Two Coming-of-Age Films: New York in the ’70s, Paris Today
Hollywood Progressive
Boots Riley mines his own experience as a telemarketer into compelling storytelling magic about a worklife that millions of Americans have experienced (review). In theaters now.
In an alternate present-day version of Oakland, black telemarketer Cassius Green discovers a magical key to professional success - which propels him into a macabre universe.
A darkly comedic drama, Three Billboards is a Golden Globe favorite. But a more critical review finds its motif of redemption of a racist cop "wholly offensive."
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