Jordan Peele Editor's Picks

  • The case for Get Out, Best Picture

    All good films are empathy machines. Most of the films nominated for Best Picture at this year’s Academy Awards are great films primarily because we feel this empathy with the heroes. But no film does this in a more radical, exciting or significant way as Get Out. It’s the best film of the year.

    All good films are empathy machines. Most of the films nominated for Best Picture at this year’s Academy Awards are great films primarily because we feel this empathy with the heroes. But no film does this in a more radical, exciting or significant way as Get Out. It’s the best film of the year.
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  • Top 5 Horror Films of 2017 so far - and the 5 we can't wait to see...

    It’s been quite the year so far for the horror genre with an array of films that have scared us to our core, delighted us with their dark humour and mesmerised us with images that will be lodged in our brains forever more. Now it’s early in the…

    It’s been quite the year so far for the horror genre with an array of films that have scared us to our core, delighted us with their dark humour and mesmerised us with images that will be lodged in our brains forever more. Now it’s early in the year to talk the best horror film given Halloween hasn’t arrived, but those on the horizon have their work cut out. Here’s our favourite five (in alphabetical order) as well as some we cannot wait to come to cinemas later on this year…


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Jordan Peele Movie News

  • Jordan Peele is first black director to make $100M debut

    Get Out director Jordan Peele has made history, becoming the first black director to make $100 million with his debut film.

    Despite the recent releases of Logan and Kong: Skull Island, Get Out stayed strong at the box office in its third…

    Get Out director Jordan Peele has made history, becoming the first black director to make $100 million with his debut film.

    Despite the recent releases of Logan and Kong: Skull Island, Get Out stayed strong at the box office in its third weekend of release. According to The Wrap, the popular horror made an estimated $21 million, which brought its domestic total up to $111 million.

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  • Box Office: Kong: Skull Island smashes into No.1; Logan and Get Out continued strong

    Blockbuster season is well and truly here! With Logan having one of the biggest R-rated openings of all time last week, it has had to settle for 2nd place this week as the big King in town, Kong, has roared into the top spot. (via Box Office…

    Blockbuster season is well and truly here! With Logan having one of the biggest R-rated openings of all time last week, it has had to settle for 2nd place this week as the big King in town, Kong, has roared into the top spot. (via Box Office Mojo)

    Outperfoming industry expectations, Kong: Skull Island opened to an estimated $61million for a $15,865 screen-average. While the opening is below the $93.1million grossed by Godzilla in 2014, which now shares the same universe as the giant ape,…
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  • Get Out has rave reviews with 100% on Rotten Tomatoes

    Rarely does a horror film receive high praise but Jason Peele’s first stab at the genre is proving a success, as remarkably the film is yet to get a bad review, scoring 100% on Rotten Tomatoes.

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    Rarely does a horror film receive high praise but Jason Peele’s first stab at the genre is proving a success, as remarkably the film is yet to get a bad review, scoring 100% on Rotten Tomatoes.

    [caption id="attachment_41160" align="aligncenter" width="346"] Yep it really has scored a flawless 100 (at least at the time this article was published)[/caption]

    Its positive reviews include our own, as well as other established critics, here’s a rundown of some of its grades:

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Jordan Peele Movie Features

  • The case for Get Out, Best Picture

    All good films are empathy machines. Most of the films nominated for Best Picture at this year’s Academy Awards are great films primarily because we feel this empathy with the heroes. But no film does this in a more radical, exciting or significant way as Get Out. It’s the best film of the year.

    All good films are empathy machines. Most of the films nominated for Best Picture at this year’s Academy Awards are great films primarily because we feel this empathy with the heroes. But no film does this in a more radical, exciting or significant way as Get Out. It’s the best film of the year.
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  • Top 5 Horror Films of 2017 so far - and the 5 we can't wait to see...

    It’s been quite the year so far for the horror genre with an array of films that have scared us to our core, delighted us with their dark humour and mesmerised us with images that will be lodged in our brains forever more. Now it’s early in the…

    It’s been quite the year so far for the horror genre with an array of films that have scared us to our core, delighted us with their dark humour and mesmerised us with images that will be lodged in our brains forever more. Now it’s early in the year to talk the best horror film given Halloween hasn’t arrived, but those on the horizon have their work cut out. Here’s our favourite five (in alphabetical order) as well as some we cannot wait to come to cinemas later on this year…


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Jordan Peele Movie Trailers

  • Get Out - Trailer

    A young African American man visits his Caucasian girlfriend’s cursed family estate.

    A young African American man visits his Caucasian girlfriend’s cursed family estate.
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