Boots Riley
We spoke with Boots Riley about the 2012, 2018 and 2020 editions of the Sorry to Bother You Soundtracks, and touched on the synergy between music and film.
For the past four months the Bay Area as been inundated with persistent rain and…
Sorry to Bother You is the perfect film for this particular moment – a moment that feels defined by the struggles of the ordinary people against traditional structures of power – even if it isn’t a perfect film.
In this in-depth conversation, we spoke with Boots Riley about his artistic influences, the “2018 Rat Pack,” as he calls his cast, his seven-year journey of getting Sorry To Bother You made, and more!
Arlin Golden does a roundup for his second week at San Francisco International Film Festival, including Bo Burnham’s Eighth Grade, Boots Riley’s Sorry to Bother You, lesser-known documentaries, and more.
Sorry To Bother You is an intelligent, batshit crazy satire that offers plenty of the theater of the absurd, a standout performance from Lakeith Stanfield, the most original script of the past two years, and plenty of laughs and food for thought.
Who’s ready for some comedy, romance, fantasy, and social satire? Great, because you’ve got Sorry to Bother You coming soon, a film that’s weird enough to try for all of that.
SXSW Review: SORRY TO BOTHER YOU: Boots Riley’s Absurdist, Existential, Surreal, Anti-Capitalist Sci-Fi Masterpiece Of A Debut
It’s hard to describe what Boots Riley’s debut, Sorry To Bother You, is actually about, because it is trippy, all over the place, and absolutely brilliant. You need to see it.