Notes on…

Us(2019)

Dir. Directed by Jordan Peele


[Us] suggested a filmmaker finding his voice but maybe saying less than he wanted to. Having proved he could make a very good movie, Peele got hung up trying to make an even better one; there was a palpable residue of anxiety, as if the director were sweating his own premature canonization.

Adam Nayman (The Ringer)

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Synopsis: Husband and wife Gabe and Adelaide Wilson take their kids to their beach house expecting to unplug and unwind with friends. But as night descends, their serenity turns to tension and chaos when some shocking visitors arrive uninvited.