With a cast that reads like a who’s who of British comedy (Steve Buscemi and Jeffrey Tambor represent for the US of A), this darkly hysterical romp through Stalinist Russia is also an entertaining history lesson. One wouldn’t normally expect too many laughs in a movie entitled The Death of Stalin, but then again, this is the work of director/screenwriter Armando Iannucci, who’s acerbic wit made us laugh (very much out loud) with In the Loop at MovieNight back in 2009.

The Death of Stalin was banned in Russia, albeit not entirely successfully. Of course, most of our guests tonight were from that place!