The Conspirator (2010)

 

 

Mary Surratt is the lone female charged as a co-conspirator in the assassination trial of Abraham Lincoln. As the whole nation turns against her, she is forced to rely on her reluctant lawyer to uncover the truth and save her life. 

Made in good taste and excellent period detail and with a capable cast ensemble, this historical drama focuses on an interesting aspect of the Lincoln assassination, but without much suspense or giving the story the importance it actually has. 

Maltin**1/2: "'Historical drama never achieves the urgency it should, but McAvoy's impassioned performance is worth seeing."  

The Ides of March (2011)

An idealistic staffer for a new presidential candidate gets a crash course on dirty politics during his stint on the campaign trail.

A biting, but not very original look at US election politics is mainly watchable for its first-rate cast and good direction.

Maltin**: "Purported inside look at backroom politics covers awfully familiar ground and offers no real surprises; with a cast of this caliber it's easy to take but still doesn't add up to much."

Evan Rachel Wood

Bio:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evan_Rachel_Wood

Into the Forest (2015)

After a massive power outage, two sisters learn to survive on their own in their isolated woodland home.

Somber and intense doomsday drama eschews superficial effects and rather offers a good sense of solitude and abandonment and convincing performances by Page and Wood (although they're both well beyond the age of being the teenagers they are impersonating).