Skip the popcorn. Bring a notepad. And maybe a stress ball.
Rating: ★★★★☆ (4/5) Watch if: You think the biggest threat to a soldier is the enemy. Or if you believe the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) actually works. military misconduct (2018)
Director eschews the typical talking-head veteran crying into a beer. Instead, we get redacted emails, JAG manuals highlighted in yellow, and deposition footage that looks like a Zoom call from hell. The film’s most tense sequence isn’t a firefight—it’s a 12-minute scene where a Major reads a "Command Climate Assessment" aloud in a monotone voice while the screen shows the actual conviction rates for officers versus enlisted personnel. The gap is a chasm. You will feel your blood pressure rise. Skip the popcorn