Jessica Chastain is brilliant as Elizabeth Sloane, the most sought after and formidable lobbyist in D.C. it seems nothing can bring her down, until she takes on the pro-gun movement. Faced with the bitter challenge of suppressing her rhetoric and forever pleading the fifth, Sloane's cool exterior starts to crack. Great courtroom drama / tense political thriller with stellar performances from the lead cast.

Shot in one single take - like, but less impressive than Russian Ark - Victoria is a high energy naturalistic thriller that sees one carefree girl's night in Berlin turn very quickly into a dangerous heist. It sets out at a thumping pace but has a little trouble sustaining it without the hand of our good friend, editing.