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- David “DC” Bolling @ DC’s Take
- Excerpt: With a sharp satirical script and an Oscar-worthy performance by Jeffery Wright, I will remember American Fiction fondly as a humorous and insightful time that won’t be everyone’s cup of tea but will have you thinking.
- Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat @ SpiritualityandPractice.com
- Excerpt: A satire with heart challenging the stereotypes and narrative tropes in Black fiction.
- Andrea Chase @ KillerMovieReviews.com
- Excerpt: A profound film that has a light touch and subversive stance.
- Laura Clifford @ Reeling Reviews
- Excerpt: Cord Jefferson makes an impressively sure-footed feature debut adapting Percival Everett’s ‘Erasure,’ his satire perhaps a bit less cutting but thematically on target while boasting a phenomenal ensemble.
- Candice Frederick @ HuffPost
- Mark Hobin @ Fast Film Reviews
- Excerpt: Biting satire takes a jab at the commercialization of race in literature, showcasing Jeffrey Wright’s authentic charm in a refreshing starring role.
- [New] | Wesley Lovell @ Cinema Sight
- Victoria Luxford @ City AM
- Excerpt: an excellent platform for a rightly celebrated actor, and a comment on Black American artistry that you sense will be relevant for years to come.
- Harrison Martin @ Flixfrog
- Excerpt: American Fiction is a fascinatingly meta hilarious directorial debut for Cord Jefferson. Jeffrey Wright turns in another astute and illustrious performance.
- Jared Mobarak @ Hey, have you seen …?
- Excerpt: It’s the dejection that allows Cord Jefferson’s AMERICAN FICTION to work. This satire isn’t educating us. It’s not calling something out and then presenting a solution. No, it’s simply giving life to the fatigue of our unfortunate reality.
- Bev Questad @ itsjustmovies.com
- Excerpt: …this is brilliant writing, directing and acting that both entertains and tweaks our perspective.
- Christopher Reed @ Hammer to Nail
- Excerpt: Wright is, as always, brilliant, his onscreen charisma and sharp intelligence perfect for the part. Jefferson’s script is nimble in all the right places, only occasionally slowing down for certain scenes that depart from the parodic landscape of its construction.
- Dan Stalcup @ The Goods: Film Reviews
- Excerpt: American Fiction has a remarkably light touch that makes it easy to like: It doesn’t push too hard on the satire, instead letting it act as flavor and dressing.
- Josh Thayer @ The Forgetful Film Critic
- Excerpt: American Fiction is a story that soars on its humanity, even while making myriad shrewd and cutting observations about society, entertainment, and who decides what’s valued in the stories we tell.
- Nadine Whitney @ The Curb
