GET OUT [2017]

Funnyman Jordan Peele makes his directorial debut with the surprisingly witty and disturbing satire Get Out.
This socially conscious horror film tells of a black man who visits his white girlfriend's family for the first time and things get really feckin' weird.
It's satirical critiques on racism and elitism are very apparent but never weigh down the entertaining thrill ride that this is.  As a matter of fact, it's often quite humorous whether it be laugh out loud funny or leaves one in nervous confused laughter.  Peele's directing and writing is allowed to naturally unfold allowing the tension to build with frightening precision.  His love for cinema was very apparent with his Key & Peele sketch comedy work.  So it comes as no surprise that the director is quite comfortable with the medium and seals the deal as promising new film-maker.

4 bizarre late night jogs out of 5

KEANU [2016]

TV sketch comedy duo Key & Peele (and their frequent director, Peter Atencio) take their evident love for movies and make one of their own.

Keanu follows two middle-class suburban fellas that clumsily pose as dangerous drug dealers in order to retrieve their stolen kitten.
K&P take the one-joke fish-out-of-water set-up and nearly make it work for the entirety of the film.  It loses some steam in several spots, mostly when the plot starts veering off course but thanks to the two lead's chemistry and charisma it never grows too stale.  The influences are worn on the film's sleeve, while there are some well-placed in-jokes that only the most hardened fans of film & TV will pick up (Cheddar? Brilliant).
To top it all off, this is probably one of the most adorable kittens to ever grace the screen.

3 fluffy pink bunny head's that'll stab you in the eye out of 5