DC Entertainment’s family superhero adventure Shazam! continued its reign at Australian cinemas last weekend.
Lionsgate’s Hellboy reboot, Universal’s comedy Little, Fox’s romantic drama The Aftermath and Laika Studios/Roadshow’s stop-motion animated comedy Missing Link all struggled, generally mirroring their Us results.
Meanwhile Umbrella’s Back of the Net, a young adult drama directed by Louise Alston and scripted by Casie Tabanou and Alison Spuck, launched in Queensland and Victoria, netting $14,000 from limited sessions on 38 screens.
Don’t read too much into that because the film starring Sofia Wylie (the Disney Channel’s Andi Mack) as a soccer academy student who locks horns with the school’s star player Evie (Tiarnie Coupland) is rolling out over the next few weeks, dated for the school holidays.
Also, producer Steve Jaggi is soon expected to...
Facing zero competition from the new releases, New Line/DC Entertainment’s family superhero adventure Shazam! continued its reign at Australian cinemas last weekend.
Lionsgate’s Hellboy reboot, Universal’s comedy Little, Fox’s romantic drama The Aftermath and Laika Studios/Roadshow’s stop-motion animated comedy Missing Link all struggled, generally mirroring their Us results.
Meanwhile Umbrella’s Back of the Net, a young adult drama directed by Louise Alston and scripted by Casie Tabanou and Alison Spuck, launched in Queensland and Victoria, netting $14,000 from limited sessions on 38 screens.
Don’t read too much into that because the film starring Sofia Wylie (the Disney Channel’s Andi Mack) as a soccer academy student who locks horns with the school’s star player Evie (Tiarnie Coupland) is rolling out over the next few weeks, dated for the school holidays.
Also, producer Steve Jaggi is soon expected to...
- 4/15/2019
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
‘Shazam!
New Line/DC Entertainment’s family superhero adventure Shazam! was the dominant title in Australia last weekend without matching the heights of its Us launch while Paramount’s horror remake Pet Sematary underperformed.
Despite the new entrants the national box office trailed the previous frame, weighed down by a lousy debut for Paramount’s animated fantasy adventure Wonder Park and steep second weekend drops by Disney’s Dumbo and Universal’s Us.
Among the specialty releases, Icelandic environmental comedy drama Woman at War had a decent start and Us coming-of-age film Mid90s opened impressively.
The top 20 titles’ takings dropped by 10 per cent to $13.5 million, according to Numero. Directed by David F. Sandberg (best known for horror films Lights Out and Annabelle: Creation), Shazam! conjured up $4.4 million on 507 screens and $4.7 million including previews for Warner Bros.
In the Us the movie starring Asher Angel as a teenager who transforms...
New Line/DC Entertainment’s family superhero adventure Shazam! was the dominant title in Australia last weekend without matching the heights of its Us launch while Paramount’s horror remake Pet Sematary underperformed.
Despite the new entrants the national box office trailed the previous frame, weighed down by a lousy debut for Paramount’s animated fantasy adventure Wonder Park and steep second weekend drops by Disney’s Dumbo and Universal’s Us.
Among the specialty releases, Icelandic environmental comedy drama Woman at War had a decent start and Us coming-of-age film Mid90s opened impressively.
The top 20 titles’ takings dropped by 10 per cent to $13.5 million, according to Numero. Directed by David F. Sandberg (best known for horror films Lights Out and Annabelle: Creation), Shazam! conjured up $4.4 million on 507 screens and $4.7 million including previews for Warner Bros.
In the Us the movie starring Asher Angel as a teenager who transforms...
- 4/8/2019
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Confused about Jordan Peele‘s Us? The 40-year-old Oscar winner is answering fans’ questions about the shocking ending to his hit horror.
Us, a thriller about a family whose serene beach vacation turns to chaos when they’re attacked by doppelgängers, has earned around $182 million worldwide since opening in late March.
Beware of Spoilers for the film beyond this point.
In the climax, the lead character Adelaide (Lupita Nyong’o) finds herself trying to outrun and outsmart her look-a-like, Red, only to find out there is an entire population of people’s doppelgängers living in underground tunnels.
In a twist...
Us, a thriller about a family whose serene beach vacation turns to chaos when they’re attacked by doppelgängers, has earned around $182 million worldwide since opening in late March.
Beware of Spoilers for the film beyond this point.
In the climax, the lead character Adelaide (Lupita Nyong’o) finds herself trying to outrun and outsmart her look-a-like, Red, only to find out there is an entire population of people’s doppelgängers living in underground tunnels.
In a twist...
