The Son's Room (2001)

American Fiction is a genuinely entertaining film with a few lessons.

‘Bruiser’ is an intense drama that explores unresolved childhood trauma and how it can affect the people around us.

Praising Black representation and condemning the power structures that suppress it, a mother delivers an impassioned speech to her distant son.

‘Sexy Beasts’ promotes itself as different from other dating shows as being not appearance-based. This is true to some extent thanks to the special effects makeup. However, looks do still play a role despite the masks.

In the film adaptation, director Jon M. Chu turns each musical number into a massive show stopper, with grand set pieces and a wealth of diverse dancers. Yet, in this attempt to show reverence for the people of the Washington Heights barrio, Chu, or maybe more specifically those in charge of casting, left out a crucial part of the community, Afro-Latinos.

I am shocked and upset to report that the movie about a female car mechanic who meets the love of her life online featuring Katy O’Brien does not, in fact, have a lesbian storyline.