NYFF: Closer 'Miles Ahead' Marks Star Don Cheadle's Directorial Debut

Fact: Everyone loves Don Cheadle. That said, his directorial debut—“Miles Ahead”—probably did itself a disservice premiering at the New York Film Festival on Saturday. The NYFF has certainly been known to elevate movies that might otherwise have been overlooked and give them the attention they deserve. The downside? The festival’s Lincoln Center locations and reputation for highly distilled cinema deliver such a high degree of scrutiny and level of expectation that the flaws in a film are cruelly magnified.      There are things to like in “Miles Ahead,” but things to laugh at, too (there are moments, during the car-chase scenes – yes, car-chase scenes in a jazz bio-pic...

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