Peele has attracted attention in recent weeks for praising John Carpenter online, but he has always been open about his love for the “Halloween” director....Show more
Peele has attracted attention in recent weeks for praising John Carpenter online, but he has always been open about his love for the “Halloween” director. Peele often cites Carpenter’s slasher classic as one of his favorite movies, and once revealed that he thinks Michael Myers is the greatest horror villain ever.
“He’s not even evil; he’s just curious,” Peele said about the character. “You know you can’t talk him out of whatever he wants to do. He always does that thing where he’d stab somebody and turn his head – which is the international symbol for ‘fascinating’.”
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Peele has attracted attention in recent weeks for praising John Carpenter online, but he has always been open about his love for the “Halloween” director....Show more
Peele has attracted attention in recent weeks for praising John Carpenter online, but he has always been open about his love for the “Halloween” director. Peele often cites Carpenter’s slasher classic as one of his favorite movies, and once revealed that he thinks Michael Myers is the greatest horror villain ever.
“He’s not even evil; he’s just curious,” Peele said about the character. “You know you can’t talk him out of whatever he wants to do. He always does that thing where he’d stab somebody and turn his head – which is the international symbol for ‘fascinating’.”
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Many critics were quick to point out the influence that “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” had on “Nope,” but that doesn’t make it Peele’s favorite Stev...Show more
Many critics were quick to point out the influence that “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” had on “Nope,” but that doesn’t make it Peele’s favorite Steven Spielberg movie. While ranking his favorite horror movies in a video released in 2022, Peele said that Spielberg’s shark attack film is “debtably the greatest film of any genre.”
“The most beautiful revelation, he said, “was the audience’s imagination is far more powerful than what you show them.”
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Many critics were quick to point out the influence that “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” had on “Nope,” but that doesn’t make it Peele’s favorite Stev...Show more
Many critics were quick to point out the influence that “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” had on “Nope,” but that doesn’t make it Peele’s favorite Steven Spielberg movie. While ranking his favorite horror movies in a video released in 2022, Peele said that Spielberg’s shark attack film is “debtably the greatest film of any genre.”
“The most beautiful revelation, he said, “was the audience’s imagination is far more powerful than what you show them.”
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It’s almost impossible to consider yourself a serious horror fan without showing some serious affection for “A Nightmare on Elm Street.” Peele said that W...Show more
It’s almost impossible to consider yourself a serious horror fan without showing some serious affection for “A Nightmare on Elm Street.” Peele said that Wes Craven’s iconic slasher movie “kept me awake for a decade of my life.” He praised the film’s incredible character design as he named it the greatest horror movie of all time in his 2022 horror movie bracket.
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It’s almost impossible to consider yourself a serious horror fan without showing some serious affection for “A Nightmare on Elm Street.” Peele said that W...Show more
It’s almost impossible to consider yourself a serious horror fan without showing some serious affection for “A Nightmare on Elm Street.” Peele said that Wes Craven’s iconic slasher movie “kept me awake for a decade of my life.” He praised the film’s incredible character design as he named it the greatest horror movie of all time in his 2022 horror movie bracket.
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Peele has done a lot to help elevate horror’s reputation as a genre, but that doesn’t mean he can’t enjoy the lowbrow. When asked about his favorite B-mov...Show more
Peele has done a lot to help elevate horror’s reputation as a genre, but that doesn’t mean he can’t enjoy the lowbrow. When asked about his favorite B-movie in 2019, Peele opend up about his love for Stephen Herek’s “Critters.”
“In retrospect, [it’s] fairly bad,” he said. “But it gave me a wrong sort of feeling. Those little things were so mischievous and so…evil. They had those evil-ass faces.”
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Peele has done a lot to help elevate horror’s reputation as a genre, but that doesn’t mean he can’t enjoy the lowbrow. When asked about his favorite B-mov...Show more
Peele has done a lot to help elevate horror’s reputation as a genre, but that doesn’t mean he can’t enjoy the lowbrow. When asked about his favorite B-movie in 2019, Peele opend up about his love for Stephen Herek’s “Critters.”
“In retrospect, [it’s] fairly bad,” he said. “But it gave me a wrong sort of feeling. Those little things were so mischievous and so…evil. They had those evil-ass faces.”
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Considering how many sci-fi horror movies that Peele loves, it should hardly be surprising that he ended up making a UFO movie. Always one to appreciate g...Show more
Considering how many sci-fi horror movies that Peele loves, it should hardly be surprising that he ended up making a UFO movie. Always one to appreciate good creature design, Peele told the YouTube channel “Fear: The Home of Horror” that Ridley Scott’s “Alien” might be the best-designed movie ever made, tied only with Craven’s “A Nightmare on Elm Street.”
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Considering how many sci-fi horror movies that Peele loves, it should hardly be surprising that he ended up making a UFO movie. Always one to appreciate g...Show more
Considering how many sci-fi horror movies that Peele loves, it should hardly be surprising that he ended up making a UFO movie. Always one to appreciate good creature design, Peele told the YouTube channel “Fear: The Home of Horror” that Ridley Scott’s “Alien” might be the best-designed movie ever made, tied only with Craven’s “A Nightmare on Elm Street.”
