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This is without doubt one of the best stories of human courage, determination and their ability to survive under unimaginable circumstances. As someone who read quite a lot and watched a few documentaries on this incident, I found 1993 movie "Alive", which is based on the same incident, lacking in many aspects. Actors speaking English should be the least of them. In contrast, "The society of snow" is a more realistic and engaging presentation of the events. You can feel their pain, suffering and moral dilemmas. Cinematography, dialogs and acting all are truly excellent. One of the biggest deficits in "Alive" was the lukeworm depiction of the events around survivors' coming to contact with the civilization, the rescue operation and the aftermath. This movie has clearly beaten "Alive" in all those fascinating bits of this extraordinary story.

From the trailer and marketing of this movie, I was led to believe this was going to be a visual spectacle and a movie made for cinema. A lots of technical details of its making was promoted, including the fact it was shot on film using an expensive imax camera rather than digitally. As a result, I decided to see it in an IMAX cinema paying about 60% more than the regular ticket price. However, it turned out to be more of a political drama discussing Oppenheimer's political views and his clashes with bureaucrats. I was wrong to believe it was about the exciting story of Manhattan project. Although some people said this is a movie made to save cinemas from streaming services (like Tom Cruise's Mission Impossible - which is definitely a movie made for cinemas), I do not think you should necessarily go to the cinema to enjoy it. It is not a bad movie but watching it on TV should suffice given the fact it is more of a drama and there is not many visually stunning scenes you would expect from the trailer.

Extremely fascinating and gripping documentary about an eccentric couple that departed this world leaving so many unanswered questions. It revolves around an art theft happened in 1985. The stolen painting (estimated to worth 160 million dollars presently) is found by a small town art dealer who has been asked to assess the collectibles left by a diseased elderly couple.

This is definitely one of the best crime related documentaries I have ever watched. This could easily make a blockbuster movie like "Catch me if you can". This story is thought provoking and surprises you with the double lives some people seem to enjoy.