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TV writer Cord Jefferson (HBO's ) makes an auspicious filmmaking debut with this wincingly acute comedy drama. Jeffrey Wright, in a rare but highly satisfying lead, plays Thelonius ‘Monk’ Ellison, an embittered literature academic whose lofty new book (a reworking of) has left publishers cold. Instead, he has to stand by and watch fellow Black novelist Sintara Golden (Issa Rae) scoop up the plaudits for her debut novel, .