In Boots Riley’s “I Love Boosters,” color serves as its own character, fueling the full-throttle chaos of his latest eccentric comedy about a group of girlfriends who steal and resell (or “boost”) clothes to make ends meet.

Keke Palmer stars in Boots Riley's social satire “I Love Boosters,” in theaters Friday. The madcap, surrealist film follows a group of organized shoplifters, who steal from high…

"I Love Boosters," in theaters Friday, effectively blends surreal fantasy and absurd comedy with relevant commentary about inequality and injustice.