Nope. What a versatile, efficient word it is. Truly the Swiss army knife of refusals, it can be employed to firmly shut down the unwanted advances of belligerent drunkards, casually indicate one’s satiated appetite when food is being ordered, or awkwardly turn back the weapons grade LSD you’ve just been handed at your nephew’s birthday party for some reason. We’re not here to talk about why I don’t visit uncle Horatio anymore, though, we’re here to talk about Nope the movie, a 2022 science fiction/horror flick directed by Jordan Peele, either the savior of modern cinema or the embodiment of everything that ails it, depending on who you ask. You can forget the anti-cloud gazing message of Don’t Look Up (I’m assuming that’s what that movie’s about, haven’t seen it yet) because Nope is all about cranking the ol’ noggin back to get a good look at the sky and the extraterrestrial shenanigans unfolding therein. That’s right, Jordan Peele’s third movie is all about aliens, a scarier prospect than having your vacation waylaid by a surprise visit from your long lost twin but not quite as scary as meeting your girlfriend’s family and being subjected to their lame attempts to relate to you. Like Get Out and Us before it, Nope features strong performances, competent directing, and a story whose high-minded themes and focus on subtle foreshadowing and easter eggs will delight some and infuriate others. What’s that I hear you ask? “What did those loveable rapscallions over at Magellans at the Movies think about the movie? What are some similar movies I could watch? How do Nathan and Elliot feel about Belgian prime minister Alexander De Croo?” Well you’re in luck my friend of the strangely specific inquiries, because this podcast literally exists for the sole purpose of answering those questions as they relate to various films, including, this week, Nope! So let’s wrap up the description and move along to the main event! Hit it!
