Movies I watched in 2016

The young owl Soren is kidnapped by the evil owls of St. Aegolious who want to turn him into a soldier. He escapes with some of his friends and warns the mythical guardians about the evil plan.

A sendup of all the teen movies that have accumulated in the past two decades.

A chronicle of Brittany Murphy's rise to fame in the 1990s, her struggles with self-esteem, and her tragic early death.

Life for a struggling college student changes in an instant when he meets the owner of a male strip club who convinces him to give amateur night a whirl.

The real story behind the myth of American icon Robert 'Evel' Knievel and his legacy.

Four college buddies embark on a road trip to retrieve an illicit tape mistakenly mailed to a female friend.

Jamie is a shy teenager, often bullied at school. His neighbour Ste has a rough time at home, being beaten by his father and brother. This issues bring them together and they find that what they feel for each other is more than friendship.

A hilarious collection of animated television commercials that were rejected because of their creator's failing grip on sanity.

The evolution of humanity, through countless eons.

Extracts from the journal of Pastor John Deitman, Strathmoor, Georgia. June & July, 1927

A frontiersman on a fur trading expedition in the 1820s fights for survival after being mauled by a bear and left for dead by members of his own hunting team.

A proud young woman in early 20th century Australia must choose between marriage and independence.

In 2006-2007 a group of investors bet against the United States mortgage market. In their research, they discover how flawed and corrupt the market is.

Two sisters decide to throw one last house party before their parents sell their family home.

An aspiring photographer develops an intimate relationship with an older woman in 1950s New York.

Gino, a drifter, begins an affair with inn-owner Giovanna, and they plan to get rid of her older husband.

In the dead of a Wyoming winter, a bounty hunter and his prisoner find shelter in a cabin currently inhabited by a collection of nefarious characters.

A hapless young Viking who aspires to hunt dragons becomes the unlikely friend of a young dragon himself, and learns there may be more to the creatures than he assumed.

A wandering gunfighter plays two rival families against each other in a town torn apart by greed, pride, and revenge.

A man crippled by the mundanity of his life experiences something out of the ordinary.

When Hiccup and Toothless discover an ice cave that is home to hundreds of new wild dragons and the mysterious Dragon Rider, the two friends find themselves at the center of a battle to protect the peace.

During the 1960s and 70s, a closeted scientist at the Atomic Energy Commission befriended dozens of hitchhikers picked up on his weekly commute along the Pacific Coast Highway between Venice Beach and Santa Barbara. Those men he felt trustworthy were invited to his home and photographed, and their long-concealed nude images provide a glimpse into those bygone encounters. Using historic photos curated by ONE: The National Gay and Lesbian Archives, the work is a stream-of-consciousness meditation on longing, transformation, and fleeting intimacies between men at a particular point both in their lives and in American history...when the open road promised a journey of personal reinvention and discovery.

James goes to the clinic to get tested for STI's and HIV/AIDS.

Steve Jobs takes us behind the scenes of the digital revolution, to paint a portrait of the man at its epicenter. The story unfolds backstage at three iconic product launches, ending in 1998 with the unveiling of the iMac.

During the Cold War, an American lawyer is recruited to defend an arrested Soviet spy in court, and then help the CIA facilitate an exchange of the spy for the Soviet captured American U2 spy plane pilot, Francis Gary Powers.