Solidly crafted satirical horror film

Rating: 8/10 (25 February 2017)

Jordan Peele, one half of the comedy sketch series "Key And Peele" turns out to be a maestro horror movie director. Who knew?
The film is not without it's laughs. They're all the bigger for their pitch perfect timing amidst the equally strong sense of unease and dread. The combination proves to be really potent, and the film blends it's humor, jump scares, atmosphere, and social satire seamlessly.
The cast is essentially perfect. The film is relatively small in scope. It lurches maybe a little too hard into genre thrills in the third act, and I suppose I think the final reveal could've been eased into a little more gracefully.
But on the whole, this is a very tense, funny movie with terrific performances and interesting ideas about the ubiquity of racism in society. Well worth checking out.