The Inspection review – fiercely candid US marines drama Elegance Bratton’s impressive tale of a young, gay, homeless Black man who joins up is informed by his own experience The Guardian - UK · Feb 19, 2023
Review: Tough love and hard lessons in 'The Inspection' 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. Tribune News Service · Dec 1, 2022
Movie review: ‘The Inspection’ passes muster as stellar drama Written and directed by Elegance Bratton and based on his own life story, “The Inspection” comes out of the blue to knock you off your feet. It’s a gay “An Officer and a Gentleman” for a new generation and a new world. Boston Herald · Nov 25, 2022
From homelessness to Hollywood: How director Elegance Bratton made 'The Inspection' Bratton learned filmmaking as a gay Black man in the Marines. Then he made a movie about it. Mic · Nov 22, 2022
Don't Ask Don't Tell in "The Inspection" Elegance Bratton on a progressive military and how neither the gay or straight male space addresses intimacy Salon · Nov 18, 2022