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Boots Riley turns class struggle into comedy with I Love Boosters

Before Boots Riley became the writer / director / musician behind Sorry to Bother You and I'm a Virgo, he was a young community organizer fighting for social justice as part of the Progressive Labor Party. Riley has channeled his anti-establishment, pro-worker politics into every piece of art that h...

Boots Riley turns class struggle into comedy with I Love Boosters
Image: The Verge

Before Boots Riley became the writer / director / musician behind Sorry to Bother You and I'm a Virgo, he was a young community organizer fighting for social justice as part of the Progressive Labor Party. Riley has channeled his anti-establishment, pro-worker politics into every piece of art that he's made. But his belief that our society is long overdue for a revolution is most clearly articulated in his latest feature, I Love Boosters.

You can hear elements of I Love Boosters' anti-capitalist message sprinkled throughout "I Love Boosters!" - a 2006 song Riley wrote and produced for his hip-hop group, The Coup. The movie also looks and fe …

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Originally published at The Verge

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