Movies watched in 2017

Former scientist Galen Erso lives on a farm with his wife and young daughter Jyn. His peaceful existence comes crashing down when the evil Orson Krennic takes him away from his beloved family. Many years later, Galen is now the Empire's lead engineer for the most powerful weapon in the galaxy, the Death Star. Knowing that her father holds the key to its destruction, a vengeful Jyn joins forces with a spy and other resistance fighters to steal the space station's plans for the Rebel Alliance. 01/01

In the future, a strange fungus has changed a large part of the human population into flesh-eating monster. In a military facility there is a extremely bright girl who seems to be immune to the fungus and the only hope to save humanity. 01/02

Comic actor Ardal O’Hanlon, explores the Emerald Isle and Irish life as he goes off the beaten track around his beloved homeland. 01/03

Russell Baze has a rough life: he works a dead-end blue collar job at the local steel mill by day, and cares for his terminally ill father by night. When Russell's brother Rodney returns home from serving time in Iraq, he gets lured into one of the most ruthless crime rings in the Northeast and mysteriously disappears. With nothing left to lose, Russell takes matters into his own hands, putting his life on the line to seek justice for his brother. 01/04

A misogynistic and snobbish phonetics professor agrees to a wager that he can take a poor Cockney flower girl and make her presentable in the high society of Edwardian London. 01/05

A single woman takes the place of a stranger's blind date, which leads to her finding the perfect boyfriend. 01/06

Callum Lynch dies and is resurrected by a secret society that wants to explore the memories of his ancestor Aguilar in order to get the apple of Eden. In the process, Lynch gains the skills of a Master Assassin and discovers he is a descendant of the secret Assassins society. 01/07

A vocal coach competes with her own father and his main rival in a field dominated by men, for a prestigious gig doing the voice-over on a trailer for a big-budget movie. 01/08

If this movie teaches you something is: never mess with the Bush family, because they are gonna f#%* you hard and destroy your live and everything you love, no matter how right you are or how powerful you think you are. Just go and ask Dan Rather and Mary Mapes. 01/09

Amy and Raquel are two lonely, weird, misunderstood girls who happen to be able to see the demons that live around us disguised as humans. The two girls become friends and start kicking the ass of some seriously gnarly demons. What could possibly go wrong? 01/08

Fictionalised biography that explores the life of 007 creator, Ian Fleming, from 1938 to 1952, dwelling on Fleming's romantic adventures as well as his espionage for the Royal Navy. 01/10

Filmmaker Werner Herzog examines the past, present and future of the Internet and how it affects human interaction and modern society. 01/11

Based on a true story. American journalist Charles Horman disappears in the bloody aftermath of the US-backed Chilean coup of 1973 that deposed the democratically elected socialist President Salvador Allende. His wife and his father will do everything in their power to find him. 01/12

A documentary depicting the life and work of the trappers of Bakhtia, a village in the heart of the Siberian Taiga, where daily life has changed little in over a century. 01/13

When the girl of your dreams is half your age, it's time to grow up. 01/14

A hard-partying high school senior's philosophy on life changes when he meets the not-so-typical "nice girl." 01/15

Lonely residents of a tornado-stricken Ohio town wander the deserted landscape trying to fulfill their boring, nihilistic lives. 01/16

This series is about everything but food. Join Anthony Bourdain while he travels to the most uncommon places and talks about their history, their political situation and throws a joke or two. Oh, and see him eat while he does that. A very unexpected series. You will love it or hate it. 01/17

To learn what the USA can learn from other nations, Michael Moore playfully "invades" them to see what they have to offer. "Where to invade next" offers hope and is Michael Moore's most far-reaching film.
01/18

Behind every powerful image is a powerful story. Uniting exploration, photography and the natural world, Tales By Light follows photographers from Australia and around the world as they push the limits of their craft. 01/19

A jazz pianist falls for an aspiring actress in Los Angeles. This original musical about everyday life explores the joy and pain of pursuing your dreams. 01/20

A high school wise guy is determined to have a day off from school, despite what the principal thinks of that. 01/21

A German couple lose their son in WWII, prompting them to become secretly anti-Nazi. 01/22

A diverse group of high schoolers are forced to spend detention on a Saturday in the library. Trying to make the best of their circumstances, they learn to understand each other and discover that in spite of their initial differences, they actually share many common feelings and problems. 01/22

Frontier is the first original scripted series ordered by Discovery, and follows the struggle to control wealth and power in the North American fur trade in the late 18th century. 01/23