Miles Ahead

You gotta give it up to Don Cheadle's performance as an actor and his film directorial debut in Miles Ahead.  Given his talent which is obvious and needless to say, he goes beyond not disappointing. The life of jazz musician Miles Davis is told with the exploration of a reference point in his life when he wasn't active in music and from there are the dizzying flashbacks to pivotal points in his life that shaped him to that moment and beyond.  Cheadle both in front of and behind the camera constructs and deconstructs the man to come out projecting the very meaning of the title in a way that truly honors one of the greatest musicians of America.  It's not conventional storytelling for sure, but that is also one of the very points of the exploration and ultimate homage. Kudos to Miles Ahead for it's unique tapestry.