How Boots Riley and Don Cheadle Stole Blockbuster Season
Boots Riley's new film, I Love Boosters, combines elements of heist cinema with a critique of capitalism. The movie explores the struggles of shoplifters in a failing economy while promoting collective resistance against exploitation. Riley's work is characterized by a hopeful vision for a better world, contrasting with the cynicism often found in genre films.
- ▪I Love Boosters is a comedy that critiques capitalist exploitation through a heist narrative.
- ▪Boots Riley has a history of activism and storytelling focused on the struggles of the working class.
- ▪The film is described as exuberant and hopeful, showcasing Riley's unique style and message.
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CultureHow Boots Riley and Don Cheadle Stole Blockbuster SeasonI Love Boosters is a visually kaleidoscopic caper about dialectical materialism—and the year’s most anticipated comedy. Writer-director Riley talks to Cheadle (who costars as a slippery self-help guru) about art, activism, and smuggling radical ideas into pop culture.By Abe BeamePhotography by Julius FrazerMay 20, 2026Save StorySave this storySave StorySave this storyIt’s a Monday in April and I’m sitting at a folding table in a decidedly bourgeois setting—the southwest corner of the 24th floor of the World Trade Center in Manhattan, watching the great actor Don Cheadle and the great writer and director Boots Riley getting camera-ready for a photo shoot.
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