There's a new film out that's both laugh-out-loud funny and thought-provokingly relevant. " American Fiction ," written and directed by Cord Jefferson, takes aim at the publishing industry's obsession with stereotypical portrayals of Black characters. Our protagonist is Monk, a frustrated novelist and professor played by the ever-brilliant Jeffrey Wright. Tired of seeing the same tired tropes trotted out in books marketed towards Black audiences, Monk decides to take a stand. Using a pen name, he crafts a wildly satirical novel filled with the most outlandish clichés he can imagine. What happens next? Well, hilarity ensues, of course. The book, far from being rejected, becomes a publishing sensation. Acclaimed by critics and embraced by the liberal elite, Monk finds himself thrust into the spotlight for a book he wrote as a scathing critique. The film follows Monk as he grapples with his unexpected success. Tracee Ellis Ross, Issa Rae, and Sterling K. Brown...