'Sorry to Bother You' Sneak Peek Screening

Overview

UPDATE: December 4, 2019 — If you missed this special preview, Ritz Cinema is screening Sorry to Bother You daily, until Wednesday, December 12. Head to the website to check times and purchase tickets.

When Hollywood's annual awards season rolls around, it often brings period pieces and sombre dramas along with it. This year, it's bringing Sorry to Bother You as well. The talk of the Sundance Film Festival back in January — and the talk of the film industry ever since — this Oscar hopeful is the debut feature from rapper-turned-filmmaker Boots Riley. Certified fresh on Rotten Tomatoes, it's also a provocative and highly original absurdist comedy that's smart, sharp, satirical and more than a little savage.

Featuring an all-star cast of Tessa Thompson, Terry Crews, Danny Glover and Armie Hammer, as well as the voices of Patton Oswalt, David Cross and Lily James, Sorry to Bother You is set in an alternative version of present-day Oakland. Here, Cash Green (Get Out's Lakeith Stanfield) works as a telemarketer with little success, until he's advised to adopt a 'white' voice on the phone. Following Cash's sudden rise through the ranks by these morally dubious means, Riley doesn't hold back when it comes to making a statement. Tackling everything from race relations to capitalism, his film is being called this year's Get Out for a reason.

From Thursday, November 29, Sorry to Bother You will screen in Sydney at the Ritz Cinema for a limited time — and before the movie opens for its exclusive season, the Randwick picture palace is hosting a sneak peek screening. Grab your ticket for the preview screening at 7pm on Tuesday, November 27, and you'll be among the first in the country to see one of 2018's hottest titles.

For most of this year, it looked like this unique and highly amusing comedy mightn't even reach Australian cinemas, so catching it on the big screen (and catching it early) is a mighty fine treat.

Tickets to Ritz Cinema's sneak peek screening of 'Sorry to Bother You' cost $17 per person (or $11 for members). To nab yours, visit Ritz Cinema's website.