Nope Review

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Movies about making movies run the risk of feeling over-indulgent, mythologizing the role of the movies to the point of pretension, and alienating the average audience. Nope is unquestionably about the relationship between the camera and its subject, and it may leave some viewers wanting, but it's packed with some of the finest filmmaking a discerning crowd could see this year. If any aspect of the film's promise holds appeal, learn nothing else about it, and see Nope immediately.

After Get Out and Us, anything Jordan Peele could put to screen will be dealing with some truly massive expectations. Thankfully, the comedian turned horror auteur seems to regard the expectations of his audience with either complete disinterest or open contempt. As a result, what he turns in is a singularly personal project that interrogates filmmaking as art, sacrifice, and salvation.

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Nope opens on some truly threatening imagery and sound design which gradually gives way to its plot, starting as it means to go on. The film's heroes are OJ and Emerald Haywood, professional Hollywood horse trainers struggling to keep their storied family business afloat. OJ is a beaten-down soul, forced to grow up after the tragic death of his father, and the years of hard living have made him taciturn, stoic, and strong-willed. Emerald, by contrast, is an electric force of charisma, constantly seeking an angle to take command of every situation. As Haywood Hollywood Horses continues its slow and tragic decline, OJ finds himself selling off his prized talent to a neighboring business, a kitschy carnival sideshow run by a former child star. As night falls over the beautiful mountains of Agua