- 4/5/2019
- by Alexia Fernandez
- PEOPLE.com
Us Universal Pictures Reviewed for Shockya.com & BigAppleReviews.net with a Rotten Tomatoes link by: Harvey Karten Director: Jordan Peele Screenwriter: Jordan Peele Cast: Lupita Nyong’o, Winston Duke, Evan Alex, Shahadi Wright Joseph, Elisabeth Moss, Tim Heidecker Screened at: AMC Empire, NYC, 3/19/19 Opens: March 22, 2019 With the rise in antisemitism and racism that we’re […]
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- 4/4/2019
- by Harvey Karten
- ShockYa
As a special treat for those in our Corpse Club membership system, we discuss Jordan Peele's Us on a new bonus episode of Daily Dead's podcast!
Recorded by Corpse Club podcast co-hosts Heather Wixson, Scott Drebit, and Derek Anderson, the new Us bonus episode is an exclusive gift for Corpse Club members to enjoy! In this spoiler-filled conversation, Heather, Scott, and Derek discuss the many layers of Peele's latest film, including its Santa Cruz setting, creepiest moments, ’80s influences, deadly doppelgängers, thought-provoking symbolism, and powerhouse performances by Lupita Nyong'o, Winston Duke, Shahadi Wright Joseph, Evan Alex, Elisabeth Moss, and Tim Heidecker.
So, make sure no scissors are missing, lock the front door, wrap yourself up in your favorite red blanket, and relax with a new bonus episode of Daily Dead’s official podcast!
There's more bonus content to come...
In addition to our Scrooged, "Recent Screenings," Deadpool 2, and Felissa Rose podcast episodes,...
Recorded by Corpse Club podcast co-hosts Heather Wixson, Scott Drebit, and Derek Anderson, the new Us bonus episode is an exclusive gift for Corpse Club members to enjoy! In this spoiler-filled conversation, Heather, Scott, and Derek discuss the many layers of Peele's latest film, including its Santa Cruz setting, creepiest moments, ’80s influences, deadly doppelgängers, thought-provoking symbolism, and powerhouse performances by Lupita Nyong'o, Winston Duke, Shahadi Wright Joseph, Evan Alex, Elisabeth Moss, and Tim Heidecker.
So, make sure no scissors are missing, lock the front door, wrap yourself up in your favorite red blanket, and relax with a new bonus episode of Daily Dead’s official podcast!
There's more bonus content to come...
In addition to our Scrooged, "Recent Screenings," Deadpool 2, and Felissa Rose podcast episodes,...
- 4/1/2019
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Lupita Nyong’o in ‘Us’
Jordan Peele’s grisly horror movie Us easily won the Bo derby in Australia last weekend, outscoring Tim Burton’s live-action re-imagining of the Disney classic Dumbo.
That is not surprising in light of the Us results for both films and the under-whelming debuts worldwide of Burton’s $170 million production.
However Australian exhibitors expect Dumbo to fly during the school vacation and it may well surpass Us, given the usual trajectory of horror movies.
Ticket sales rallied last weekend, also boosted by the solid start of Justin Baldoni’s teenage romance Five Feet Apart. The top 20 titles generated $14.7 million, up 37 per cent on the previous weekend, according to Numero.
Released by Universal, Us bagged $3.8 million on 319 screens, eclipsing Peele’s debut film Get Out, which opened with $1.9 million plus $975,000 from advance screenings. Get Out ended up with $6.2 million so the follow-up starring Lupita Nyong’o,...
Jordan Peele’s grisly horror movie Us easily won the Bo derby in Australia last weekend, outscoring Tim Burton’s live-action re-imagining of the Disney classic Dumbo.
That is not surprising in light of the Us results for both films and the under-whelming debuts worldwide of Burton’s $170 million production.
However Australian exhibitors expect Dumbo to fly during the school vacation and it may well surpass Us, given the usual trajectory of horror movies.
Ticket sales rallied last weekend, also boosted by the solid start of Justin Baldoni’s teenage romance Five Feet Apart. The top 20 titles generated $14.7 million, up 37 per cent on the previous weekend, according to Numero.
Released by Universal, Us bagged $3.8 million on 319 screens, eclipsing Peele’s debut film Get Out, which opened with $1.9 million plus $975,000 from advance screenings. Get Out ended up with $6.2 million so the follow-up starring Lupita Nyong’o,...
- 4/1/2019
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Jordan Peele's second feature film, Us, is horrifying, to be sure. But by the time the credits start to roll, you might find yourself a little bit . . . confused, shall we say. Between all of the complex layers, hidden meanings, and creepy scares that are introduced over the course of the horror film, there is a lot to unpack. Who are the Tethered? And what do they want? Where did they come from? Put on your red jumpsuit and strap in, because we're breaking it all down ahead.
Warning: Big spoilers for Us will follow! You've been warned.
In the beginning of Us, we meet the Wilsons: parents Adelaide and Gabe (Black Panther costars Lupita Nyong'o and Winston Duke) and their preteen kids, Zora and Jason (Shahadi Wright Joseph and Evan Alex). Together they travel to Adelaide's late grandmother's home in Santa Cruz, CA, for a Summer vacation, but it's...
