Written for the screen and directed by Cord Jefferson, American Fiction is a hilarious twist on the obsession with reducing people to outrageous stereotypes.
Based upon the novel Erasure by Percival Everett, Jeffrey Wright stars as Monk, a frustrated novelist fed up with the establishment profiting from “Black” entertainment that relies on tired and offensive tropes.
Directed by Tyler Gillett and Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Ready or Not is a quirky horror movie about newlyweds who go through a deadly ritual with the family after the wedding.
Samara Weaving plays the young bride, and Mark O’Brien plays her new husband. Her husband’s family is wealthy and eccentric, played by Adam Brody, Henry Czerny, and Andie MacDowell, in a time-honored tradition that turns into a deadly game where everyone fights for survival.
The screenplay by Guy Busick and Ryan Murphy is funny, but it might miss the mark. Here are the red band and green band trailers.
The first available clip sets up the story well. The characters are a little overdramatic, but it’s supposed to be the humorous side of the movie.
The “Heat Start” movie clip shows the dangerous side of the game, while some of the family members are hesitant to play the inevitable game.
The following three featurettes show how the movie filmed the scenes and the different costumes of the same wedding dress get thrashed.