What to watch this week? Here are our reviews of the latest films released in theaters or on a platform.
Published at 3:30 p.m.
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice : death suits them so well
“As in the first part, this universe is animated by the madness and anarchy of Betelgeuse. Michael Keaton reprises the role as if he had never left it and seems to be having a blast for our greatest pleasure. Those who remember the original well will remember that he arrives quite late in the story and this is again the case in the sequel. The number of characters also reduces his screen time. Fortunately, Catherine O’Hara, Winona Ryder and Jenna Ortega deliver performances that add humanity to this morbid-comic tale,” summarizes Pascal Leblanc.
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The Deliverance : a mother and her demons… facing the demon
“The trailer promises suspense reminiscent of Poltergeist et The Exorcistand several of their elements manifest themselves in the third act, but the majority of The Deliverance is devoted to the story of a family tested by the vagaries of life. Without being supported, but without great subtlety – Lee Daniels does not overflow –, faith in God and in others is in subtext”, notes our journalist Pascal Leblanc.
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His Three Daughters : phenomenal trio of actresses
« His Three Daughters could be a play, so close do we feel to the characters and what they are going through. The fact that the action takes place almost exclusively inside an apartment in the Bronx certainly contributes to this. But it is above all because of the very accurate portrait of the three women in it and the authenticity of their emotions that we feel like we are sharing their space and their state of mind,” appreciates our journalist Pascal Leblanc.
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The kings of the track : a completely crazy family!
« The kings of the track is a police comedy full of twists and turns, where we take great pleasure in seeing the actress Fanny Ardant as a possessive mother who is suspicious of everything, in this completely dysfunctional family that is not very good at happiness or at the little dirty tricks it accumulates,” summarizes Olivia Lévy.
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Amazonia, meeting the guardians of the forest : when the Amazonian peoples revolt
“By traveling nearly 5,000 km up the Amazon, Santiago Bertolino and Marie-Josée Béliveau set out to meet indigenous communities to document their acts of resistance. Faced with economic and political Goliaths, these woodland Davids, nicknamed guardians of the forest, are multiplying their militant gestures,” explains Sylvain Sarrazin.
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The Front Room : the stepmother of your nightmares
« The Front Room is the first feature film by Max and Sam Eggers. Without denying their talent, we found it unpleasant and repugnant. While this is certainly the desired effect, we are not sure we understand the intention,” criticizes Pascal Leblanc.
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