Warning: Big spoilers for Us will follow! You've been warned.
In the beginning of Us, we meet the Wilsons: parents Adelaide and Gabe (Black Panther costars Lupita Nyong'o and Winston Duke) and their preteen kids, Zora and Jason (Shahadi Wright Joseph and Evan Alex). Together they travel to Adelaide's late grandmother's home in Santa Cruz, CA, for a Summer vacation, but it's...
- 4/1/2019
- by Quinn Keaney
- Popsugar.com
So much of Jordan Peele's second feature film, Us, is genuinely horrifying. The trailers are just creepy enough to intrigue us, and the haunting remix of "I Got 5 on It" by Luniz dictates its whole chilling vibe. Plus, the very premise of the film is terrifying - fans were so desperate to make sense of it all that they thought up their own wild theories practically seconds after the trailer debuted. But no theory could come close to the actual ending of the film, which we're here to discuss, below.
Warning: major spoilers for Us ahead!
Who Are the "Tethered"?
In the beginning of Us, we meet the Wilson family: Adelaide and Gabe (Lupita Nyong'o and Black Panther's Winston Duke) and their kids, Zora and Jason (Shahadi Wright Joseph and Evan Alex). The four travel to Adelaide's childhood vacation home in Santa Cruz, CA, for an idyllic Summer getaway,...
Warning: major spoilers for Us ahead!
Who Are the "Tethered"?
In the beginning of Us, we meet the Wilson family: Adelaide and Gabe (Lupita Nyong'o and Black Panther's Winston Duke) and their kids, Zora and Jason (Shahadi Wright Joseph and Evan Alex). The four travel to Adelaide's childhood vacation home in Santa Cruz, CA, for an idyllic Summer getaway,...
- 3/31/2019
- by Mekishana Pierre
- Popsugar.com
Jordan Peele's new horror thriller Us is creeping out audiences left and right. With a series of unsettling twists - some of which are all the more unsettling for being somewhat plausible - Us has become the buzzy movie sensation of the Spring.
Warning: spoilers ahead!
One of the big twists in the movie is the presence of evil doppelgangers called the Tethered, the results of a government cloning experiment gone awry. Although few of the doubles are named on screen, the end credits reveal that all of them have names - some of which are laden with meaning.
Red (Lupita Nyong'o) is a nickname that has some historical significance, especially in the context of a rebel character. Malcolm X, in his early years of criminal activity in Harlem, went by the nickname "Detroit Red." In American culture, "red" is a historically loaded term in other ways, as it...
Warning: spoilers ahead!
One of the big twists in the movie is the presence of evil doppelgangers called the Tethered, the results of a government cloning experiment gone awry. Although few of the doubles are named on screen, the end credits reveal that all of them have names - some of which are laden with meaning.
Red (Lupita Nyong'o) is a nickname that has some historical significance, especially in the context of a rebel character. Malcolm X, in his early years of criminal activity in Harlem, went by the nickname "Detroit Red." In American culture, "red" is a historically loaded term in other ways, as it...
- 3/30/2019
- by Amanda Prahl
- Popsugar.com
Us Universal Pictures Reviewed for Shockya.com & BigAppleReviews.net with a Rotten Tomatoes link by: Harvey Karten Director: Jordan Peele Screenwriter: Jordan Peele Cast: Lupita Nyong’o, Winston Duke, Evan Alex, Shahadi Wright Joseph, Elisabeth Moss, Tim Heidecker Screened at: AMC Empire, NYC, 3/19/19 Opens: March 22, 2019 With the rise in antisemitism and racism that we’re […]
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- 3/29/2019
- by Harvey Karten
- ShockYa
There's been a ton of discussion surrounding Jordan Peele's newest thriller, Us, due to its many Easter eggs and secret messages. One of the main talking points that has people racking their brains is the notable presence of rabbits throughout the film. Peele has previously said that he actually does have a fear of rabbits, and it doesn't help that their ears have a similar twofold appearance to scissors. In December, he told Entertainment Weekly, "I think rabbits and scissors, they're both scary things to me, and both inane things, so I love subverting and bringing out the scariness in things you wouldn't necessarily associate with that." He also told Rotten Tomatoes that rabbits look like sociopaths if you stare at them long enough (which is kind of hilarious and also provides some backstory for his cameo in the film).
Naturally, there are multiple meanings behind these furry beings in Us,...
Naturally, there are multiple meanings behind these furry beings in Us,...
- 3/29/2019
- by Brea Cubit
- Popsugar.com
Us, the new horror film from director Jordan Peele, was the #1 movie at the American box office this past weekend, grossing $71 million, a healthy, stupendous number. The reactions, on the other hand, aren’t everything many might have hoped for from the maker of Get Out. CinemaScore, the popular audience poll on mainstream movies, says moviegoers gave it an average of B, which is decent, unless we’re talking about Jordan Peele, who has been hyped well beyond this level of excitement by the entertainment industry. The critics give you a few clues on why the CinemaScore was underwhelming: almost all the reviews agree that Us is both more ambitious than Get Out and also a mixed bag. The reviews below vary in levels of approval, and some are even at odds with themselves, undecided on whether they personally think the movie truly works.The perfect place to start is...
