Semi-Pro

• Comedy

A cheerfully absurd sports comedy set in 1976, *Semi-Pro* follows Jackie Moon, a flamboyant owner-player desperately trying to save his failing ABA basketball team, the Flint Tropics, from folding before a potential NBA merger. The film distinguishes itself through a relentless commitment to its goofy premise, leaning heavily into the era’s flamboyant style and showcasing genuinely impressive basketball skills blended with intentionally outlandish game tactics and marketing schemes. Beyond the slapstick, the film subtly explores themes of arrested development and seeking validation through unconventional means, portraying Jackie not as a delusional figure, but as someone grappling with a longing for connection and purpose masked by bravado. It’s a nostalgic and genuinely funny celebration of a forgotten league, fuelled by a quirky, deliberately anachronistic sensibility.