What could be better than relaxing with some friends and watching a movie in a lovely theatre?  Sounds pretty good, eh?  Now what if that movie was free?  Well,  things just got even better!  Here at the JMCPL, we host no-cost Movie Nights from the fall to the spring in the Mahon Auditorium.  Just follow the signs downstairs to take advantage of this free service and enjoy some cinematic storytelling.  We screen a wide range of films so there’s something for everyone.  Check this page or the calendar on the Adult programming page to find out what’s playing.  See you at the movies!

Wednesday Movie
Wednesday, February 26, 7:00
Jojo Rabbit (108 min., PG13)

Young Jojo Betzler is a member of the Hitler Youth in 1940s Germany. Lonely and saddled with the nickname “Rabbit,” he seeks to prove himself a loyal and capable member of The Reich. But when he discovers his mother is hiding a Jewish girl from German authorities, he must decide where his loyalty resides, with his mother or the state. Dogging him the entire way is his imaginary friend . . . none other than Der Fuhrer, Adolf Hitler.

Wednesday Movie
Wednesday, March 4, 7:00
The Good Liar (109 min., R)

Roy Courtnay is a run of the mill con man in search of a new swindle. While online, he comes in contact with Betty McLeish. The widow gives him a place to stay and begins to share everything in her life with him. The con suddenly changes as Roy finds himself developing feelings for the woman he plans to rob. As he come to terms with the problem, he also finds that the balance between his past and future is far less clearer than he though it was.

French Movie Night
Thursday, March 5, 6:30
La femme de mon frère/A brother’s love (117 min., 14A)

Sophia, an unemployed academic, is forced to change the way she thinks and lives her life when Karim, her beloved brother, falls in love.

Co-sponsored by SCFPA.

Wednesday Movie
Wednesday, March 11, 7:00
A Beautiful Day in the Neighbourhood (108 min., PG)

Throughout his life, Fred Rogers made many surprising friendships. One was with a journalist named Tom Junod. For Junod, studying Rogers starts off as a job. But it’s not long before he falls under the spell of a man who influenced generations of children. Wearing his heart on his sleeve and unabashedly telling people that they deserve to be loved, Rogers sometimes touches a nerve with the more cynical types. But for Junod, befriending the man ends up becoming a life-altering experience.

Lunafest – Short Films By, For, About Women
Thursday, March 12, 7:00

Everyone is welcome to this event which will benefit YWCA of Prince Albert and Chicken and Egg Pictures.  Admission by donation.  Email hjertaas@gmail.com or visit www.lunafest.org for more information.

Co-presented by YWCA of Prince Albert.

Wednesday Movie
Wednesday, March 18, 7:00
Edie (102 min., NR)

Following the death of her husband, Edie breaks free from years of his control and rebels against her daughter’s wish for her to move into assisted living by embarking on an adventure she and her father had always longed for: a trip to the Scottish Highlands to climb the world-famous Mt. Suilven. Along the way, she hires young camping shop owner Jonny to be her guide. Despite the generational differences, Jonny encourages Edie to fulfill her dream.

World Water Day Film Event
Monday, March 23, 6:45 (82 min.)
The Condor and the Eagle

Celebrate World Water Day at the screening of The Condor and The Eagle. This film follows Indigenous leaders who are engaged in critical actions to preserve their territories from environmental destruction through the Americas. We are excited by the opportunities for conversation that this film offers and the chance to deepen our understanding of solidarity to protect Mother Earth.

Co-hosted by The Prince Albert Chapter of The Council of Canadians.

Wednesday Movie
Wednesday, March 25, 6:30
Knives Out (130 min., PG13)

Harlan Thrombrey spent a lifetime becoming a rich and successful crime novelist. And on his 85th birthday, he invites his extended family to his mansion, hoping to move past their dysfunctional past and bring them together. Things take a turn for the worse when Harlan is found dead during the party, prompting Detective Benoit Blanc to investigate. But will he be able to find the killer when everyone there that day had a reason to do it?

Wednesday Movie
Wednesday, April 1, 7:00
Stan and Ollie (97 min., PG)

In the 1930s and 1940s, Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy were one of the most popular comedy acts in movies, helplessly bumbling their way through one “fine mess” after another. But by the 1950s, they were has-beens, struggling with health problems and trying to find a way back into the movie business. They embarked on a tour of small theaters in Britain to perform their own material, and possibly re-ignite their old friendship.

French Movie Night
Thursday, April 2, 6:30
Patients (111 min., NR)

Patients is the story of a rebirth, a chaotic journey of victories and defeats, tears and bursts of laughter, but above all encounters: we do not heal alone.

Co-sponsored by SCFPA.

Wednesday Movie
Wednesday, April 8, 6:30
Little Women (134 min., PG)

In the late 1860’s, the United States is just recovering from the bloody Civil War. Yet, life goes on in New England, where the four March sisters are growing up and discovering who they truly are. The narrative bounces between their times as small children and when they grow up and begin to leave their homes, breaking free from the shackles of their families and coming into their own identities. The four face heartbreak, sadness, love, and joy together in a world that’s rapidly changing around them. They have to help each other change with it, or risk being left behind.

Wednesday Movie
Wednesday, April 15, 6:15
Ford v. Ferrari (154 min., PG13)

Henry Ford II and Lee Iacocca give automotive designer and driver Carroll Shelby a mission: They tell him to create a new type of Ford car that can win the 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans race. Shelby is told that the project is like going to war because they’re trying to best Ferrari on the race track. Shelby and a team of U.S. designers and engineers, joined by British race car driver Ken Miles, have 90 days to create this automotive miracle that they have named the Ford GT40. Even if they accomplish the seemingly impossible task of making a car that can go at speeds higher than any Ferrari, they still have to beat Ferrari’s best driver to win the race.

Wednesday Movie
Wednesday, April 22, 7:00
Bombshell (108 min., R)

At Fox News, there’s always been a brigade of blond women on camera. But it’s what’s going on behind the scenes at Fox News that sparks intrigue. One untouchable man, Roger Ailes, maintains dominion over the entire network. And he’s created an unbearably toxic atmosphere for his female staff, many of whom are approached with highly inappropriate suggestions and forced to deal with harassment. And with million of dollars on the line, there are many who will try to silence women at the network from speaking out. But there’s one thing they weren’t counting on, the women joining up forces.

NFB Film Club Night
Thursday, April 23, 7:00
Conviction (78 min.)

Bianca, Treena, Laura, and Caitlin are a stark reflection of the troubling worldwide tendency to criminalize and imprison the most vulnerable in society—those most affected by poverty, addiction, childhood trauma, and mental illness.  Together with long-time prisoners’ rights advocate Kim Pate

and others, these women collaborate with the filmmakers to answer a deceptively simple question: What would you have needed to avoid incarceration? Through art, photography, filmmaking and poetry, the women inside envision a more ideal world on the outside.

Their creative agency emerges as a force that empowers them to chart the course of their own lives, and they become increasingly engaged in making Conviction—not another “broken prison” film, but rather a “broken society” film.

Wednesday Movie
Wednesday, April 29, 6:45
1917 (119 min., R)

In the midst of World War I, people are starting to despair. Both soldiers and civilians alike are beginning to feel as if there is no beacon of hope on the horizon. And then a possible solution presents itself, but it will require a daring mission of such magnitude that only a hero would attempt to do it. In this case, two heroes step up to the plate. But they quickly realize that they may be sacrificing their very lives to help end the war.