- 3/28/2019
- MUBI
Anyone who saw “Us” over its record-breaking opening weekend knows what a physically-demanding challenge it must have been for its four main actors: Lupita Nyong’o, Winston Duke, Shahadi Wright Joseph, and Evan Alex. Each actor plays two characters that have polar opposite movements, gestures, and postures. In a recent interview with HuffPo, the film’s choreographer Madeline Hollander reveals she began working with Nyong’o and the cast on their character movements four months prior to filming.
Hollander was originally brought on solely to consult on the final confrontation between the two characters played by Nyong’o. The climactic scene intercuts the fight between Adelaide and her doppelgänger, Red, with a flashback of the character performing “The Nutcracker” ballet. Hollander has starred in countless productions of “The Nutcracker” and was hired by Peele to map out how the actual ballet could mirror the fight scene between the characters.
“I...
Hollander was originally brought on solely to consult on the final confrontation between the two characters played by Nyong’o. The climactic scene intercuts the fight between Adelaide and her doppelgänger, Red, with a flashback of the character performing “The Nutcracker” ballet. Hollander has starred in countless productions of “The Nutcracker” and was hired by Peele to map out how the actual ballet could mirror the fight scene between the characters.
“I...
- 3/27/2019
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
[Editor’s note: Spoilers ahead for “Us,” including of its ending.]
“Get Out” was an auspicious directorial debut for Jordan Peele, who brilliantly captured the horror of racism and racial appropriation with his distinct brand of subversive storytelling. It played like a feature-length “Twilight Zone” episode for the 21st century (which is why his Rod Serling reboot is now so appropriate).
With “Us,” however, Peele goes even further. He uses a home invasion plot, and the age-old doppelgänger theme in horror fiction, to turn inward and experiment with even more abstract ideas. This was fertile material for editor Nicholas Monsour to help construct a provocative narrative about a black family confronted with a darker mirror image of itself as an extension of a divided America, resulting in the brutal fight for survival. But Monsour, who previously cut “Keanu” and “Key and Peele,” was in perfect sync with Peele’s ambitious vision. Here the comedy is more subtle and the terror more visceral.
“Get Out” was an auspicious directorial debut for Jordan Peele, who brilliantly captured the horror of racism and racial appropriation with his distinct brand of subversive storytelling. It played like a feature-length “Twilight Zone” episode for the 21st century (which is why his Rod Serling reboot is now so appropriate).
With “Us,” however, Peele goes even further. He uses a home invasion plot, and the age-old doppelgänger theme in horror fiction, to turn inward and experiment with even more abstract ideas. This was fertile material for editor Nicholas Monsour to help construct a provocative narrative about a black family confronted with a darker mirror image of itself as an extension of a divided America, resulting in the brutal fight for survival. But Monsour, who previously cut “Keanu” and “Key and Peele,” was in perfect sync with Peele’s ambitious vision. Here the comedy is more subtle and the terror more visceral.
- 3/26/2019
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
Us movie review is here. Written and directed by comedian-turned-horror-maestro Jordan Peele (brilliantly thought provoking Oscar winner for best original screenplay Get Out - his debut). Starring Lupita Nyong'o, Winston Duke, Shahadi Wright Joseph, Evan Alex, Elisabeth Moss, and Tim Heidecker, the movie has opened with rave reviews in America. Us hits the Indian screens this Friday ? 29?th March 2019. Is Us worth the hype, let?s find out in Us movie review.
Immediate reaction when the end credits of Us roll
Us is beyond any doubt a modern day horror classic, the genius of Jordan Peele in this historic event in American mainstream horror cinema that witnesses a nucleus of African-American characters, is such an uncanny horror movie that tempts you to have multiple viewings. Repeated haunts are guaranteed for those who make a revisit and every visit promises a new revelation.
(Also read:?Kesari Movie Review: A roaring tale of extraordinary bravery,...
Immediate reaction when the end credits of Us roll
Us is beyond any doubt a modern day horror classic, the genius of Jordan Peele in this historic event in American mainstream horror cinema that witnesses a nucleus of African-American characters, is such an uncanny horror movie that tempts you to have multiple viewings. Repeated haunts are guaranteed for those who make a revisit and every visit promises a new revelation.
(Also read:?Kesari Movie Review: A roaring tale of extraordinary bravery,...
