NOPE
[ EDITED BY JOHN NUGENT]
5 - 26 AUGUST
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OUT 12 AUGUST / CERT 15 131 MINS
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DIRECTOR Jordan Peele
CAST Daniel Kaluuya, Keke Palmer, Steven Yeun, Michael Wincott
PLOT Siblings OJ (Kaluuya) and Emerald Haywood (Palmer) inherit a Californian horse ranch from their industry-legend father. One day, they glimpse a mysterious object lingering in the sky above their abode. Attempting to capture the mystery on film, the two make horrific discoveries about the phenomenon’s true nature.
IT’S OFTEN SAID that showbiz can eat you alive. Jordan Peele’s third film runs with that metaphor further than anyone might have expected. For his latest sci-fi horror, Peele characterises the film industry as a ruthless beast, and wonders about who gets led into its jaws, and for whose benefit. In Nope, the audience itself becomes a vast monster, demanding to be entertained by personal and historical trauma.