Review - AMERICAN FICTION (2023) #AmericanFiction

Fuckin see this movie yall

"Befrauded"? Not saying it's NOT a word, just that I've never heard it before. I guess you can add the prefix "be" to any verb you want. Interesting choice and I like it!

Just saw this, absolutely agree.
Jeffrey Wright is so good in this role, it honestly makes me want to see more movies about this character, not that that would ever happen unfortunately.

Great movie, didn't help that Amazon did a limited theatre release

My husband and I just left the theater. We really enjoyed this film and chuckled throughout. I grew up in the “hood” while my husband grew up middle class. This movie hits on so many topics black people discuss as far as working in corporate America, relating to other black people, being American and black and what it means to be “successful”.

Awesome to hear this is a gem I'll check it out. And for anyone interested in the subject matter, I highly recommend Spike Lee's Bamboozled as well. Similar arc but within the film & TV medium.

I agree that wokeness gets talked about too much but to be fair to South Park, from what I heard in their Panderverse special they make fun of people who rely on complaining about wokeness to make money.

This movie seems too political for my taste.

The trailer for this movie was very deceptive, but in this case, there was an even better movie beyond the trailers. The trailer only focuses on the comedy.

I love Jeffrey Wright! I wasn't even aware that this film existed, but I'm interested.

We need more smaller movies with heart. I'm down for this.

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South Park is NOT talentless.

I hope this gets recognition, it sounds neat!

Still remember back when Bob told of how the green book won an Oscar precisely for being a movie about race that had a comfortable perspective for the high minded but in it's own way bigoted audience.

Made me think, and wonder about where tolerance ends and trancends into proper understanding. I dont want to tolerate, it sounds like I must give permission to folks to be around. I dont know a good english word for just accepting us all.

I'll watch this movie if I need a nap.

Does "get these out of the way" mean you're going back to the scripted and tightly edited format we love you for? Because it's definitely better

You had me at "Is Kinda Like 'The Producers' Or 'Bamboozled.'"

Whoa. Sounds like Bob really dug American Fiction. He's absolutely correct this movie is getting NO promotion. I haven't seen a single, blessed commercial for it. I'm going to have to go out and find it on my own!

They’re apparently opening this at the theater i work at

You just dont get south park

I really enjoyed it but the trailers are very deceptive and only show half the plot

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Sounds like my sorta film!

I love Jeffrey Wright. I feel he still hasn't been given that one, big, career-defining role he deserves.

Oh wow. I didn't think I'd see a movie touch upon black people who aren't of the "urban black culture"

Nice!

Saying South Park is untalented and on the same level as Daily Wire, lol

I saw the poster for this at the tiny indie theater in my parents' town. I was already inclined to see it because Jeffrey Wright, but it also sounds like a movie they would like!

This is why I like moviebob. I never would have heard of this movie without this video

it sounds like what LadyBallers should have been, if DailyWire wanted to preach to anyone but the choir.

This hasn’t gotten the buzz it deserves.

Neat

I saw trailers for this, but I didn't know it was released and it's now gone

Sounds like a great little movie!

This is based on a 2001 novel and shows that white liberals are still more interested in black oppression than black culture.

It is interesting to see a film like this embrace the idea that what it’s presenting isn’t necessarily new to anyone and instead tries to delve deeper past the surface level comedy of it all. It’ll be really interesting to see what films about race will be like a decade from now.

Speaking of American Fiction my favourite Great American Novel is The Winter of Our Discontent. This movie sounds the sort of thing I dig into with both hands. Never heard of it till your review of it so Thank you for that 😎☕💋

Saw a preview screening of American Fiction a few weeks ago. I hadn't heard of it, and had no idea what to expect. I absolutely loved it.

Percival Everett is a true awesome american satirist, i'd recommend anyone who is interested in this movie, to check what he wrote.

You are an expert reviewer. Truly.

Cool, sounds like something I could get into.

This sounds really interesting

Been loving the recent regular cadence of movie reviews. They're always my favourite thing of yours to watch, to put me onto films that I might have otherwise missed!

It isn't playing in my town (Portland, Oregon) until January and even then it's playing in one independent theater

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I think this is going to one of the streaming services, but I think I'll try and check it out in theaters. Thanks Bob.