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‘I Love Boosters’ Scores 93% Critics, SXSW Debut

5/20/2026

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Summary

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I Love Boosters opened at SXSW on March 12, 2026 and will release in U.S. theaters on May 22, 2026.
The $20 million Neon-Annapurna film stars Keke Palmer as Corvette and features Naomi Ackie, Taylour Paige, Poppy Liu, Eiza González, LaKeith Stanfield, Don Cheadle and Will Poulter.
Critics gave the film 93% on Rotten Tomatoes and a 73/100 Metacritic score, praising its capitalist critique of class and labor exploitation.

History

Historical Context

Sidney Lumet’s satirical drama *Network* premiered on November 27 1976, months after the 1974 on-air suicide of reporter Christine Chubbuck, and tapped public anger from Watergate and Vietnam to expose TV’s ratings-driven greed; it earned $23.7 million on a $3.8 million budget and won four Oscars. The 2026 Neon-Annapurna film *I Love Boosters* revisits that critique, targeting modern class and labor exploitation.

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Story summary

I Love Boosters opened at SXSW on March 12, 2026 and will release in U.S. theaters on May 22, 2026.
The $20 million Neon-Annapurna film stars Keke Palmer as Corvette and features Naomi Ackie, Taylour Paige, Poppy Liu, Eiza González, LaKeith Stanfield, Don Cheadle and Will Poulter.
Critics gave the film 93% on Rotten Tomatoes and a 73/100 Metacritic score, praising its capitalist critique of class and labor exploitation.

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