Colossal (2016)

Gloria is an out-of-work party girl forced to leave her life in New York City and move back home, but when reports surface that a giant creature is destroying Seoul, she gradually comes to the realization that she is somehow connected to this phenomenon.

Strange, slightly amusing mix of a domestic alcohol abuse story and a monster movie nicely moves along its absurd premise, but isn't really very exciting.

Bridge of Spies (2015)

During the Cold War, an American lawyer is recruited to defend an arrested Soviet spy in court, and then to help the CIA facilitate an exchange of the spy for the Soviet captured American U2 spy plane pilot.

Appropriately subdued reconstruction of true historic events has gentle suspense, fine period detail and two great lead performances.