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I remembered the headlines about the Navy SEAL Team Chief accused of war crimes and decided to watch this documentary to better understand the full story-and it absolutely delivered. From the very first episode, the series gripped me. It avoids the usual documentary pitfalls like filler repetition or drawn-out pauses, instead maintaining a tight, compelling narrative throughout all four episodes.

Having personally experienced the challenge of confronting a superior over questionable workplace behavior, this story resonated deeply with me. Still, the stakes faced by a SEAL Team operating in a high-stress combat zone were on an entirely different level-far more dangerous and morally complex.

What stood out most was the inclusion of actual battlefield footage from the team's deployment in Mosul, Iraq. This added a powerful layer of authenticity and helped contextualize the events in a way that words alone couldn't. The courage of the SEALs who came forward is undeniable, and their sense of duty to both their team and their moral compass was admirable. Equally striking, though, was the dysfunction and resistance they encountered when trying to report their concerns through official channels.

I found the documentary impressively balanced. It presents the facts with minimal editorializing, allowing viewers to grapple with the difficult questions themselves. Whether you come away sympathetic or skeptical, the series provides a thoughtful, thorough look at a complex and deeply human story.

I stumbled across this movie while on a recent foreign/independent film craze. As the storyline suggests, it concerns a woman whose sole obsession involves getting her hands on and riding dirt bikes by any means possible. The woman and lead is apparently played by a non-professional actor and I feel she does a very credible job at portraying the role of a social misfit who has no job or other source of income and has to resort to stealing dirt bikes to satisfy her only interest. Although she is described as being young in the storyline, she's definitely not a teenager and judging by appearance possibly in her mid to late 20s. It's also evident that she is not an accomplished stunt rider.

Early on, she happens upon an illicit street bike rodeo and tries with some difficulty to ingratiate herself with one group of guys participating in the rodeo. As she slowly gains some acceptance from most, but not all of the group, you learn that they make an illicit living by reselling bikes with stolen parts out of a garage owned by their leader who happens to be in prison.

A 6 rating might be a little generous from my perspective, but I did watch the film all the way through and found the story interesting that I didn't feel I had wasted my time. I would hesitate to recommend this film though, unless the viewer has a particular interest the culture associated with young men trying to make a living with their dirt bikes.

The stunt riding looked pretty basic from my perspective and does not occur throughout the film. It was also difficult to comprehend how the final scene could physically happen the way it was shown, but it didn't necessarily spoil the rest of the story and was possibly intended as a symbolic conclusion to the tale.

This film was playing at our art house cinema and while I can appreciate most forms of music, I was aware of Tanya Tucker but knew little else about her life and career.

For the most part, the film focusses on Brandi Carlile's adoration of Tanya Tucker's work and her efforts to bring Tanya back to into the limelight for the appreciate of her original fans and to gain the recognition she feels is warranted for a true country music icon. Brandi Carlile, a gifted musician in her own right, opens the film with her initial efforts to contact Tanya and convince her to produce a new country album. Most of the film focusses on her working with a somewhat hesitant Tanya on the new album with occasional glimpses back into Tanya's budding career when she started singing at venues like country fairs in her early teens.

While the bulk of the film focusses on the production of a new country album, it does go on to include the effort required to bring Tanya back for a live performance and without giving away any spoilers, the national recognition achieved for Brandi and Tanya's effort.

While the film does hint at the reasons for Tanya's 15 year hiatus from the country music scene, I feel the one criticism would be that it didn't explore that aspect of her life very much leaving viewers to possibly question the circumstances that led to her dropping out of the music scene.

Overall, I think it is a worthwhile & interesting watch to learn more about another music legend who came from such a poor background and became wildly successful at such an early age.