A literary hoax is at the centre of new movie American Fiction, an Oscar contender for best picture, which will be released straight to streaming today.

It stars Jeffrey Wright as an author railing against a publishing industry for its perception of black writers and black stories. Wenlei Ma says it's one of the "funniest, smartest" and most "emotionally grounded" films she's seen this year.

Guest: Wenlei Ma, culture editor, The Nightly 

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