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Dec 15, 2023 · “American Fiction” is a thoughtful, although heavy-handed, film. The strength of its thesis successfully bonds the film together. And yet, there are more than a handful of moments, both comedic and dramatic, that plead for a reaction.
Dec 14, 2023 · Cord Jefferson’s “American Fiction” is a cagey, cerebral dramedy about a joke that backfires on its author, a stone-faced literature professor named Thelonious Ellison (Jeffrey Wright) who ...
93% Tomatometer 284 Reviews 96% Audience Score 1,000+ Verified Ratings AMERICAN FICTION is Cord Jefferson's hilarious directorial debut, which confronts our culture's obsession with reducing...
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Sep 9, 2023 · ‘American Fiction’ Review: Jeffrey Wright Takes on Narrow Ideas of Black Representation in Sharp Industry Satire. Promising first-time director Cord Jefferson uses a 22-year-old book to poke...
Dec 15, 2023 · MOVIE REVIEW. ‘American Fiction’ Is a Scathing Satire, a Family Drama, and an Absolute Triumph. Writer-director Cord Jefferson deconstructs how white guilt stifles Black creatives and skewers...
Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/5 | Mar 5, 2024. Rotten Tomatoes, home of the Tomatometer, is the most trusted measurement of quality for Movies & TV. The definitive site for Reviews,...
Dec 20, 2023 · Review by Ann Hornaday. December 20, 2023 at 9:52 a.m. EST. Jeffrey Wright in “American Fiction.” (Claire Folger/Orion Pictures) ( 4 stars) At one point in the alternately sweet-natured and...