Boots Riley in the Criterion Closet

Acclaimed filmmaker, musician, activist, and raconteur (I don’t know if that last part is true—but it sounds good!) Boots Riley stopped by the Criterion Closet to check out some movies and promote his own upcoming film, I LOVE BOOSTERS.

As the video summary says:

The writer and director reminisces about seeing BLACK GIRL in the cinema with his mom as a child, shares how TRUE STORIES and ELECTION influenced his approach to filmmaking, and talks about the emotional truth behind the visual artifice of Pedro Almodóvar’s work.

Be sure to check out I LOVE BOOSTERS this weekend—starting Friday, May 22, 2026—and support this excellent artist and keep him in his interesting hats.