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Lakeith Stanfield plays Cassius, who takes a telemarketing job, and Tessa Thompson plays his girlfriend Detroit, a militant-feminist artist, in Boots Riley's absurdist comedy "Sorry to Bother You." (Photo courtesy Annapurna Pictures)

Lakeith Stanfield plays Cassius, who takes a telemarketing job, and Tessa Thompson plays his girlfriend Detroit, a militant-feminist artist, in Boots Riley's absurdist comedy "Sorry to Bother You." (Photo courtesy Annapurna Pictures)

'Sorry to Bother You'

July 11, 2018 by Sean P. Means

Peel back the surface of a lot of great comedies and you’ll find a core of righteous anger — whether it’s the war cries behind “Duck Soup,” the racial tension within “Blazing Saddles,” the distrust of religious fervor in “Monty Python’s Life of Brian,” or the political cynicism of “Wag the Dog.”

Add to that list Boots Riley’s “Sorry to Bother You,” a screaming satirical missile aimed at the heart of American capitalism and exploitation.

Read the full review at sltrib.com.

July 11, 2018 /Sean P. Means
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