'I'm a Virgo' Review: Boots Riley and Jharrel Jerome's Towering Series Team-Up
In 2018, writer-director Boots Riley unleashed his debut feature Sorry to Bother You upon the world. It was a bold reintroduction for the artist while still never feeling like it was ever compromising. Overflowing with sly humor, it was the type of movie that took no prisoners and wasn’t afraid to come at the cruel contradictions of capitalism.
RELATED: Boots Riley Talks New Prime Video Series 'I'm a Virgo' About a 13-Foot Tall Man Living in Oakland Much of this sees Riley riffing on the elements he did in said prior film. Just like LaKeith Stanfield’s Cassius Green, Cootie finds himself confronted with the choice between selling out and sticking by his newfound friends. Rather than feeling overly familiar, this takes on a much greater depth as we get the chance to see the people around him in far more detail.
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