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Reading 'Us' through its t-shirts

The movie, ostensibly about a family, the Wilsons, hunted by its doppelgängers, is something of an awards contender

Reading 'Us' through its t-shirts
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Mekado Murphy | NYT
You could watch Jordan Peele’s Us a dozen times and still not catch all of the symbolism, references and ideas tucked in it. Yes, scissors are clearly a thing, but what’s with that tuxedo t-shirt?

The movie, ostensibly about a family, the Wilsons, hunted by its doppelgängers, is something of an awards contender. Its star, Lupita Nyong’o, is up for a Screen Actors Guild Award on Jan. 19 for her haunting portrayal of a mother with a painful past and a demented double speaking in a creepy voice. But performance is only one piece in this cinematic puzzle. If you look