“Armando Iannucci, known to North American audiences via Veep but also the director behind Steve Coogan’s Alan Partridge character on British TV, does a delightful take-down of absolutist regimes in this black comedy about Stalin’s toadies all jockeying for power after the big man is felled by a stroke.

In a remote, uninhabited area, there lies a phenomenon called the Shimmer: an inexplicable border beyond which the laws of physics and biology go topsy-turvy. When a squad of soldiers investigating the anomaly is killed, save one, the survivor’s biologist wife Lena volunteers to explore the ever-expanding region and find out what happened.

“Catwalk: Tales From the Cat Show Circuit follows a season in the lives of two top cat fanciers, Shirley and Kim, and their prize-winning felines, Oh La La the fluffy Red Persian and Bobby the white Turkish Angora. Both are vying to be the year’s Best Cat. It’s a competitive world in the Canadian Cat Association.

Added shows at the Twin! “If there’s something a little counterintuitive about a documentary set in the zen-like sanctum of a Buddhist retreat – achieving a state of perfect mindfulness can’t be any easier with a camera pointing at you – this slow-burn study of monastic life rewards its subjects with a warm, insightful portrayal.