After terrifying audiences in his directorial debut with the surprising, award-winning Get Out, Jordan Peele is back with Us, a doppelgänger nightmare that blends frightening jump scares with cultural themes that have forced viewers to rethink the horror genre. From the new movie’s many layers to Peele’s place in the Hollywood landscape, the Ringer staff has all the angles covered.
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March 28, 2019
Straight From the Underground: The Frighteningly Good Music of ‘Us’
From "I Got 5 on It" and N.W.A to the Beach Boys and Minnie Riperton, Jordan Peele exploits how tethered we are to pop music
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March 27, 2019
The Eerily Extensive, Partially Abandoned Tunnel Network of the U.S.
‘Us’ opens by informing the audience about hundreds of miles of unused tunnels beneath the United States. The movie that follows is fiction—but the networks of unoccupied tunnels are real, and nearly as strange as the film they helped inspire.
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March 26, 2019
Why Are Rabbits So Hot Right Now?
First ‘The Favourite,’ now ‘Us’—Hollywood has fallen in love with the small, fluffy mammal
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March 25, 2019
‘Us’ Is Proof That Original Films Can Still Scare Up Box Office Numbers
After a record-breaking first weekend, Jordan Peele has firmly established himself as a bastion for commercially viable creativity
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March 25, 2019
The ‘Us’ Exit Survey
Put on your red jumpsuit and grab your scissors: It’s time to talk about Jordan Peele’s latest movie
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March 22, 2019
‘Us’ Is a Horror Movie. It Works Hard to Be So Much More.
Jordan Peele’s follow-up to ‘Get Out’ is, in some ways, a terrifying leap forward for the writer-director. But it isn’t quite as ingeniously conceived as his debut.
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March 22, 2019
A Deep Reading of Jordan Peele’s ‘Us’
We give a spoiler-laden explanation of the ending, analyze Peele leveling up as a filmmaker, and parse some of the cultural (but largely personal) themes that peek through in the film
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March 22, 2019
What Does ‘Us’ Mean?
Covering the most pressing questions, important references, and legitimate theories surrounding Jordan Peele’s new mind-bending horror movie
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March 21, 2019
Why Jordan Peele Is the New Master of Suspense
Without much warning, the writer-director of ‘Get Out’ and his latest film ‘Us’ has taken on a key role in the Hollywood hierarchy. But the burden it brings is heavy.
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March 12, 2019
‘Us’ and the Best Movies at SXSW, Plus Sebastián Lelio on ‘Gloria Bell’
Sean, Chris, and Amanda convene to talk about their favorite movies from the SXSW Film Festival—including Jordan Peele’s much-anticipated directorial follow-up to ‘Get Out’
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January 17, 2019
The Untold Story of the Man Who Sang “I Got 5 on It”
When Jordan Peele used the 1995 Luniz song for his trailer for ‘Us,’ one of the most iconic weed choruses of all time was given new life. For Michael Marshall, the forgotten Bay Area musician who inspired and performed it, it’s yet another chance at recognition after a long and tumultuous career.