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GOAT – Review by T. J. Callahan

February 12, 2026February 12, 2026 T. J. Callahan animation, Caleb McLaughlin, David Harbour, gabrielle union, GOAT, Jelly Roll, jennifer hudson, Nick Kroll, Patton Oswalt, Sherry Cola, sony

Where there’s a Will there’s a way. Will Harris that is. A small billy goat who has dreams of being the greatest of all time…in roarball – a high intensity, co-ed basketball league played by the most aggressive animals in the world. When a viral video of his skills surprisingly earns him a spot on his struggling hometown team, Will must now convince his squad that size doesn’t matter. GOAT is Rocky meets Space Jam. An inspirational tale about an underdog…err…goat…who just wants to be part of the herd. The PG animated sports comedy emphasizes perseverance, teamwork and trust.

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SPACE CADET – Review by Valerie Kalfrin

June 27, 2024July 2, 2024 Valerie Kalfrin emma roberts, gabrielle union, Kuhoo Verma, liz w garcia, Poppy Liu, Space Cadet, Tom Hopper

Imagine if Elle Woods’s younger sister went to NASA, and you get the pitch for Space Cadet, a pleasant enough comedy, even if it doesn’t fire on all cylinders. Emma Roberts (American Horror Story), also an executive producer, stars as Rex, an aspiring astronaut turned bartender after her mother’s terminal illness derailed her college plans. Living and working in Florida, Rex has a can-do party attitude and a knack for wrestling alligators, like Florida movie gals do. Young viewers might like Rex’s loyalty to friends, her 1980s-style wardrobe, and the idea that you don’t have to fit a certain mold to chase your dreams.

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THE PERFECT FIND – Review by April Neale

June 19, 2023June 19, 2023 April Neale gabrielle union, Gina Torres, Keith Powers, netflix, Numa Perrier, The Perfect Find, Tia Williams

Perfection is an illusory state. It presents at the least expected times and often sneaks up on the person least desiring it. So it goes for accomplished Jenna Jones (Gabrielle Union), a middle-aged careerist licking her wounds under her mother’s roof after a terrible breakup and less-than-stellar exit from a profile career. Her glorious comeback in career and life is the road to “The Perfect Find,” the title suggesting Jenna’s future, albeit best by loads of roadblocks. The Perfect Find is a wonderfully wrought film where “grown women are talking” in a mature twist on the rom-com genre.

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THE PERFECT FIND (Tribeca 2023) – Review by Sherin Nicole

June 14, 2023June 18, 2023 Sherin Nicole gabrielle union, Gina Torres, Keith Powers, netflix, Numa Perrier, The Perfect Find, Tribeca 2023

I am in love with love. And romantic comedies are candy. Devouring them is what I do. Yet, lately, they haven’t been as tasty as they once were. Outside of K-dramas, it’s been a long time since a rom-com has delighted me. So, I have good news: The Perfect Find is what its title suggests. Based on the novel of the same name by Tia Williams (who also makes a cameo appearace), director Numa Perrier and writer Leigh Davenport kept me giggling but also delivered a couple I could cheer for.

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THE INSPECTION – Review by Diane Carson

November 22, 2022November 27, 2022 Diane Carson Bokeem Woodbine, Elegance Bratton, gabrielle union, Jeremy Pope, Lachlan Milne, marines, Oriana Soddu, Raúl Castillo, the inspection, truth-based

Some “inspired by a true story” narratives are self-indulgent and strained. Not writer/director Elegance Bratton’s autobiographical The Inspection detailing his own courageous determination to become a Marine. As the protagonist gay Black man Ellis French says, “Most of my friends are dead or in jail. If I die in this uniform, I’m a hero to somebody.”

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WEEK IN WOMEN: Spencer and Union Nab COFFEE WILL MAKE YOU BLACK – Brandy McDonnell reports

March 22, 2019March 22, 2019 Brandy McDonnell 0 Comments coffee will make you black, gabrielle union, octavia spencer, orit productions

Oscar-winning actor Octavia Spencer has announced that she is teaming with Wyolah Films’ Tate Taylor and John Norris and award-winning actress and New York Times best-selling author Gabrielle Union to produce the film version of the seminal novel Coffee Will Make You Black under her Orit Productions shingle.