Boots Riley’s I Love Boosters Redefines Fashion as a Tranformative Heist
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Cat Zhang of The Cut argues that Boots Riley’s I Love Boosters is the year’s standout fashion film—a maximalist, Seussical, Tim Burton–meets–Marxist romp about Oakland shoplifters who become community-oriented entrepreneurs. As Corvette (Keke Palmer) and friends challenge a power-hungry CEO (Demi Moore) with help from a garment worker (Poppy Liu) and a former Metro co-worker (Eiza Gonzalez), the film reveals a global conspiracy that oppresses workers, blending sharp style with a rallying call for labor rights and collective action.
- Fashion for the Revolution The Cut
- I Love Boosters review – Boots Riley’s absurdist shoplifting comedy is a mixed bag The Guardian
- Boots Riley, Marx Brother The New Yorker
- How Boots Riley Made a ‘Feel-Good’ Movie About Capitalist Exploitation Time Magazine
- Boots Riley Urges ‘I Love Boosters’ Audiences To See Film On Opening Weekend Or “It’s Game Over” Deadline
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