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.
- Boots Riley: ‘Theft is not outside of capitalism, it’s what it was built on’ The Guardian
- ‘I Love Boosters’ Review: A Fashion-Forward Sense of Justice The New York Times
- Shoplifting isn't the problem. 'I Love Boosters' shows the real thief. SFGATE
- Boots Riley, Marx Brother The New Yorker
- How Boots Riley and Don Cheadle Stole Blockbuster Season GQ
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