The Lady in the Van

This is not a review of Batman v Superman. In fact, The Lady in the Van is the antithesis of that. It is a nice little film that tells the true story of a homeless woman (Maggie Smith) who lives in a van in Camden Town in London. She is befriended by a writer (Alex Jennings) who eventually allows her to park her van in his driveway. She ends up staying for 15 years. The film is shot in the actual house and street in Camden Town, and the writer who befriended her, wrote the book, play, and screenplay. The Lady in the Van is a tour de force for Maggie Smith. She is 81, but is having a hugely successful career late in life, including Harry Potter, Downton Abbey, and The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel. In The Lady and the Van, Smith can emote in almost every scene. Most scenes in the film are mostly just the two characters, the lady and the writer. It does use a cute device of splitting the writer into identical twins, one who is experiencing The Lady in the Van, and one who is writing about it. So even nice little films these days use CGI. So, if you are tired of superheroes, this film is a good bet.