American Fiction, 2023. Directed by Cord Jefferson. Starring Jeffrey Wright, Tracee Ellis Ross, John Ortiz, Erika Alexander, Leslie Uggams, Adam Brody, Issa Rae, and Sterling K. Brown. SYNOPSIS: Cord Jefferson’s American Fiction, based on Percival Everett’s novel Erasure, arrives on Blu-ray bereft of bonus features, which is kind of crazy for a movie this good […]
Movie Review – American Fiction (2023)
American Fiction, 2023 Written and Directed by Cord Jefferson. Starring Jeffrey Wright, Tracee Ellis Ross, Erika Alexander, Leslie Uggams, Sterling K. Brown, Myra Lucretia Taylor, John Ortiz, Issa Rae, Adam Brody, Skyler Wright, John Ales, Patrick Fischler, Carmen Cusack, Joseph Marrella, Stephen Burrell, Ryan Richard Doyle. Dustin Tucker, Michael Jibrin, David De Beck, Okieriete Onaodowan, […]
New trailer for American Fiction starring Jeffrey Wright
MGM has released a new trailer and poster for American Fiction, director Cord Jefferson’s acclaimed adaptation of Percival Everett’s novel Erasure. The satirical comedy drama, the film stars Jeffrey Wright as a novelist who is tired of the obsession with reducing people to outrageous and offensive stereotypes and decides to write an outlandish “Black” book […]
Movie Review – Candy Cane Lane (2023)
Candy Cane Lane, 2023. Directed by Reginald Hudlin Starring Eddie Murphy, Tracee Ellis Ross, Jillian Bell, Genneya Walton, Thaddeus J. Mixson, Madison Thomas, Nick Offerman, Chris Redd, Robin Thede, David Alan Grier, Ken Marino, Anjelah Johnson-Reyes, Timothy Simons, Danielle Pinnock, and Trevante Rhodes. SYNOPSIS: A man is determined to win the neighborhood’s annual Christmas decorating […]
New trailer for Eddie Murphy Christmas comedy Candy Cane Lane
With a little over three weeks to go until Candy Cane Lane premieres on Prime Video, a new trailer has arrived on for the Eddie Murphy-headlined Christmas comedy. The film reunites the actor with Boomerang director Reginald Hudlin and follows Murphy in his first festive feature as Chris, a family man determined to win neighbourhood’s […]
Trailer for American Fiction starring Jeffrey Wright
MGM has released a trailer for American Fiction, the Toronto International Film Festival People’s Choice Award-winning satirical comedy drama which marks the feature directorial debut of Cord Jefferson (Watchmen, Succession). Based on Percival Everett’s novel Erasure, the film stars Jeffrey Wright as a frustrated novelist who has had enough of outrageous stereotypes, but when he […]
Eddie Murphy has to save Christmas in Candy Cane Lane trailer
Prime Video has debuted the first trailer for director Reginald Hudlin’s Eddie Murphy-headlined holiday comedy adventure Candy Cane Lane. The film marks the first festive feature for Murphy who stars as Chris, a man who makes a deal with a mischievous elf named Pepper (Jillian Bell) to help raise his chances of winning his neighbourhood’s […]
Movie Review – The High Note (2020)
The High Note, 2020. Directed by Nisha Ganatra. Starring Dakota Johnson, Tracee Ellis Ross, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Ice Cube, Zoe Chao, Bill Pullman, June Diane Raphael, Sandra Rosko, Eddie Izzard, Diplo, and Deniz Akdeniz. SYNOPSIS: A superstar singer and her overworked personal assistant are presented with a choice that could alter the course of their […]
First trailer for The High Note starring Dakota Johnson and Tracee Ellis Ross
Focus Features has released a poster and trailer for the upcoming music drama The High Note. Directed by Nisha Ganatra, the film stars Tracee Ellis Ross as superstar singer Grace Davis and Dakota Johnson as her overworked assistant Maggie, who are presented with a choice that could alter their careers and change their lives forever; […]
Dakota Johnson and Tracee Ellis Ross to headline comedy Covers
Deadline is reporting that Dakota Johnson (Fifty Shades of Grey) and Tracee Ellis Ross (Black-ish) have signed on for lead roles in the upcoming comedy Covers from Focus Features and Working Title Films. Covers is being directed by Nisha Ganatra (Late Night), and while specific plot and character details are being kept under wraps, it […]
