4 ways of understanding Jordan Peele’s ‘Us’

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Warning: Major spoilers for Jordan Peele’s Us ahead. 

After seeing Us, Jordan Peele’s follow up to Get Out, you immediately understand why Rorschach test imagery was used so prominently in its marketing.

Like the famous psychological ink blot test, Us is a movie that invites you to make your own meaning out of its evocative imagery and themes — acting like a reflection of your own thoughts. The short answer to the question, “What does Us mean?” is, essentially, “What does it mean to you?”

The longer answer is that it can mean a whole lot of different things to different people. And that’s where this article comes in. Although it’d be impossible to “explain” exactly what Us is trying to say — and although that ambiguity is one of its greatest accomplishments — we do have some theories about what it all means. Read more…

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The twins from ‘Us’ played Ross and Rachel’s baby Emma on ‘Friends’

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Turns out, not even your cozy Friends binge is safe from the terrifying effects of Us

Cali and Noelle Sheldon, the twins who played Ross and Rachel’s adorable baby Emma in Seasons 9 and 10 of Friends, are all grown up now and starring in Jordan Peele’s latest nightmare. 

The Sheldon sisters, now 16, appear as Becca and Lindsey Tyler, the twin daughters of Elisabeth Moss’s character, Kitty. 

For those who haven’t seen the film, we won’t go into too many details about their portrayals — but these two sure can turn a cartwheel. Read more…

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‘Us’ stars Lupita Nyong’o and Winston Duke put their horror movie knowledge to the test

Lupita Nyong’o and Winston Duke played a game of Know Your Role during the London press junket for Us. 
Jordan Peele’s new film has been hailed as a horror masterpiece that explores duality and doppelgängers. But how much do its stars actua…

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‘Us’ nabs a $70 million opening weekend, one of the best ever for a horror movie

Jordan Peele’s Us is already making history.
The 2017 adaptation of Stephen King’s It enjoyed a $123.4 million opening weekend in U.S. theatersHalloween, the 2018 sequel to the ’70s horror classic, grabbed $76.2 million.
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Lupita Nyong’o and the stars of ‘Us’ rap about their characters

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Us may be a work of horror, but this Instagram post is pure fun.

Lupita Nyong’o shared a video on Friday featuring the four main stars — Nyong’o, Winston Duke, Shahadi Wright Joseph, and Evan Alex — each rapping a verse about their characters. A beat playing in the background remixes the movie’s updated version of “I Got 5 On It.”

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All (okay, some) of your burning questions about Jordan Peele’s ‘Us,’ answered

Warning: MAJOR SPOILERS follow for Jordan Peele’s Us. 
So you’ve just seen Jordan Peele’s Us. 
And now you’re left with a whole lot of questions and emotions to process.
It’s not just youUs covers a whole lot of ground in two hours, and it…

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Jordan Peele had the perfect response to a viral tweet about one of his outfits

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Jordan Peele recently told Mashable that everything in his latest movie, Us, is deliberate.

Could the same also be said for his fashion choices?

The writer/director attended a UK junket to promote his new movie, and dressed in a checkered shirt and a red jacket for the occasion. 

And it wasn’t long before someone on Twitter made an interesting connection.

Jordan Peele out here literally dressed as Jack Torrancepic.twitter.com/TD5D9J2n3E

— a common dog name (@MaxCorn) March 20, 2019

The picture on the left is from Mashable’s interview with Peele; the image on the right is Jack Torrance (played by Jack Nicholson) in The Shining. Read more…

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Jordan Peele was freaked out for years by a ‘Nightmare on Elm Street’ poster

Director Jordan Peele has been freaking us out for years, from some truly messed up Key & Peele sketches, to the Oscar-winning Get Out, to his critically-acclaimed horror film, Us.
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