It’s evident from the first grift that this trio of shoplifting antiheroes is a gift to audiences: Keke Palmer, Naomi Ackie and Taylour Paige are the central fabric of fabulous talent stitching a meta-comedy about the fashion world together. Fresh from the Atlanta Film Festival, Boots Riley’s I Love Boosters (A-) examines the global ramifications of an industry that doesn’t always recognize the trickle-down effects of its policies. Demi Moore is effective as an artsy, aloof antagonist, a fashion impresario marshaling sweatshops of seamstresses to achieve her every bossy bidding. The ladies at the heart of this story know the assignment and deliver magnificently, and their droll, casual line readings are perfect foils to Riley’s bombastic approach to over-the-top storytelling. His philosophical and presciently political exploration of class, capitalism and labor rights is a creative fantasia of candy-hued human adventure, snippets of stop-motion animation and sassy surrealism. Although the final act almost threatens to collapse under the weight of all the colliding ideas, Riley lands the pret-a-por-plane. Palmer continues to prove herself a luminous star; it’s hard to take one’s eye off her work as the central lead, and it’s wonderful to see her get deeper into the global throes of an expanding plot and power. Fantastic flourishes throughout the movie, from the sloped shape of the mogul’s lair to metaphysical technologies with the ability to expand, enhance or illuminate the cosmic significance of apparel to gorgeous costumes matching department store environments, provide a veritable banquet. The music of Tune-Yards offers brilliantly bonkers accompaniment to the escapades. This is ambitious, audacious and great fun.