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Montreal -80s. A Pulitzer-winning reporter comes back home to Montreal, profoundly shocked by the horrors he has seen in Central America and doubting the values of a job that is powerless to change the realities it witnesses. The only thing that kept him afloat through this ordeal was the idea of home, and the man and the woman whom he loves dearly and with whom he has been sharing his life for the last 10 years. But they are gone. 'At the beginning, explains the man, we were three even when you were not physically here. Then we realized that we were two even when you were actually with us'. The reporter then starts a photographic report on his city. Click click click, each photo shows us an aspect of Montreal, a mood of the photographer, who goes deeper and deeper in the city, in his own heart, until he finds himself… Profoundly genuine and moving, this double journey within a city and within a man's soul using still photographs is a fantastic idea. A great movie.

Somewhere in Space -3000+. Humans have by now mastered the art of engineering a being from a few cells. On a secret military space station, they apply this knowledge on Sigourney's cells rescued from the Prison planet's disaster (see Alien 3) and resurrect her to get hold of the Alien she carried in her womb. The operation is so successful that they keep the mother as well for study. They soon realize that the cells have been slightly mixed up, and while resurrected Sigourney has inherited some very Alien traits, the Alien queen she delivered also mutated. And once again, the humans will learn fast enough that they are no match to the Aliens. This unexpected sequel of the famous trilogy might be the best of all, with all the elements of the previous three, but a lot of new surprises, and ever more enticing glimpses on fantastic creatures.

Somewhere in Space -2000++. The mining corporation forgot to declare the planet where aliens had been discovered as an 'off-limit' place, and colonists have been sent there. Now they launch a distress signal and a bunch of ultra-macho Marines (accompanied with the first expedition's sole survivor) is sent for rescue. The only survivor they find upon arrival is a little girl, and their objective quickly turns towards the extermination of the Aliens. Faster said than done… Actually, this sequel of the first Alien is better done, faring less stupidities if not less improbabilities. The creatures are seen more clearly and their extraordinary design deserves it.