What’s in the basement of – Get Out’? A metaphor.

What would you say if I told you the best movie of the young year to date is a horror comedy made by the guy from Key and Peele? And by “best,” I mean the funniest, smartest, creepiest, and most culturally trenchant? All while playing like a combination throwback to/parody of thousands of cheesy don’t-go-in-the-basement thrillers that some of us never tell anyone we watch on Cinemax at 1 a.m.? That’s a hefty assignment. Writer-director Jordan Peele – the short one of TV’s comic duo – has pulled it off without breaking a sweat.