samuelialderete Reviews

Sorry to Bother You (2018)

Strange, but entertaining. New and innovative.

[7/10 · 19 February 2018]

Boots Riley's Sorry to Bother You is a strange, but entertaining film about a black telemarketer trying to navigate a world that slowly shifts around him. The film brings an interesting and unique take on the world minorities live as they are forced within a socioeconomic ladder. Cassius Green, played by Keith Stanfield, is faced with selling out and abandoning his friends. Through this the audience sees he is drastically changed as his success transforms him to the very thing he resented.

Blindspotting (2018)

A story of identity and friendship

[8/10 · 19 February 2018]

Blindspotting is 2018's refresher of comedy and drama. It is a story of identity and friendship from the perspective of an ex-convict trying to make it out of a halfway house in the city of Oakland. Daveed Diggs and Rafael Casal bring a great performance to screen through beats of intense action and lyrical commentary on issues faced in real life.

Summer of 84 (2018)

Almost a great thriller

[6/10 · 19 February 2018]

Following Turbo Kid, this 80's drama-horror, is a suspenseful thriller that follows a group of teens uncovering the identity of serial killer moving from town to town kidnapping children. Summer of 84' doesn't leave much to the imagine when it reveals its antagonist 15 minutes within the film.