On Thursday, March 28, the Brock University Film Society (BUFS) introduces audiences to Vice, the epic story of how a Washington bureaucrat quietly became the most powerful man in the world.

Adam McKay (The Big Short) directs a talented cast that includes Christian Bale as Dick Cheney, Sam Rockwell as George W. Bush, Amy Adams as Lynne Cheney and Steve Carell as Donald Rumsfeld.

As Bush’s Vice-President, Cheney, already a corporate powerhouse and political insider, remade the role into one that wielded immense power. In the process, he quietly reshaped the U.S. and the globe in ways that we still feel today.

“The singular achievement of Vice may be its depiction of Cheney as more than a punch line and more than the mwah-hah-hah plotter behind George W.’s ‘What, me worry?’ demeanour,” says the Toronto Star.

In the words of the Associated Press, “Come for the politics, but stay for the performances. They’ll make it worth your while.”

The cast and crew of Vice have received several accolades, including a best actor award for Bale from the Golden Globes and an Academy Award win for best makeup and hairstyling.

Tickets for all BUFS shows are available at the Film House in the FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre (PAC) on the evening of screenings. General admission is $9.50 or $7 for members, plus tax. Memberships are available through the Film House website.

Visit the BUFS web page for a full list of this season’s selections. A calendar of films coming to the PAC over the next few months is posted on the Film House website. Look for the red B that indicates a BUFS-hosted screening.

For more than 40 years, the Department of Communication, Popular Culture and Film has hosted the film society (previously known as a series) to bring some of the best in independent, international and Canadian cinema to St. Catharines.