- 3/26/2019
- GlamSham
Lupita Nyong'o can do pretty much anything, and that includes dropping a rap song on her Instagram like it's no big deal - and it's so catchy! The black-and-white video Nyong'o shared on Thursday shows the actress and her Us movie family - including Winston Duke, Evan Alex, and Shahadi Wright Joseph - driving in a car with a pretty spooky beat playing in the background. Despite the rap song's haunting lyrics, Nyong'o and the rest of the Us cast can't stop smiling, and neither can we.
Alex, who plays Jason in the film, kicks off the rap before the rest of the group introduces their characters and their admittedly creepy doppelgängers. While we're still not understanding the "sushi" reference, the song definitely hints at some key aspects of the film for anyone interested in learning a little more about it without completely spoiling the story - or getting totally creeped out.
Alex, who plays Jason in the film, kicks off the rap before the rest of the group introduces their characters and their admittedly creepy doppelgängers. While we're still not understanding the "sushi" reference, the song definitely hints at some key aspects of the film for anyone interested in learning a little more about it without completely spoiling the story - or getting totally creeped out.
- 3/25/2019
- by Chanel Vargas
- Popsugar.com
"Once upon a time there was a girl, and she had a shadow."It’s 1987: a child version of Lupita Nyong’o’s Adelaide (played by Madison Currie) watches a commercial for then-President Ronald Reagan’s racial tension appeasement stunt known as the “Hands Across America” initiative. Like the beginning of Gaspar Noé’s Climax, the TV set is flanked by rows of VHS tapes that make transparent the film’s influences: A Nightmare on Elm Street, C.H.U.D, The Goonies. Adelaide here sees her reflection upon the saturated blue skies of the broadcast, then again in more disturbing circumstances towards the end of this prologue, in the fun-house mirrors of a beachside carnival. In both cases, there is something discomfiting about the act of self-confrontation.So begins Jordan Peele’s intrepid new horror picture, Us. Though bedazzled with nods to the great American suspense films, Peele...
- 3/25/2019
- MUBI
[This story contains spoilers for Jordan Peele's Us]
The following is a conversation about Us — the new Jordan Peele-directed horror movie — between Hollywood Reporter contributors Simon Abrams and Steven Boone. Us often feels like a cross between a home invasion thriller and a Night of the Living Dead-style zombie movie. Set in Santa Cruz, Us follows happily married couple Adelaide and Gabe Wilson (Lupita Nyong'o and Winston Duke) and their two children, Jason and Zora (Evan Alex and Shahadi Wright Joseph), as they are stalked and attacked by The Tethered, a mysterious group of jumpsuit-clad doppelgangers. Since ...
The following is a conversation about Us — the new Jordan Peele-directed horror movie — between Hollywood Reporter contributors Simon Abrams and Steven Boone. Us often feels like a cross between a home invasion thriller and a Night of the Living Dead-style zombie movie. Set in Santa Cruz, Us follows happily married couple Adelaide and Gabe Wilson (Lupita Nyong'o and Winston Duke) and their two children, Jason and Zora (Evan Alex and Shahadi Wright Joseph), as they are stalked and attacked by The Tethered, a mysterious group of jumpsuit-clad doppelgangers. Since ...
- 3/24/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
[This story contains spoilers for Jordan Peele's Us]
The following is a conversation about Us — the new Jordan Peele-directed horror movie — between Hollywood Reporter contributors Simon Abrams and Steven Boone. Us often feels like a cross between a home invasion thriller and a Night of the Living Dead-style zombie movie. Set in Santa Cruz, Us follows happily married couple Adelaide and Gabe Wilson (Lupita Nyong'o and Winston Duke) and their two children, Jason and Zora (Evan Alex and Shahadi Wright Joseph), as they are stalked and attacked by The Tethered, a mysterious group of jumpsuit-clad doppelgangers. Since ...
The following is a conversation about Us — the new Jordan Peele-directed horror movie — between Hollywood Reporter contributors Simon Abrams and Steven Boone. Us often feels like a cross between a home invasion thriller and a Night of the Living Dead-style zombie movie. Set in Santa Cruz, Us follows happily married couple Adelaide and Gabe Wilson (Lupita Nyong'o and Winston Duke) and their two children, Jason and Zora (Evan Alex and Shahadi Wright Joseph), as they are stalked and attacked by The Tethered, a mysterious group of jumpsuit-clad doppelgangers. Since ...
- 3/24/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Get Out writer-director splices sociopolitical satire with clever, full-blooded chills
“We’re Americans.” That phrase, delivered in a deathless, deadpan drawl, echoes through the twists and turns of a movie whose very title slyly evokes the common abbreviation for United States. Having taken a scalpel to the covert racism of gliberal America in Get Out, writer-director Jordan Peele turns his gaze inward for this rip-roaring follow-up, which is fearsomely entertaining, consistently thought-provoking and occasionally bloody scary. A Twilight Zone mashup of Dostoevsky’s The Double and Jack Finney’s The Body Snatchers, spiced up once again by a wit reminiscent of vintage Ira Levin, it’s a modern fable that locates our anxieties about outsiders in a guilty fear of ourselves. The result plays like a mirror-image riposte to the French-Romanian home-invasion horror Ils (Them), suggesting that, contrary to Sartre, hell is not other people; it is us.
