Us (2019) Film Review
Introduction
On Thursday evening, I attended one of the first local showings of Us, the second film written, directed, and co-produced by Jordan Peele.
Although some critics and general audiences may have viewed the film with higher expectations — Peele’s original horror film, Get Out (2017), received a notable amount of praise from professional and amateur reviewers alike — I made a conscious effort to avoid succumbing to the hype from his theatrical predecessor.…