In I Love Boosters, Kiki Palmer is the ringleader of a shoplifting crew that squares off with an unethical fashion CEO played by Demi Moore.

Now, that alone should be enough of a selling point.

But then there's this.

It's the long-awaited follow-up from Boots Riley, the bizarrely visionary behind a great social satire of our times.

Sorry to bother you.

And true to Riley's forum, if you think you know how Boosters is going to play out, you don't even know the half of it.

It might be his most offbeat and delightfully unhinged project yet.

I'm Ayesha Harris, and today we're talking about I Love Boosters on Pop Culture

Happy Hour from NPR.

Joining me today is entertainment host, culture commentator, and co-host of High Key, Ryan Mitchell.

Hey, Ryan. Hi, I'm back. Yes, you are. Welcome.

Also with us is freelance music and culture journalist, Rihanna Cruz. Hey, Rihanna.

Hi, I'm so stoked to be here.

So stoked to have you here. So I Love Boosters stars Kiki Palmer as Corvette,

a doubt on her luck Bay Area woman with a passion for fashion.

Barely scraping by while squatting in an abandoned fast food joint, she and her besties

specialize in boosting. That's stealing designer retail off the racks and reselling it for

way less. Her crew includes Chade, played by Naomi Acki, and Mariah played by Taylor Page.

Now, their primary target is Metro Designer, an upscale clothing chain run by the ruthless CEO,

Christy Smith. She is played by Demi Moore.

Christy, obviously, is not happy about these repeat offenses and vows to track them down and stop

them once and for all. For their part, the cruise showdown with

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