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Nope

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UK Release Date:  12 August 2022 Certification:  15 Director:  Jordan Peele Cast:  Daniel Kaluuya, Keke Palmer, Brandon Perea, Wrenn Schmidt, Michael Wincott, Steven Yeun Rating:   85% Review: One of my favourites from last year. The film subverts all expectations in the best possible way. Nope solidifies Jordan Peele as one of the industries most sought-after filmmakers.  Taking inspiration from Steven Spielberg's filmography -  Close Encounters of the Third Kind ,  Jaws and Jurassic Park -   Jordan Peele creates an awe-inspiring experience. Peele's most ambitious film to date takes full advantage of the larger budget. The film is a spectacle to behold. A mix of horror, science-fiction and western combine to create a visually striking masterpiece that reaffirms the beauty of cinema.  Cinematographer, Hoyte van Hoytema, makes the night look so gorgeous but yet so unexplored. In order to attain such clarity with no natural light he had ...

Get Out

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UK Release Date: 17 March 2017 Certification: 15 Director: Jordan Peele Cast: Betty Gabriel, Lil Rel Howery, Caleb Landry Jones, Daniel Kaluuya, Catherine Keener, LaKeith Stanfield, Bradley Whitford, Allison Williams Rating: 92% The greatest directorial debut of all time? Review: Get Out is Jordan Peele's directorial debut and he's able to craft an intelligent horror movie. With some terrific performances, an unsettling score and some brilliant racial commentary no wonder Get Out received four Oscar nominations.  Key and Peele is a superb comedy sketch show so I'm not exactly sure how Jordan Peele was able to effortlessly transition to an alarming horror film for his directorial debut. Peele also wrote the script for  Get Out  and the amount of care taken in the production of the movie is clear for all to see. Since  Get Out , Peele has become one of my favourite directors and I absolutely can't wait for his new feature -  Nope .  Daniel Kaluuya is ex...