‘Us’ Is a Masterful Horror and Racial Allegory

Five years later, Jordan Peele’s second horror outing stands as one of the most innovative and shocking horror movies of a generation

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To follow up on a critically acclaimed masterpiece like Get Out was such an ambitious task that director Jordan Peele jokingly asked for leeway to make a bad movie or two following the seismic success of that directorial debut. With the 2019 release of Us, though, it quickly became clear to viewers that the young visionary dire…