Based on a true story, Ellis French (Jeremy Pope) is a young, gay Black man barely making his way through life. His mother, Inez (Gabrielle Union), rejects him entirely, willing to allow his potential ...

The actress plays against type in Elegance Bratton’s semi-autobiographical drama from A24. By Esther Zuckerman When Gabrielle Union realized she could take on a role like she does in A24’s The ...

At the beginning of “The Inspection,” Elegance Bratton’s stirringly intimate drama about a gay Black man in the U.S. military, one personal hell is exchanged for another. The man’s name is Ellis (he’s ...

Rollo Tomasi is a Connecticut-based film critic, TV show critic, news, and editorial writer. He will have a MFA in Creative Writing from Columbia University in 2025. Rollo has written over 700 film, ...

Writer-director Elegance Bratton pulled from the full spectrum of his personal experiences — from homelessness to joining the Marine Corps — to make A24’s "gay, Black Rocky." By Mia Galuppo Senior ...

The son of a disapproving mother heads off to boot camp to "make himself a man" — big quotes around that phrase — in "The Inspection," a tough drama that takes a while to find its center. Even if the ...

What it takes for Ellis to survive this is of course one of the themes on The Inspection’s mind. But Bratton, to his great credit, has not forgotten or ignored the ironies at the heart of his premise: ...

Gabrielle Union's latest role couldn't seem further from her own life. In "The Inspection" (now in theaters in New York and Los Angeles; nationwide on Friday), the "Bring It On" star plays Inez French ...

Whether you’re curious and want to check out a movie about a vicious AI babysitter, or would prefer a moving drama about or an indie dramedy about life during quarantine, there are quite a few new ...

When I first saw the trailer for The Inspection, a new film about a Black, gay man joining the Marine corps in the age of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, I let out an excitable, “No freaking way!” I was there ...

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