This week’s cinema releases: “The Ghosts”, “The Professor”, “Horizon: An American Saga”…

What movies to watch this week (or not)? Every Wednesday, find our reviews of the latest theatrical releases.

“The Ghosts” by Jonathan Millet: our favorite

Genre: Haunted Reason. A former inmate tortured in a Syrian jail has joined a secret cell that hunts torturers hidden in Europe. A relentless mental and physical thriller, heavily documented from real events. (With Adam Bessa, Tawfeek Barhom, Julia Franz Richter. 1h46.)

“The teacher”, by Benjamin Naishtat and Maria Alché

Genre: happy dissertation. A struggle for influence in a prestigious philosophy faculty in Buenos Aires. A deliciously intellectual, committed and enjoyable comedy. (With Marcelo Subiotto, Leonardo Sbaraglia, Julieta Zylberberg. 1h51.)

“Matria”, by Alvaro Gago

Type: pressure cooker. A worker in Galicia, Ramona takes on a series of odd jobs. When her factory is bought out, her destiny changes. For his first film, Álvaro Gago succeeds in painting a beautiful portrait of a woman in struggle, against a backdrop of economic crisis. A sensitive and sunny chronicle. (With María Vázquez, Santi Prego, Soraya Luaces. 1h39.)

“Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1” by Kevin Costner

Genre : long western. The conquest of the West through the progress of a convoy of braves on the Santa Fe trail and other characters on the periphery. This is the first chapter of an ambitious saga that includes four. Old-fashioned cinema, slow and humanist. (With Kevin Costner, Sienna Miller, Sam Worthington. 3h01.)

“Meanwhile on Earth”, by Jérémy Clapin

Genre: Nebula SF. Elsa receives a message from her brother, a young cosmonaut who disappeared three years ago: he is being held by aliens… The extraordinary mixes with ordinary life on Earth, playful inventiveness seduces. But bad ideas spoil this story. (With Megan Northam, Sofia Lesaffre, Catherine Salée. 1h29.)

“Pompo the Cinematographer”, by Takayuki Hirao

Genre: Japanese night. A dive into the inner workings of the making of a film, between pedagogy and entertainment, for lovers of aesthetics and the world of manga. This Japanese anime is in fact the adaptation of a series of books unpublished in France. (With Hiroya Shimizu, Konomi Kohara, Ai Kakuma. 1h34.)

“Why are you smiling?” by Christine Paillard and Chad Chenouga

Genre: Rough antics. A black man pretends to be a migrant to squat at a nice humanitarian’s house; another thug comes to take advantage of the situation… A comedy that relies on a nice relaxed atmosphere, even if it means not shying away from some slightly messy sketches. (With Jean-Pascal Zadi, Emmanuelle Devos, Raphaël Quenard. 1h35.)

“Blue Lock: Episode Nagi” by Shunsuke Ishikawa

Genre : Olive et Tom. “Blue Lock” is a program by the Japan Football Association aimed at detecting the young striker who will crush all others. The episode follows Seishiro Nagi and Reo Mikage. A classic, but enjoyable, self-improvement film. (With Nobunaga Shimazaki, Yuma Uchida, Kazuyuki Okitsu. 1h31.)

“The Human Surge 3”, d’Edouardo Williams

Genre: Twilight Zone. Between (fake) documentary and experimental film (more museum-like), this poetic gesture bores us… at least as much as it fascinates us, especially when its director uses his 360-degree camera to break the horizon line into three curves. (With Meera Nadarasa, Sharika Navamani, Livia Silvano. 2h01.)

Not seen by the editorial staff

“Elyas” by Florent-Emilio Siri

(With Roschdy Zem, Laëtitia Eïdo, Jeanne Michel. 1h39.)

“Zak & Wowo, the Legend of Lendarys”, by Philippe Duchene

(With the voices of Manu Payet, Clara Luciani, Jérôme Niel. 1h25.)