What to watch this week? Here are our reviews of the latest films released in theaters or on a platform.
The Substance : injunctions and injections
” The Substance becomes more and more incredible and bloody over the course of its 2 hours 20 minutes, until a completely crazy finale. Some will love it, others will hate it. It is impossible to remain indifferent to it, “summarizes columnist Marc Cassivi.
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Transformers One : animation to the rescue
“Josh Cooley has managed to find a balance never seen before in a work inspired by Hasbro toys. Long-time fans will discover another side of the heroes of their childhood, while younger ones will be amazed by these robots that go beyond appearances,” explains our journalist Pascal Leblanc.
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Wolfs : the two are a pair
“Punctuated with winks to Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kidby George Roy Hill, at Marathon Manby John Schlesinger, and Mean Streetsby Martin Scorsese, Wolfs “It turns out to be a playful and unpretentious homage to the cinema of the 1960s and 1970s,” says journalist Manon Dumais.
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Never Let Go : cut the cord
“Unfortunately, in their desire to explore different avenues, to embrace various genres at once and to orchestrate twists and turns, the scriptwriters only succeed in testing the spectator’s patience. A long-winded horror drama with sometimes heavy symbolism, Never Let Go “It crashes flat like an M. Night Shyamalan film,” concludes journalist Manon Dumais.
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If only I could hibernate : the competition season
“Carried by hip-hop songs that the young characters listen to and traditional Mongolian chants, If only I could hibernate recalls with its fair and tender look at the torments of adolescence and the throes of modern life moving dramas with social content such as Yi yiby Edward Yang, Beijing Bicycleby Xiaoshuai Wang, and Better Daysby Derek Kwok-Cheung Tsang,” analyses journalist Manon Dumais.
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