“There...
“We’re Americans.” That phrase, delivered in a deathless, deadpan drawl, echoes through the twists and turns of a movie whose very title slyly evokes the common abbreviation for United States. Having taken a scalpel to the covert racism of gliberal America in Get Out, writer-director Jordan Peele turns his gaze inward for this rip-roaring follow-up, which is fearsomely entertaining, consistently thought-provoking and occasionally bloody scary. A Twilight Zone mashup of Dostoevsky’s The Double and Jack Finney’s The Body Snatchers, spiced up once again by a wit reminiscent of vintage Ira Levin, it’s a modern fable that locates our anxieties about outsiders in a guilty fear of ourselves. The result plays like a mirror-image riposte to the French-Romanian home-invasion horror Ils (Them), suggesting that, contrary to Sartre, hell is not other people; it is us.
“There...
- 3/24/2019
- by Mark Kermode
- The Guardian - Film News
[Editor’s note: The following articles contains spoilers.]
When two people bear a striking resemblance to one another, we often call those similarities uncanny. The word is so rarely used outside that context, in fact, that we may forget its most basic definition: “seeming to have a supernatural character or origin.” For two things to have a truly uncanny resemblance, simply looking alike isn’t enough — they have to arouse discomfort for being nearly, but not entirely, identical. The more alike they are, the more unsettling their small differences become.
Jordan Peele understands that distinction, and he puts it to effective use in his second film, “Us.” A horror-thriller about a family of four confronted by their ill-intentioned doppelgängers, it brings to mind not only such genre influences as “The Twilight Zone” but also this passage from Sigmund Freud’ 1919 essay “The Uncanny”:
“The subject of the ‘uncanny’ is a province of this kind. It is undoubtedly related...
When two people bear a striking resemblance to one another, we often call those similarities uncanny. The word is so rarely used outside that context, in fact, that we may forget its most basic definition: “seeming to have a supernatural character or origin.” For two things to have a truly uncanny resemblance, simply looking alike isn’t enough — they have to arouse discomfort for being nearly, but not entirely, identical. The more alike they are, the more unsettling their small differences become.
Jordan Peele understands that distinction, and he puts it to effective use in his second film, “Us.” A horror-thriller about a family of four confronted by their ill-intentioned doppelgängers, it brings to mind not only such genre influences as “The Twilight Zone” but also this passage from Sigmund Freud’ 1919 essay “The Uncanny”:
“The subject of the ‘uncanny’ is a province of this kind. It is undoubtedly related...
- 3/23/2019
- by Michael Nordine
- Indiewire
Lupita Nyong’o went above and beyond to add scare-factors to her evil character in the new horror movie Us.
In the film, written and directed by Jordan Peele (Get Out), the Oscar winner plays two characters — a traumatized mother Adelaide Wilson and her deadly doppelgänger Red who terrorizes Wilson’s family. Nyong’o’s character Red has a particularly spooky way of speaking — a raspy, choppy-like sound as if her voice was stolen from her — which the Black Panther star says she developed after studying a real-life speech condition.
“The voice for Red was inspired by a condition known as spasmodic dysphonia,...
In the film, written and directed by Jordan Peele (Get Out), the Oscar winner plays two characters — a traumatized mother Adelaide Wilson and her deadly doppelgänger Red who terrorizes Wilson’s family. Nyong’o’s character Red has a particularly spooky way of speaking — a raspy, choppy-like sound as if her voice was stolen from her — which the Black Panther star says she developed after studying a real-life speech condition.
“The voice for Red was inspired by a condition known as spasmodic dysphonia,...
- 3/23/2019
- by Kara Warner
- PEOPLE.com
Not that anyone expected it, but Jordan Peele did not suffer a sophomore slump here. After making a highly praised and Oscar winning debut with Get Out, he’s back with another horror outing in Us. The success of the former was no fluke, ladies in gentlemen, as the latter is the real deal. At the same time, can a film be wildly overpraised and also be rather terrific? In this case, that’s what I found Us to be. Despite not sticking the landing, Peele shows us he’s an emerging genre master. The Academy Award chatter can wait for another day, but hitting release today, Us is a jolt of thought provoking horror. Us is a horror/thriller, though one with a lot on its mind. After an introduction to Adelaide Wilson as a child during a formative moment, we meet her again in the present day. Adelaide...