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Tomas Alfredson’s vampire romance is often cited as one of the great horror triumphs of the 21st century, with fans praising the director’s ability to sea...Show more
Tomas Alfredson’s vampire romance is often cited as one of the great horror triumphs of the 21st century, with fans praising the director’s ability to seamlessly blend horrifying elements with a very human coming-of-age story. Peele certainly agrees, calling it “one of the most beautiful horror movies of all time” and listing the iconic pool shot as one of his favorite horror movie images ever.
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Tomas Alfredson’s vampire romance is often cited as one of the great horror triumphs of the 21st century, with fans praising the director’s ability to sea...Show more
Tomas Alfredson’s vampire romance is often cited as one of the great horror triumphs of the 21st century, with fans praising the director’s ability to seamlessly blend horrifying elements with a very human coming-of-age story. Peele certainly agrees, calling it “one of the most beautiful horror movies of all time” and listing the iconic pool shot as one of his favorite horror movie images ever.
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Close watchers of Peele’s films shouldn’t be surprised to hear of his affection for Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining,” considering how often he references s...Show more
Close watchers of Peele’s films shouldn’t be surprised to hear of his affection for Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining,” considering how often he references shots and themes from the film. In a 2022 interview, Peele said that the image of Shelley Duval running away from the snow-covered Overlook Hotel with a knife in her hand is his “favorite horror movie shot of all time.”
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Close watchers of Peele’s films shouldn’t be surprised to hear of his affection for Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining,” considering how often he references s...Show more
Close watchers of Peele’s films shouldn’t be surprised to hear of his affection for Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining,” considering how often he references shots and themes from the film. In a 2022 interview, Peele said that the image of Shelley Duval running away from the snow-covered Overlook Hotel with a knife in her hand is his “favorite horror movie shot of all time.”
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Peele has always been the most outspoken about his love of classic horror films, but that doesn’t mean he can’t be impressed by contemporary masterpieces ...Show more
Peele has always been the most outspoken about his love of classic horror films, but that doesn’t mean he can’t be impressed by contemporary masterpieces as well. He previously listed Jonathan Glazer’s sci-fi horror film “Under the Skin” as one of the more visually compelling films that has stuck with him for a long time.
“‘Under the Skin,’ for me, is a special film,” Peele said. “It has one of those aesthetics that as a filmmaker you watch and you’re like ‘how did Jonathan Glazer even do that?’ Everything looks so specific, the photography is so beautiful, that movie has a perfect score.”
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Peele has always been the most outspoken about his love of classic horror films, but that doesn’t mean he can’t be impressed by contemporary masterpieces ...Show more
Peele has always been the most outspoken about his love of classic horror films, but that doesn’t mean he can’t be impressed by contemporary masterpieces as well. He previously listed Jonathan Glazer’s sci-fi horror film “Under the Skin” as one of the more visually compelling films that has stuck with him for a long time.
“‘Under the Skin,’ for me, is a special film,” Peele said. “It has one of those aesthetics that as a filmmaker you watch and you’re like ‘how did Jonathan Glazer even do that?’ Everything looks so specific, the photography is so beautiful, that movie has a perfect score.”
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Peele has long been open about the influence that “Rosemary’s Baby” had on him as a filmmaker. He told Criterion that his exploration of race in “Get Out”...Show more
Peele has long been open about the influence that “Rosemary’s Baby” had on him as a filmmaker. He told Criterion that his exploration of race in “Get Out” was partially inspired by the way Roman Polanski’s film explored motherhood.
“Rosemary uses her instincts as a new mother to protect herself and her child,” he said. “On a subtle level, her personality and point of view are helping her out. And it’s the same with Chris. His blackness is what allows him to perceive that something sinister is going on.”
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Peele has long been open about the influence that “Rosemary’s Baby” had on him as a filmmaker. He told Criterion that his exploration of race in “Get Out”...Show more
Peele has long been open about the influence that “Rosemary’s Baby” had on him as a filmmaker. He told Criterion that his exploration of race in “Get Out” was partially inspired by the way Roman Polanski’s film explored motherhood.
“Rosemary uses her instincts as a new mother to protect herself and her child,” he said. “On a subtle level, her personality and point of view are helping her out. And it’s the same with Chris. His blackness is what allows him to perceive that something sinister is going on.”
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Peele’s work has often been compared to Douglas Cheek’s exploration of homelessness, as told through the story of the Cannibalistic Humanoid Underground D...Show more
Peele’s work has often been compared to Douglas Cheek’s exploration of homelessness, as told through the story of the Cannibalistic Humanoid Underground Dwellers. A VHS tape of the film is seen in an early, Easter egg-laden shot in “Us.” And “C.H.U.D.” director’s daughter, Hanna Cheek, recalled Peele showing his enthusiasm for the film when he visited their house.
“At my house, we had a manhole cover from the set, and I remember Jordan being really excited,” she said. “He was definitely clear that it was in his arsenal of favorites.”
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Peele’s work has often been compared to Douglas Cheek’s exploration of homelessness, as told through the story of the Cannibalistic Humanoid Underground D...Show more
Peele’s work has often been compared to Douglas Cheek’s exploration of homelessness, as told through the story of the Cannibalistic Humanoid Underground Dwellers. A VHS tape of the film is seen in an early, Easter egg-laden shot in “Us.” And “C.H.U.D.” director’s daughter, Hanna Cheek, recalled Peele showing his enthusiasm for the film when he visited their house.
“At my house, we had a manhole cover from the set, and I remember Jordan being really excited,” she said. “He was definitely clear that it was in his arsenal of favorites.”
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