I Love Boosters

[dann]

No, it's not about the pandemic, and it's also not about anti-vaxxers.
It's the title of a new movie, a comedy:
I LOVE BOOSTERS- Official Trailer - Only In Theaters May 22 (NEON on YouTube, Mar 30, 2026 – 2:06 min.)


The trailer wouldn't have made me want to see the movie, but Jordan Klepper's interview with the director did:

Boots Riley on Art, Activism, and “I Love Boosters” (The Daily Show on YouTube, May 15, 2026 – 13:37 min.)
Filmmaker Boots Riley joins Jordan Klepper to break down the absurdist, comedic world of his new film, “I Love Boosters,” and how it uses fashion and shoplifting culture to interrogate capitalism. Riley argues that working within capitalism is unavoidable, but the goal should always be to help the working class build the kind of collective power that can actually change policy. He also asserts that great art should push people toward action long after the credits roll and reminds the audience that films like this only get made when audiences show up.

It also bodes well that "94% of 34 critics' reviews" on Rotten Tomatoes are positive, according to Wikipedia. That's better than many Academy Award winners.

From the interview:

5:45--> And my goal is not just to get myself outside of capitalism. It's to have the working class overthrow the ruling class, right?
And-- and that-- and get to a system in which the people democratically control the wealth that we create with our labor.
So-- [CHEERING] So-- so if we don't have that, I'm not like, 'Oh, OK, let me work with the nicer capitalists, the guy with the friendlier smile', you know. It's about helping to make that movement happen, because we can't do anything unless we have that as a as a backup.

I hope that it will be coming soon to a theatre near me. I also hope that the director's hat is meant as a joke and not as a fashion statement.