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Us Directed by Jordan Peele Lupita Nyong’o Winston Duke Elisabeth Moss Here’s the thing about Jordan Peele ~ he’s so damn smart.   And he’s funny.   AND, he has something to say. You gotta love Jordan Peele.   If you never watched “ Key & Peele, ” find it now and watch it.   Right away.   That is some smart, funny, sketch comedy.   And it is thoughtful.   Good stuff.   Great.   Honestly. If you saw “ Get Out ,” written and directed by Jordan Peele, then, like me, you most likely felt so pleased for him and proud of him and happy to know him as much as a fan knows the subject of her admiration.   I’m pulling for this guy.   His success makes me happy. This was my mindset going into “Us.”   Oh boy!   Jordan Peele!   He’s made another scary movie!   I CAN’T WAIT to see it! So right there was my problem.   I sidestepped one of my own cardinal rules o...

Chadwick Boseman Michael B. Jordan Lupita Nyong’o Ryan Coogler, Director  Probably should have seen Black Panther before Wonder Woman .   Because there’s this one thing that a person can’t help thinking after  seeing Wonder Woman.   Let's just cut to it :   T’Challa ( Chadwick Boseman ) was a great king.   Loved him.   Pledged my allegiance.   Hated – no really! – hated to see him go.   But when they found him still alive after he took a brutal beating from Erik Killmonger ( Michael B. Jordan ); after Killmonger threw him over the cliff and he fell so far that he started to shrink in our vision before he hit the water below; after we KNEW he was dead; you’re not gonna have Nakia ( Lupita Nyong'o )challenge the new, evil King and throw his ass over the waterfall?   You’re not gonna have T’Challa’s queen-apparent rise to assume the throne? No really - you’re gonna have that ‘miracle’ t...