Effie Brown Is Not Done Calling Bullshit on Hollywood

Effie Brown calls The Inspection a “deathbed movie.” That likely sounds darker than intended, so allow her to explain the term: “When I’m on my deathbed, I’ll be like, I’m glad I did that.” Watch the film, a moving autobiographical drama from writer-director Elegance Bratton, and it’s easy to see why: This nuanced portrait of an unhoused young gay Black man (played by Jeremy Pope), who enlists in the military to win the affection of his estranged and bigoted mother (Gabrielle Union), doesn’t reach for easy answers or harsh judgments, but instead a tougher, richer kind of humanistic understanding. These… Read Full Article