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| Born | April 1, 1971 |
| Hometown | Chicago, Illinois, United States |
| Height | 5'7" (1.71m) |
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The Winners and Losers of the WGA Strike, From Drew Carey to Drew Barrymore
- A lot can happen in 146 days. When the Writers Guild strike started in May, Drew Barrymore was one of its early folk heroes, when she stepped down as host of the MTV Movie & TV Awards in solidarity. But four months later, Barrymore became one of the strike’s most reviled public figures when she …
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Boots Riley Claims David Fincher’s Films Promote a ‘Distorted Worldview’ Reflected in His ‘Confused Take on the Strike’
Riley seemed to interpret Fincher's comments about crafting believable serial killers as evidence that the director wants to condition people to see strangers as enemies.
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DGA Email Scandal: Members Urged Not to Elect 10 Writers to Board, Including Boots Riley and Craig Mazin
In a sign of Hollywood’s escalating internal tensions, a prominent Directors Guild of America member openly advocated against the election of 10 writer-directors to the guild’s board earlier this month on the grounds that they were “primarily writers” and hailed from “fringe groups.” In a leaked email that has been shared widely in the creative …
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‘I’m a Virgo’ Has a Plan for Season 2 — and a Secret About Its Plot Buried in Season 1
The Amazon show ends on a big cliffhanger — but its music holds some clues about its future.
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‘I’m a Virgo’ review: Superhero fatigue? This fierce, funny, politically aware Amazon series about a 13-foot giant provides the antidote
At this point in our 2023 screen lives, we’ve seen just about everything money and a near-total lack of filmmaking magic can buy. But there are still artists among us, creating wonders of illusion and purpose. Let’s start with Boots Riley. Right now on Amazon Prime there’s a remarkable series created, directed and largely written by the musician and filmmaker behind the singular 2018 ...
- EntertainmentChicago Tribune
‘I’m a Virgo’ review: Superhero fatigue? This fierce, funny, politically aware Amazon series about a 13-ft. giant provides the antidote
At this point in our 2023 screen lives, we’ve seen just about everything money and a near-total lack of filmmaking magic can buy. But there are still artists among us, creating wonders of illusion and purpose. Let’s start with Boots Riley. Right now on Amazon Prime there’s a remarkable series created, directed and largely written by the musician and filmmaker behind the singular 2018 ...
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Opinion: The kind of superhero we need right now
Sara Stewart weighs in on “I’m a Virgo,” Boots Riley’s sprawling, surreal Prime series, writing: ”Like a plot twist out of the multiverse, a huge comic-book movie is currently tanking at the box office while an anti-superhero, anti-capitalist streaming series garners raves.”
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I'm A Virgo is the best superhero show you're not watching
Amazon Prime's I'm A Virgo centers the human experience of living with superhumans under capitalism, and it does it with outstanding creativity and verve.
- EntertainmentElle
Here's Why the Cast of 'I'm A Virgo' Is Eager for Season 2
“It’s too early to tell. But [the story] is built to go on.”
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‘I’m a Virgo’ Star Jharrel Jerome on His Mystical Journey as an Oakland Giant, That Sex Scene and Finale Question
[This story contains spoilers from the finale of I’m a Virgo.] In the opening scene of Boots Riley’s mystical coming-of-age, superhero/supervillain origin story about a 13-foot Black teenager in Oakland, I’m a Virgo shows its giant protagonist Cootie (played by Jharrel Jerome), experiencing trauma when he was born. Still covered with blood after entering the […]
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"I'm a Virgo": Boots Riley's incredible, ungentle giant swing at late capitalism
The director of "Sorry to Bother You" uses comic book tropes to mask a creative fable about working class heroism
