Us / Political Art as Text or Subtext - Cinema Joes

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This week we are one Joe short as we dive deep into the themes of Jordan Peele’s Us and consider whether political art is best expressed as text or subtext. Films/TV discussed: Crazy ExGF; Gloria Bell; Get Out; Us; Do The Right Thing; Black Panther; Chi-Raq; Fruitvale Station Follow the show @CinemaJoes on Twitter (https://twitter.com/CinemaJoes) and follow our hosts around the web at the places below! Justin Blog - http://thecinemaverick.com/ Letterboxd - https://boxd.it/dW4n Noah Blog - http://francnoir.blogspot.com/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/NoahFranc Alex - Letterboxd - https://boxd.it/8DIN Twitter - https://twitter.com/MediaThinkings

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This week we are one Joe short as we dive deep into the themes of Jordan Peele’s Us and consider whether political art is best expressed as text or subtext. Films/TV discussed: Crazy ExGF; Gloria Bell; Get Out; Us; Do The Right Thing; Black...

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