I went into Netflix’s latest movie They Cloned Tyrone without any expectations, but this turned out to be one of the best original films the platform has come out with this year. The film is a unique blend — quirky, mysterious and funny. It’s a blaxploitation throwback set in modern times with a sci-fi twist and is definitely thought-provoking.
They Cloned Tyrone is directed by Juel Taylor (Creed II) and stars John Boyega, Jamie Foxx and Teyonah Parris as an unlikely trio on the trail of a nefarious and mysterious government conspiracy. Boyega plays Fontaine, a drug dealer who’s trying to make a living in an impoverished neighbourhood known as the Glenn. After meeting a local pimp named Slick Charles (Foxx), Fontaine is shot and killed by a rival drug gang, only to mysteriously come alive the next day. This startles Slick Charles and sex worker Yo-Yo (Parris) who…
