Movies I Watched (September 2021)
A list of all the films I watched in September 2021.
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- DirectorBrian De PalmaStarsJohn TravoltaNancy AllenJohn LithgowA movie sound recordist accidentally records the evidence that proves that a car accident was actually murder and consequently finds himself in danger.10/10
#1 in "Top 10 Best of September 2021" - DirectorKen ScottStarsPatrick HuardJulie LeBretonAntoine BertrandAs his lover announces her pregnancy, a fortysomething slacker receives other life-changing news: 142 people, all of them the result of artificial insemination, have filed a class action lawsuit against him, their biological father.8/10
#8 in "Top 10 Best of September 2021" - DirectorCristi PuiuStarsAgathe BoschUgo BroussotFrédéric Schulz-RichardA landowner, a politician, a countess, a General and his wife gather in a spacious manor house and discuss death, war, progress and morality. As time passes by, the discussion becomes more serious and heated.8/10
#6 in "Top 10 Best of September 2021" - DirectorHayao MiyazakiStarsCate BlanchettMatt DamonLiam NeesonA five-year-old boy develops a relationship with Ponyo, a young goldfish princess who longs to become a human after falling in love with him.7/10
- DirectorNicolas MonetteStarsMélissa Désormeaux-PoulinMartin MatteRomane MartinsEstelle, 34 ans, conjointe et mère de famille sans histoire, s'enfonce dans une vie rangée et prévisible. Mais une série d'événements remet son identité en question. Pire : elle réalise que le noeud de cette crise est sexuel. Elle se met en tête d'organiser un « trip » à trois. Défi loin de sa zone de confort. Elle plonge dans cette quête folle, entraînant avec elle son conjoint qui se sent tout aussi incompétent.8/10
#7 in "Top 10 Best of September 2021" - DirectorTraci CurryStanley NelsonStarsArthur HarrisonCarlos RocheTyrone LarkinsThis unnervingly vivid dive into the 1971 uprising from Emmy® winning director Stanley Nelson sheds new light on the enduring violence and racism of the prison system and highlights the urgent, ongoing need for reform 50 years later.9/10
#3 in "Top 10 Best of September 2021" - DirectorHany Abu-AssadStarsMaisa Abd ElhadiAli SulimanManal AwadA woman whose visit to a hair salon turns into a nightmare when she is blackmailed by its owner.7/10
- DirectorRadu MunteanStarsMaria PopistasuIlona BrezoianuAlex BogdanA humanitarian mission arrives in Transylvania, offering goods to locals. Maria and Dan, despite conflicts, find themselves assisting a disoriented local.5/10
- DirectorLiesl TommyStarsJennifer HudsonForest WhitakerMarlon WayansFollowing the rise of Aretha Franklin's career from a child singing in her father's church's choir to her international superstardom, RESPECT is the remarkable true story of the music icon's journey to find her voice.6/10
- DirectorPaul SchraderStarsOscar IsaacTiffany HaddishTye SheridanWilliam Tell is an ex-military interrogator living under the radar as a low-stakes gambler. When he encounters a young man looking to commit revenge against a mutual enemy, he takes him on the casino circuit to set him on a new path.6/10
- DirectorGuillaume SylvestreStarsMacha GrenonPierre-Luc BrillantMarianne FortierAntoine, 13, spends the summer vacation with his parents in a rented cottage on an island in the middle of the Saint-Lawrence River. His neighbour, 17-year-old Anna, is an enigmatic and lively young woman. Antoine begins to experience the first stirrings of love-which soon yield a troubling brew of anxiety, desire and obsession. He eventually comes across a terrible secret that will forever change his life.7/10
- DirectorRobin AubertStarsFrançois ChénierGuy VaillancourtFrance LabontéA reporter goes to a mysterious village to investigate mysterious disappearances until one night, his friend gets abducted and every citizen wants him dead.6/10
- DirectorPhilippe GagnonStarsGuillaume Lemay-ThiviergeViviane AudetGilles RenaudTakes place in 1665 in New France at a time when a part of Canada was colonialized by France. Joseph Côté escapes from a prison in order to avoid death by hanging. While some colonial soldiers are chasing him, Joseph takes the identity of a Jesuit and hides in the seigneury of Beaufort where most men are waiting for "daughters of the king." (French women who were sent to Canada in order to find a husband.) At night, Joseph finds out that there are werewolves that terrorize the village. Besides, things get complicated when he falls in love with Marie Labotte, a "daughter of the king" that no one wants to marry. All in all, by simply trying to protect his life and Marie's, Joseph will end up fighting against the werewolves.3/10
- DirectorRobert MorinStarsJean-Guy BouchardNormand D'AmourRené-Daniel DuboisOn the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, six people become suspicious about a stranger in their neighborhood.5/10
- DirectorJuho KuosmanenStarsSeidi HaarlaYura BorisovDinara DrukarovaAs a train weaves its way up to the arctic circle, two strangers share a journey that will change their perspective on life.6/10
- DirectorMahamat-Saleh HarounStarsAchouackh Abakar SouleymaneRihane Khalil AlioYoussouf DjaoroAmina, a practicing Muslim, lives with her daughter, 15-year-old Maria. When Amina learns Maria is pregnant and wants to abort the child, they face an impossible situation in a country where abortion is legally and morally condemned.7/10
- DirectorAntoneta Alamat KusijanovicStarsGracija FilipovicLeon LucevDanica CurcicA teenage girl decides to replace her controlling father with his wealthy foreign friend during a weekend trip to the Adriatic Sea.9/10
#4 in "Top 10 Best of September 2021" - DirectorKira KovalenkoStarsMilana AguzarovaAlik KaraevSoslan KhugaevAda is stuck. Living in a dead-end town in North Ossetia, she is caught in the tight grip of the men in her life. But when her older brother returns home and her father suddenly falls ill, Ada finally sees a possible path to freedom.6/10
- DirectorStefan MiljevicStarsGabriel SabourinLouis ChampagneRobin AubertThree friends going on a fishing trip but instead of fishing they end up in Amsterdam ...7/10
- DirectorMounia AklStarsYumna MarwanNadine LabakiSaleh BakriA couple decide to leave the toxic pollution of their home city of Beirut, hoping to build a utopian existence in a pristine home in the mountains.7/10
- DirectorJean-Pierre MelvilleStarsRoger DuchesneIsabelle CoreyDaniel CauchyAfter losing big, an aging gambler decides to assemble a team to rob a casino.7/10
#10 in "Top 10 Best of September 2021" - DirectorJustin ChonStarsJustin ChonAlicia VikanderMark O'BrienAs a Korean-American man raised in the Louisiana bayou works hard to make a life for his family, he must confront the ghosts of his past as he discovers that he could be deported from the only country he has ever called home.7/10
- DirectorMichael ShowalterStarsJessica ChastainAndrew GarfieldCherry JonesAn intimate look at the extraordinary rise, fall and redemption of televangelist Tammy Faye Bakker.7/10
- DirectorChris SmithStarsMark BorchardtMike SchankTom SchimmelsDocumentary about an aspiring filmmaker's attempts to finance his dream project by finally completing the low-budget horror film he abandoned years before.7/10
- DirectorPhilippe FalardeauStarsMohamed FellagSophie NélisseÉmilien NéronAt a Montréal public grade school, an Algerian immigrant is hired to replace a popular teacher who committed suicide in her classroom. While helping his students deal with their grief, his own recent loss is revealed.10/10