Sorry to Bother You

Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi | 2018 | R. 1hr 45min
Closed Captioning | Open Captions on Wed and Sun | Audio Description CAST: Lakeith Stanfield, Tessa Thompson, Jermaine Fowler, Armie Hammer, Steven Yeun DIRECTOR: Boots Riley

In an alternate present-day version of Oakland, telemarketer Cassius Green discovers a magical key to professional success, propelling him into a macabre universe.

Cookout before the film, with The Grand Lounge as a dining hall!

The Tacoma Labor School will host a discussion after the film, with some panel comments to kick things off and featuring an activist/scholar whose work is centered at the intersection of race and labor. TBD!

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Reviews

It works fine as an outrageous comedy, but the perceptive commentary will likely give it staying power. This is the fearless satire that America desperately needs right now.

J.R. Kinnard, Seattle Times

If you dig the handmade surrealism of Spike Jonze and Michel Gondry or the antiestablishment weirdness of Repo Man, then this one is undoubtedly for you.

Chris Nashawaty, Entertainment Weekly

Riley shrewdly balances the serious and the comic in a timely film that manages to be both fierce and hugely entertaining.

Caryn James, BBC.com