Recent years have seen a new level of black art that's intertwined
sociopolitical commentary with high - caliber artistry: from Beyoncé's Lemonade and Kendrick Lamar's DAMN to Atlanta and Queen Sugar, there's been a renewed focus on telling stories that broaden and sharpen the range of black narratives.
Everything about it screams «niche,» from the budget ($ 4.5 million, which is what its studio, Universal, spent to make approximately two - and - a-half minutes of The Fate of the Furious), to the first - time director - writer, Jordan Peele, a cable - TV star whose show ended and who was looking to branch out, to the complete lack of movie stars (although now, Daniel Kaluuya and Allison Williams are nicely on their way), to the genre: horror cut
with more than a dash of comedy and of pointed
sociopolitical commentary.