There have been some memorable directorial debuts this year and surely this is one that I won’t easily forget. What sold me initially was Jeffrey Wright’s casting, the kind of actor who never fails to deliver a solid performance. He plays novelist Thelonious ‘Monk’ Ellison, easily the winner of ‘best character name’ ever, who’s recently …
Tag: Cord Jefferson
Hello November!! Here’s my [prolific] watching recap for October 2023 + My Pick of Movie Of the Month
Happy November! Whew!! October has been quite a doozy thanks to Twin Cities Film Fest. I watched a total of 19 movies during the 10-day festival, could've been more if I hadn't been swamped with work last week. I watched 11 of them in the theaters and the rest online through TCFF STREAMS, which really …
Trailer Spotlight: AMERICAN FICTION – Jeffrey Wright stars as a frustrated novelist in this publishing world satire
One of my most-anticipated movies out of major Fall film festivals this year has got to be AMERICAN FICTION, which happens to be a directorial debut from writer/director Cord Jefferson. Based on the novel Erasure by Percival Everett, it's essentially about the consequences of turning one's art into a simple commodity. Jeffrey Wright stars as …
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