Movies I Watched (April 2018)

Moscow, 1953. After being in power for nearly 30 years, Soviet dictator, Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin, takes ill and quickly dies. Now the members of the Council of Ministers scramble for power.

A troubled family must face the facts when something goes terribly wrong at their son's desolate military post.

When their relationship turns sour, a couple undergoes a medical procedure to have each other erased from their memories forever.

A young woman is involuntarily committed to a mental institution, where she is confronted by her greatest fear - but is it real or a product of her delusion?

A documentary about young women who have been drawn into the sex trade - and how easy it is for a web-savvy generation to end up making porn.

A young girl that came to Montréal to find her dad is exploited by a bar owner.

On a dairy farm in the Eastern Townships, in the middle of a drought and while the land is parching, a drama will disrupt the life of the Santerre family. Confronted to each other they will have to learn to forgive.

A banished hero of Rome allies with a sworn enemy to take his revenge on the city.

A documentary on the series of televised debates in 1968 between liberal Gore Vidal and conservative William F. Buckley.

A behind-the-scenes look at how Jim Carrey adopted the persona of idiosyncratic comedian Andy Kaufman on the set of Man on the Moon (1999).

When his apartment building is torn down, a retired lifelong New Yorker goes on a cross-country odyssey with his beloved cat Tonto.

Documentary of 1980's near-launch of a nuclear missile from Arkansas, based on Eric Shlosser's award-winning book of the same name.

In British Colonial Kenya during the Mau Mau uprising, Peter and Kimani, who grew up together, find themselves on the opposite sides.

A look at the life and work of photographer Elsa Dorfman.

A family struggles for survival in a world invaded by blind alien creatures with ultra-sensitive hearing.

A human rights activist and filmmaker travels to Hainan Province to seek justice for six elementary school girls who were sexually abused, while being followed by local governments, national secret police, and even her own neighbors.

An orphaned brontosaurus teams up with other young dinosaurs in order to reunite with their families in a valley.

Documentary about deceased photojournalist Tim Hetherington directed by Sebastian Junger. Together with his friend and long-term collaborator Sebastian, Tim had travelled the world documenting conflicts in Afghanistan, Liberia and Libya among other locations. Best known for their 2010 film 'Restrepo' which was nominated for an Academy Award, the two strived to capture the humanity within conflict situations and with their images they focused on the individuals involved and their experiences of the violence surrounding them. Unfortunately, in 2011 Tim was killed by a mortar blast and this film is a tribute and celebration of the legacy he has left behind and includes Sebastian conducting interviews with those who knew Tim best.

A rather neurotic ant tries to break from his totalitarian society while trying to win the affection of the princess he loves.

A married couple, Simon and Robyn, run into Gordo, an old classmate. Things take a turn when Gordo begins to drop in unannounced at their house and inundates them with mysterious gifts.

The final performance of Justin Timberlake and the Tennessee Kids' 20/20 Experience World Tour, filmed in 2015 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.

A successful writer in the midst of a painful divorce is stalked at his remote lake house by a would-be scribe who accuses him of plagiarism.

In a desperate attempt to win a basketball match and earn their freedom, the Looney Tunes seek the aid of retired basketball champion, Michael Jordan.

An insomniac office worker and a devil-may-care soap maker form an underground fight club that evolves into much more.

Set in Japan, Isle of Dogs follows a boy's odyssey in search of his lost dog.