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Best Picture Birb- Get Out

Get Out
Starring: Daniel Kaluuya and Allison Williams
Written and Directed by Jordan Peele
US Release Date: February 24, 2017
Most Recent Viewing: March 3, 2018
Image Credit: movieposter.com

 Nominated for four Academy Awards (including Best Actor and Best Picture), Get Out is the directorial debut of Key & Peele star Jordan Peele, who also produced and wrote the screenplay. 

 Part horror-thriller, part social commentary on race in our society, Get Out tells the story of the relationship between Chris (Daniel Kaluuya) and Rose (Allison Williams), and their dynamic when Rose brings Chris to meet her family for the first time. Bradley Whitford, Catherine Keener, and Caleb Landry Jones play Rose's parents and siblings. 

 This is so much more than your standard horror fare, and I am so happy that the Academy honored this film with as many nominations as it did. Blumhouse Productions, who have their hands in many of the big horror franchises on the last decade plus, like to take risks on atypical movies. You can tell that this was a passion project for Peele, being able to weave the tones of race relations with humor and suspense with care and ease. This is an incredibly well shot and well-written film and will have its place in American society for years to come.

 Get Out is rated R for graphic violence and language. What are your thoughts? Follow me at twitter.com/moviebirb and facebook.com/moviebirb and let me know. 

 -birb

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