http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/movies/2015/10/bridge_of_spies_reviewed_tom_hanks_and_steven_spielberg_s_cold_war_movie.html

Bridge of Spies, a Cold War espionage thriller directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Tom Hanks, sometimes comes off as a throwback to another era, both political and cinematic: a time when the ideological fault lines between world powers could be confidently drawn in the sand, or a Frank Capra hero could win a whole nation to his side through sheer dint of his basic American decency. But pay close attention to the smartly pinging dialogue (by Joel and Ethan Coen, rewriting an earlier script by Matt Charman): Bridge of Spies is hardly a comfy old wing chair of a movie, designed for contemporary audiences to settle into with a sigh and forget our own geopolitical troubles. This is a film that, though its story (inspired by true events) begins in 1957 and spans a period of about five years, uses that era to hold a mirror to our own.