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Warner Brothers recently released the American Fiction (2023) Blu-ray. Read on to find out more about it...

[ SYNOPSIS ]

Thelonious "Monk" Ellison (Jeffrey Wright) is a frustrated novelist who's fed up with the establishment that profits from "Black" entertainment that relies on tired and offensive tropes. To prove his point, he uses a pen name to write an outlandish "Black" book of his own, a book that propels him to the heart of hypocrisy and the madness he claims to disdain.

[ SPECIFICATIONS ]

The movie is presented in a 2.39:1 aspect ratio with a runtime of 1:56:41. The movie has been rated R for language throughout, some drug use, sexual references and brief violence. Audio languages include English, English Descriptive, French, Spanish. Subtitle languages include English SDH, French, Spanish.

[ SPECIAL FEATURES ]

There are no special features.

[ ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ]

A digital copy code voucher is included inside the standard one-disc blue Blu-ray case. There is also a slipcover.

[ NOTES ]

American Fiction is available on Blu-ray only. There is no 4K or DVD releases. This is a hard film to recommend, especially as a blind buy. The social satire plot is quite good, but it's bogged down by several family drama plots. Worst of all, the legendary Keith David is wasted as the living embodiment of a fictional character named Willy the Wonker, who only appears in one scene. Tracee Ellis Ross, despite receiving headline billing, is gone from the film after the first 20 minutes, and she was only in half of that. At least she got to say a few clever and funny bits of dialog before she left. Jeffrey Wright does a good job carrying the rest of the film. It's just a shame that he's stuck in the most boring, trope-filled family melodrama for most of it.

This item has been provided by Warner Brothers for review on this site.