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REVIEW: ‘I Love Boosters’ is bold, but ultimately breaks down

When it comes to “B” things I love, I can’t say boosters is on the list. Bourbon, basketball, burritos. I love those, but not boosters.

This movie didn’t really change that fact, either.

The film is writer/director Boots Riley’s sophomore effort after helming 2018’s “Sorry to Bother You.” His latest film is a surreal crime comedy starring Keke Palmer as Corvette. While she has a passion for designing clothes, challenges in life have forced her into shoplifting and reselling fashionable attire.

She conducts her boosting efforts in company with friends Sade (Naomi Ackie) and Mariah (Taylour Paige). In addition to earning the nickname the Velvet Gang, their activities also catch the attention of a powerful designer who is furious about her clothes being stolen.

REVIEW: Alex Garland’s “Men” is ambitious but frustrating

I have a feeling this film will have some guys shouting “not all men!”

This film from director Alex Garland from the company A24 stars Jessie Buckley as Harper, a woman who’s gone to stay at a cottage in the country after a personal tragedy. The rental is in a nice enough small town and all seems well, but issues with her past continue to trouble her.

It’s made only worse as she has to deal with some rather bothersome figures in town, from a prying priest to a creepy schoolboy. These men only make her mental state worse.

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