Review of American Fiction

Surprisingly thoughtful and interesting film, about the world of books and authors, but also about race and class in contemporary America. The central character is a Black professor who writes high-culture novels that don't sell very well, overshadowed by other writers who do "ghetto" novels even though they are no more out of the ghetto than he is. As a prank he writes a ghetto novel, and then...well, I don't have to spell it all out.

Definitely worth watching. We watched it on BBC iPlayer via our smart TV's native capabilities - i.e. not via casting from the smartphone app.