Cold War (2018)

'Cold War' is an epic romance set against 15 years of post war Polish history, centering on the divide between east and west and how that effects a pair of star crossed lovers. Shot in a beautiful crisp black and white this Pawel Pawlikowski film is a sort of thematic follow up to his Oscar winning 'Ida', which I still think is the better movie but not by that much. Strong lead performances by Tomasz Kot and Joanna Kulig, a beautiful looking, soulful film with a great mix of music thrown in. I love films where the plot reaches where you think its going to go and then continues on to what happens after, and I didn't see this after coming. ****