I Love Boosters 4K Blu-ray Movie

Rating summary

Movie		3.5
Video		3.5
Audio		4.5
Extras		4.0
Overall		3.5

I Love Boosters 4K Blu-ray Movie Review

Reviewed by Brian Orndorf September 20, 2026

In 2018, musician Boots Riley made his filmmaking debut with “Sorry to Bother You.” It was a wild comedy flowing with artistic impulses and general craziness, helping to secure Riley as a director to watch. He’s finally back on screens with “I Love Boosters,” which is inspired by a 2006 song from Riley’s hip-hop group, The Coup, developing the central concept of fashion thieves confronting a top designer, on the hunt to lift her most expensive collection yet. It’s another wet slice of wackiness from Riley, who’s been handed a bigger budget to feel out his visual and thespian mischief, getting a little more epic with his vision. “I Love Boosters” is a lot, and not always in a fulfilling manner, but Riley is playful with the endeavor, keeping up with his interests in social commentary and extravagant imagery as he tries to surprise once again.

Corvette (Keke Palmer), Sade (Naomi Ackie), and Mariah (Taylour Paige) are boosters living in Oakland, spending their days figuring out how to shoplift clothing for resale on the streets, bringing affordable style to the community. Corvette is obsessed with top fashion designer Christie (Demi Moore), who carries power and an attitude, working to make a splash at an upcoming show. She also wants to stop the boosters, who are taking her clothes, declaring war on her candy-sucking enemies. When one of Corvette’s own designs ends up in Christie’s stores, she feels the need to seek revenge, working with her partners to get jobs at Metro Designers, introduced to the radicalized ways of her fellow employees, including Violeta (Eiza Gonzalez). Corvette tries to avoid distractions, with the seductive ways of Pinky Ring Guy (LaKeith Stanfield) coming for her, and she finds an opening for troublemaking after discovering Jianhu (Poppy Liu), with the Chinese sweatshop employee in possession of a unique weapon to ruin Christie’s empire.

Corvette and the boosters have a special way of doing business, taking some time to hit the local clubs, using their appeal to lure customers to a space where they keep their stolen clothes, immediately switching to hustler mode. The women have created a business, and one that requires special thieving skills that target Metro Designers, out to collect Christie’s clothes and boost their fortunes, as they currently squat inside a closed fast food building. “I Love Boosters” announces Riley’s impishness right away, and his work with cinematographer Natasha Braier is vivid, often using monochromatic design elements to sell the rigidity of Christie’s fashion empire and give the picture a lively look. There’s also a story to follow in Corvette’s dream, as she finds trouble screwing up the courage to share her designs with the world, soon exposed to cutthroat ways of the industry when one of her ideas ends up for sale at Metro Designers.

Store life is a major part of “I Love Boosters,” with Corvette and her partners getting jobs at a local Metro Designers, dealing with boss Grayson (Will Poulter) and his demands. The writing gets in a few jabs at employment hell, as the workers have to deal with incredibly loud music, low pay, predatory company policy, and, in one of the film’s sharpest satirical jabs, break times that literally require track-style starting blocks to speed through. There’s a lot of fun with Metro Designers sequences, extending to shoplifting antics with the main characters, including Mariah, who has the ability to lighten her skin by holding her breath (an outstanding visual joke), making her less of a threat to white employees. And there’s additional craziness with Pinky Ring Guy, who periodically returns to the tale, out to entice Corvette into a tryst, though she’s wary of the man, who carries a reputation as a lover capable of sucking the life out of women through his oral sex skills.

I Love Boosters 4K Blu-ray Movie, Video Quality 

Screencaps are taken from the Blu-ray.

The Dolby Vision presentation for "I Love Boosters" has the advantage of color, as there's a lot of it in the movie. Hues register strongly throughout the viewing experience, handling bold primary displays in clothing stores and on fashion choices. More rainbow-like visuals also maintain stability, with rich pinks. Street activity maintains a cooler presence, and makeup additions are distinct. Skin tones are natural. Detail works with the sometimes softer cinematography of the film, delivering on skin particulars and fibrous outfits, as textured costuming dominates the picture. Interiors around offices and living spaces maintain appealing dimension, permitting an understanding of decorative and design additions. Exteriors maintain depth. Blacks are decently deep, securing evening activity and shadowy encounters. Highlights are tasteful. Compression largely holds together, with some banding.

I Love Boosters 4K Blu-ray Movie, Audio Quality 

The 5.1 DTS-HD MA mix maintains crisp dialogue exchanges, following performance choices and comedic emphasis. Scoring provides sharp instrumentation (including distinct percussion) and dramatic support, and soundtrack selections maintain defined vocals. Surrounds are active, exploring musical moods and the general comedic chaos of the feature. Panning effects are periodic, following character and cinematographic movements. Atmospherics are understood, capturing community bustle, street activity, and factory commotion. Low-end offers weight with beats and physical activity.

I Love Boosters 4K Blu-ray Movie, Special Features and Extras 

• Commentary features writer/director Boots Riley.

• Making Of (32:18, HD) for "I Love Boosters" is much like the movie itself: all over the place. The featurette examines parts of the production process, highlighting design elements and technical achievements, putting the crew to work bringing the imagination of writer/director Boots Riley to life. Interviews with cast and crew aren't all that informative, but BTS footage is welcome, exploring on-set camaraderie and physical labor, following the creation of striking imagery, which involves a lot of attention to detail.

• Interview (9:21, HD) is a discussion of "I Love Boosters" with actor LaKeith Stanfield and writer/director Boots Riley, who put on big hats and share their thoughts on the making of the feature. Characterization is examined, and creative achievements are identified, celebrating the strange ideas that populate the movie.

• Interview (8:17, HD) features actresses Taylour Paige, Naomi Ackie, Eiza Gonzalez, and Poppy Liu, who discuss the visual elements of "I Love Boosters," commenting on costuming and set design details. The interviewees celebrate the imagination of writer/director Boots Riley, discussing his professionalism as well.

• Interview (8:32, HD) examines the "I Love Boosters" experience with actresses Keke Palmer and Demi Moore, who were immediately drawn to the world of writer/director Boots Riley and the craziness of the screenplay. The interviewees examine characterization and visual choices to aid their performances.

• Bloopers (9:18, HD) provides an assortment of giggle fits, flubbed lines, and malfunctioning props.

• Gallery collects BTS snaps, storyboards, and art and design concepts.

• T.V. Spots (HD) offer "Deals" (:32), "Fashion" (:32), and "Filanthropy" (:32).

• A Teaser Trailer (1:30, HD) and a Theatrical Trailer (2:01, HD) are included.

I Love Boosters 4K Blu-ray Movie, Overall Score and Recommendation 

"I Love Boosters" delivers opportunities for immense playfulness, with Christie's office steeply slanted, allowing Reily to indulge some slapstick. And it locks into mission mode with the arrival of Jianhu and her special weapon, giving Corvette a machine to help ruin Christie, who's not shy about disparaging the boosters in the media. As with "Sorry to Bother You," things get a little out of control in the second half of the movie, finding Reily getting distracted by his ideas instead of focusing on storytelling momentum, and the picture runs out of gas in its final act, despite being filled with oddity. "I Love Boosters" is too much at times, but Riley's imagination is something to see, visiting animation, science fiction, and extreme style. He's also mindful of greed and powerlessness with class divide, trying to address real world fears while tending to the fine details of this strange candyland.