Vice (2018)

The story of Dick Cheney, an unassuming bureaucratic Washington insider, who quietly wielded immense power as Vice President to George W. Bush, reshaping the country and the globe in ways that we still feel today.

Political satire focused on a malicious historical politician is foremost successful with the extraordinary performances of its cast and with some biting moments, but generally is not very funny, has a haphazard script and - the reality was much worse than depicted here.

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017)

A mother personally challenges the local authorities to solve her daughter's murder when they fail to catch the culprit.

Unusual, Western-like smalltown drama is well-staged, magnificently photographed and, above all, offers some extraordinary and convincing performances; however, the movie presents a view of rural America in which all protagonists operate on gut-level only without much intelligence and where law seems to be an irrelevant matter.

Conviction (2010)

A working mother puts herself through law school in an effort to represent her brother, who has been wrongfully convicted of murder and has exhausted his chances to appeal his conviction through public defenders.

Straightforward, unspectacular crime drama which convinces due to its great cast.

Maltin***: "Trumps many films based on true stories by avoiding cliches and spotlighting its two talented stars, who give sincere and solid performances. What's more, the saga turns out to have more surprises than you might expect."

Moon (2009)

An astronaut has a quintessentially personal encounter toward the end of his three-year stint on the Moon, where he sends back to Earth parcels of a resource that has helped diminish our planet's power problems.

Gripping existential sci-fi drama with some references to the classics of the genre.



On second view: well worth an occasional rewatching.

Maltin ***: "A good example of how to make a resourceful movie and maintain viewer interest with minmal production components."