Nope (2022): Colonial Anxiety, Blackness & Spectacle

Today we talk about Jordan Peele’s latest film ‘Nope’ and explain why we liked it. 

We discuss the film’s subversion of colonial anxieties, its themes of exploitation and spectacle, and answer the burning question: what was up with the chimp?

This episode was recorded Saturday, October 8, 2022.

 

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Sources

The Current Debate: “Nope” and the Society of the Spectacle on Notebook | MUBI

Review: “Nope” Is One of the Great Movies About Moviemaking | The New Yorker