Sorry to Bother You, with briefer takes on Kim’s Convenience, Something in the Rain (밥 잘 사주는 예쁜 누나), First Reformed, and Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot
Paul and Elgin chat about #SorryToBotherYou:
Sorry to Bother You (36:00), written and directed by Boots Riley and starring Lakeith Stanfield, Tessa Thompson, Steven Yeun, and Armie Hammer. A hit at Sundance, Riley’s debut feature centers around Cassius “Cash” Green (Stanfield), a down-on-his-luck black telemarketer, who by donning an absurd white voice rises through the ranks to handle the accounts of a corporation owned by tech bro titan Steve Lift (Hammer). Set in Oakland, California, this film is packed with ideas about race, class, and the meaning of work in contemporary capitalist America, among many, many other topics. Does the story hold together despite (or maybe because of) the multitude of ideas it tries to juggle? And how about that ending?!
We also take a long, hard look at the performance of Steven Yeun (whom we both knew before he became famous) in this film, as well as Asian American acting more generally.
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