- 3/22/2019
- by Joey Magidson
- Hollywoodnews.com
Stars: Lupita Nyong’o, Winston Duke, Elisabeth Moss, Tim Heidecker, Shahadi Wright Joseph, Evan Alex, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Anna Diop, Cali Sheldon, Noelle Sheldon, Madison Curry, Ashley Mckoy, Napiera Groves, Lon Gowan | Written and Directed by Jordan Peele
Us is Jordan Peele’s second directorial feature after his highly successful and critical acclaimed Academy Award-winning directorial debut Get Out released in 2016. His latest, and miraculously only second, directing effort undoubtedly cements Peele as a true horror connoisseur in the same vein as Alfred Hitchcock, but to compare the two would be a travesty to the ever-evolving talents of Peele. His latest is a perfect combination of filmmaker evolution and understanding of the genre that he crafts so well, with a screenplay from the writer/director that is outrageously effective with leading actress Lupita Nyong’o putting in possibly the best performance we’ll be honoured to see this year, as...
Us is Jordan Peele’s second directorial feature after his highly successful and critical acclaimed Academy Award-winning directorial debut Get Out released in 2016. His latest, and miraculously only second, directing effort undoubtedly cements Peele as a true horror connoisseur in the same vein as Alfred Hitchcock, but to compare the two would be a travesty to the ever-evolving talents of Peele. His latest is a perfect combination of filmmaker evolution and understanding of the genre that he crafts so well, with a screenplay from the writer/director that is outrageously effective with leading actress Lupita Nyong’o putting in possibly the best performance we’ll be honoured to see this year, as...
- 3/22/2019
- by Jak-Luke Sharp
- Nerdly
Jordan Peele said he initially intended “Get Out” as a sledgehammer response to the illusion of a “post-racial” America. “The movie was written in the Obama era, which I’ve been calling the post-racial lie,” Peele said after a Vanity Fair screening of the film in October 2017. “That’s the era I imagined this movie would come out in.”
With “Us,” Peele takes the opposite approach: His latest horror movie features a predominantly black cast, but race doesn’t influence the plot. As a result, Peele delivers a more complex assessment of black identity by ignoring it altogether.
“Us” stars Lupita Nyong’o, Winston Duke, Evan Alex, and Shahadi Wright Joseph as a family confronted by a group of doppelgängers. A home-invasion chiller that messily unfolds with elements of other horror movie subgenres – without neatly fitting into any single one of them — “Us” could open conversations about a range of issues facing American society.
With “Us,” Peele takes the opposite approach: His latest horror movie features a predominantly black cast, but race doesn’t influence the plot. As a result, Peele delivers a more complex assessment of black identity by ignoring it altogether.
“Us” stars Lupita Nyong’o, Winston Duke, Evan Alex, and Shahadi Wright Joseph as a family confronted by a group of doppelgängers. A home-invasion chiller that messily unfolds with elements of other horror movie subgenres – without neatly fitting into any single one of them — “Us” could open conversations about a range of issues facing American society.
- 3/22/2019
- by Tambay Obenson
- Indiewire
What is the difference between the lines that divide us and connect us? A line can be a form of communication or it can be a separation between two sides. It can be a line in the sand that you can’t cross or it can be a line that connects two points. It’s a word with multiple implications that represents the duality of the very things it connects or divides. In Jordan Peele’s Us, lines and duality are echoed through the inclusion of two ordinary items: mirrors and scissors. One creates a connection between the self and the reflection, the other serves to separate one item from another. And yet, the mirror can break and the reflection splits, and the scissors only function when two halves come together. Like the line, both represent division and connection simultaneously.
Jordan Peele already held a mirror up to the cultured,...
Jordan Peele already held a mirror up to the cultured,...
- 3/22/2019
- by Michael Haffner
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Starting tonight, Jordan Peele’s Us will be officially unleashed in theaters everywhere, and this writer is so excited to see what horror fans think of his latest genre entry (you can read my spoiler-free review Here). Starring Lupita Nyong'o, Winston Duke, Elisabeth Moss, Shahadi Wright Joseph, Evan Alex, and Tim Heidecker, Us is centered around a quiet vacation with the Wilson family as they head out to Santa Cruz looking to relax and enjoy the summer, but find themselves confronted by a group of doppelgängers that look exactly like their clan. And from there, things only get worse.
In the film, both Wright Joseph and Alex portray the younger members of the Wilsons—Zora and Jason—as well as their evil counterparts Umbrae and Pluto, and for as much as the adult lookalikes are terrifying here, it’s the kids who help amp things up, making Us an incredibly unsettling experience for viewers.
In the film, both Wright Joseph and Alex portray the younger members of the Wilsons—Zora and Jason—as well as their evil counterparts Umbrae and Pluto, and for as much as the adult lookalikes are terrifying here, it’s the kids who help amp things up, making Us an incredibly unsettling experience for viewers.
- 3/21/2019
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
David Crow Mar 24, 2019
We examine the final revelations of the Us ending, and how they recontextualize the movie and what it means to be "Americans."
This article contains major Us spoilers.
