Movie theater
A Family Affair
To be honest, we still haven’t figured out why Nicole Kidman agreed to star in this throwaway rom-com. We also don’t know why the actress – who has an impeccable sense of style – agreed to wear that horrible blonde wig with yellow accents. Under the tab “film about a woman who falls in love with a younger man”, The Idea of You with Anne Hathaway and Nicholas Galitzine (on Prime Video) is superior. A Family Affair However, it does get more laughs, thanks to Zac Efron’s smug Hollywood comedian character. As for Joey King, we would have liked her to be a little less thick.
Netflix
The special
Good evening !
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Host Jean-Philippe Wauthier
Jean-Philippe Wauthier’s summer rendezvous will cross the 500-episode mark on Thursday night. To mark this feat, the host will welcome none other than Martin Matte. (We expect several allusions to the comedian’s defunct talk show, which only aired for one season on TVA. All of this, of course, wrapped up in questions that were way too long for nothing.) Four favorites of Good evening ! Also present will be: Jean-Sébastien Girard, Serge Denoncourt, Élise Guilbault and Danny St Pierre. Also on the program this week: Katherine Levac and Sonia Benezra (Monday), Jean-François Mercier and Valérie Plante (Tuesday), and Marie Soleil Dion and Mathieu Dufour (Wednesday).
ICI Télé, Monday to Thursday at 9 p.m.
The documentary
TLC Forever
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Tionne “T-Boz” Watkins and Rozonda “Chilli” Thomas of TLC
Aired last summer on Lifetime, this documentary traces the winding journey of the girl group that has sold the most albums in the United States. Humble beginnings, rise to the top in the heart of the 1990s thanks to monster hits Creep, No Scrubs And WaterfallsChili’s secret abortion, bankruptcy, internal tensions, Left Eye’s tragic death, T-Boz’s serious health problems, a reunion tour… The trio’s story is anything but ordinary. This 102-minute film directed by Matt Kay includes several archival images and excerpts from interviews with Dallas Austin, Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson and Dave Grohl. Why Grohl? Let’s just say that when it comes to deaths within a trio, the ex-Nirvana drummer knows a thing or two.
Netflix
The safe bet
Sweety salty
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Eve Côté and Mélanie Maynard at Sweety salty
We are not always faithful to the post, but each time we trip our feet in Sweety saltywe stay until the end. Mélanie Maynard does a remarkable job at the helm of the show. We like her repartee, her demeanor, her naturalness, her humor and, above all, her listening skills. Her interest in her guests is never feigned. This week, the host welcomes Eve Côté (Monday), comedian Mégan Brouillard (Tuesday, during a trip to Parc Safari), René Richard Cyr (Wednesday), Marcel Lebœuf (Thursday) and Aliocha Schneider (Friday). Also not to be missed: Simon Boulerice who attends the recording of Joe Bocan’s next album, and Guillaume Lambert who revisits Girls stories with Marie-Chantal Perron.
TVA, Monday to Friday at 6:30 p.m. (rebroadcast at 10:35 p.m.)