It was the right film at the right time. Jordan Peele's debut, the horror-satire "Get Out," about a black man trapped in a world of white gentility, became a critical and commercial hit in 2017, earning Peele a screenwriting Oscar and announcing the arrival of an exciting new talent.
"Us," his second film, arrives in theaters Friday. Judging from early rave reviews, "Get Out" was just the beginning.
In the space of just two years, the former star of the sketch-comedy show "Key & Peele" has established himself as a filmmaker with major Hollywood clout and a uniquely artistic voice in the entertainment world. It wasn't just Peele's funny-yet-frightening take on the hot-button issue of race that made him a critical darling but his vivid cinematic style, which _ according to at least one review of "Us" _ is on par with that of Alfred Hitchcock.
