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Jordan Peele’s 'Us' Reflects the Struggle for Black Liberation (Spoilers)

thenorthstar
Apr 08, 2019
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Jordan Peele’s Us, the highly anticipated follow-up to Get Out, hit theaters on March 22, quickly became an international cinematic phenomenon. The record-breaking film had the most successful opening weekend ever for an original horror film. It also secured Jordan Peele’s role as a premier director of this generation, and nearly broke the internet with…

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