It’s easy to judge someone even as they sit right next to you. Young Jason Wilson (Evan Alex) is tempted to do just that in the final seconds of Jordan Peele’s Us. By his side in a car headed south is his mother Adelaide (a ferocious Lupita Nyong’o), who went into the bowels of hell to retrieve him like a maternal Orpheus with the good sense to not look back. Nevertheless, it was down there where Jason saw Adelaide not just kill her doppelganger, ostensibly credited as “Red,” in a moment that audiences cheered, but do so while becoming every bit as wrathful and cruel in her execution as the other doppelgangers whom Jason accurately described as “us.
We examine the final revelations of the Us ending, and how they recontextualize the movie and what it means to be "Americans."
This article contains major Us spoilers.
It’s easy to judge someone even as they sit right next to you. Young Jason Wilson (Evan Alex) is tempted to do just that in the final seconds of Jordan Peele’s Us. By his side in a car headed south is his mother Adelaide (a ferocious Lupita Nyong’o), who went into the bowels of hell to retrieve him like a maternal Orpheus with the good sense to not look back. Nevertheless, it was down there where Jason saw Adelaide not just kill her doppelganger, ostensibly credited as “Red,” in a moment that audiences cheered, but do so while becoming every bit as wrathful and cruel in her execution as the other doppelgangers whom Jason accurately described as “us.
- 3/21/2019
- Den of Geek
Director Jordan Peele has delivered another awesomely creepy horror film with Us, and delivers something that a lot of horror fans are going to love.
I loved what Peele did with Get Out, and I was hoping he would be able to deliver another top-notch film that would be just as good as his first movie. Well, he pulled it off! I know that some people felt Get Out was a one hit wonder for the director, but Peele has proved once again that he’s got an amazing talent for telling stories and directing films!
Us tells a story that is so insane and messed up and it takes a few twists and turns that I did not expect. However, there is one big reveal at the end that was pretty predictable, especially if you’ve watched the trailers. After seeing the film, I realized that the trailers give...
I loved what Peele did with Get Out, and I was hoping he would be able to deliver another top-notch film that would be just as good as his first movie. Well, he pulled it off! I know that some people felt Get Out was a one hit wonder for the director, but Peele has proved once again that he’s got an amazing talent for telling stories and directing films!
Us tells a story that is so insane and messed up and it takes a few twists and turns that I did not expect. However, there is one big reveal at the end that was pretty predictable, especially if you’ve watched the trailers. After seeing the film, I realized that the trailers give...
- 3/21/2019
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
When something is more than the sum of its parts, that is a form of achievement. Usually, if something is no more than the sum of its parts, that is considered a bad thing; a failure of some kind. Among many the questions that Us may raise in an audience, the foremost might be this: is being no more than the sum of its parts a bad thing if so many of those parts are really, really fun?
As a follow-up to Get Out, this new film from writer-director-producer Jordan Peele feels like a logical progression. Another allegorical tale of race in America presented in the packaging of a horror film, spiced with a healthy dose of humor and cultural literacy. However, whereas Get Out was a lean, single-minded piece of storytelling, Us is a bigger, broader, and ultimately more unwieldy beast. An allegorical tale that could apply itself to...
As a follow-up to Get Out, this new film from writer-director-producer Jordan Peele feels like a logical progression. Another allegorical tale of race in America presented in the packaging of a horror film, spiced with a healthy dose of humor and cultural literacy. However, whereas Get Out was a lean, single-minded piece of storytelling, Us is a bigger, broader, and ultimately more unwieldy beast. An allegorical tale that could apply itself to...
- 3/21/2019
- by Brian Roan
- The Film Stage
Chicago – Like his first film, “Get Out,” writer/director Jordan Peele creates a horror/thriller filled with symbolism and laughs. Unlike “Get Out,” “Us” is awash in overly concentrated plot points, a reliance on lesser references and an ending that can be seen from outer space. It’s not sophomore “jinx,” but more like the sophomore “over think.”
Rating: 3.0/5.0
The film tells its story more on the pursuit-and-confrontation style of horror/thriller than the more subtle social tale of “Get Out.” Psychologically, the story is more high concept than its predecessor, and its scares come from hitching to some pretty bizarre level science fiction. However, the same Peele lightness and fun are present, as well as a series of symbols that African American studies can put into their curriculum. Since the film’s main theme is duality, the issue of identity is front and center, and that always is a an interesting point of contemplation.
Rating: 3.0/5.0
The film tells its story more on the pursuit-and-confrontation style of horror/thriller than the more subtle social tale of “Get Out.” Psychologically, the story is more high concept than its predecessor, and its scares come from hitching to some pretty bizarre level science fiction. However, the same Peele lightness and fun are present, as well as a series of symbols that African American studies can put into their curriculum. Since the film’s main theme is duality, the issue of identity is front and center, and that always is a an interesting point of contemplation.
- 3/21/2019
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
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