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Boots Riley: Theft Is Capitalism’s Engine, Not a Metaphor

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Source: The Guardian
Boots Riley: Theft Is Capitalism’s Engine, Not a Metaphor
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A profile of Boots Riley arguing that theft is embedded in capitalism and that his film I Love Boosters uses surreal storytelling to critique wealth, labor, and consumer culture, continuing his anti-capitalist thread from Sorry to Bother You and I’m a Virgo while addressing Hollywood politics and labor organizing.

Topics:entertainmentculture#boots-riley#capitalism#culture#film#i-love-boosters#theft
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  1. Boots Riley: ‘Theft is not outside of capitalism, it’s what it was built on’  The Guardian
  2. ‘I Love Boosters’ Review: A Fashion-Forward Sense of Justice  The New York Times
  3. Shoplifting isn't the problem. 'I Love Boosters' shows the real thief.  SFGATE
  4. Boots Riley, Marx Brother  The New Yorker
  5. How Boots Riley and Don Cheadle Stole Blockbuster Season  GQ

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