Conspiracy Thrillers

Conspiracy Thrillers Movie Club: Get Out

In his directorial debut, Jordan Peele pinpointed the specific anxieties of being black in America in 2017.

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Daniel Kaluuya in Get Out (2017)
Daniel Kaluuya in Get Out.

Photo illustration by Natalie Matthews-Ramo. Still by Universal Pictures.

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In this final episode of Slate’s Conspiracy Thrillers Movie Club, Sam Adams chats with the Ringer’s K. Austin Collins about 2017’s surprise breakout film: Get Out. The critics discuss director Jordan Peele’s horror influences, the film’s genius casting, how the social and racial storylines play for different audiences, and how history still resonates in a contemporary plot.