What should we watch on Disney+, Apple TV+ and Prime Video? Here are some ideas.
Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie (AppleTV+)
Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie proves captivating, especially when the actor discusses Parkinson’s disease, a neurodegenerative disease that has affected him for almost 25 years. He recounts in particular the first time he detected his signs, the day after a drunken trip to Florida in 1990. Michael J. Fox, then in his late twenties and immensely popular, noticed his little finger quivering involuntarily…
Marc-Andre Lemieux
The Reluctant Traveler
Do you dream of escape? This new travel show hosted and produced by Eugene Levy (Schitt’s Creek, American Pie) should work its magic. In each episode, the Canadian actor, who admits to not being very adventurous, visits a different destination, and explores unusual hotels. His itinerary includes Costa Rica, Japan, the Maldives, Italy, the United States and South Africa. And as you might expect, the images he brings back are striking.
Marc-Andre Lemieux
Pretty Baby: Brooke Shield (Disney+)
This miniseries is surprisingly poignant. Surprisingly because it reveals aspects of the former model’s journey that we were far from suspecting, given her look as a beauty queen. But behind his smile hide many dramas.
Marc-Andre Lemieux
Greek salad (Prime Video)
In Greek salad, presented on Prime Video, we follow the children of Xavier (Romain Duris) and Wendy (Kelly Reilly) who are Tom (played by Quebecer Aliocha Schneider) and Mia (Megan Northam). Even if the episodes are uneven, we have a good time with this youth where everything is possible… or almost.
Olivia Levy
Women Talking (Prime Video)
This hard-hitting film counts on an astounding cast: Jessie Buckley, Rooney Mara and Claire Foy particularly stand out in roles at odds with each other. Sarah Polley, while signing a fundamentally feminist work, avoids the pitfalls of Manichaeism. The director delivers one of the most brilliant films of the past year and the most accomplished feature film of her career.
Marc Cassivi
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The Whale (Prime Video)
Darren Aronofsky ( Requiem for a Dream, black swan ) took up its bet to transpose to the cinema a work which, on paper, seemed difficult to adapt. In addition to the performances of the actors, including the exceptional performance of Brendan Fraser, the feat lies above all in the way that Aronosfsky, supported by his lifelong accomplice Matthew Libatique in the cinematographic direction, had of making a cinematographic object of a eminently theatrical piece at the start. Even if the origin of this work remains evident in the dramatic construction of the scenario, The Whale is a real cinema proposal.
Marc-Andre Lussier
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Moonage Daydream (Prime Video)
Moonage Daydreamthe title of which is taken from a famous song by The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, is aimed as much at Bowie diehards as at those who only know him through his best-known songs. It is a formidable tornado of images, ideas and unforgettable songs, from an immense and immortal artist. Coolest to ever set foot on Earth or Mars.
Marc Cassivi
Triangle of Sadness (Prime Video)
If the way is debatable (the spectators finding the vomit scenes unbearable – Monty Python register – will have to practically close their eyes during the entire second part of the film!), however, it is necessary to recognize the power of this story divided into three acts. Harris Dickinson and the late Charlbi Dean excel in the roles of two young influencers finding themselves on a luxury cruise in the midst of billionaires who are denied nothing, not even their dystopian vision of the world. Too bad the final act, during which the roles are reversed after a shipwreck on a desert island, turns out to be too stretched and less controlled on the narrative level than the two previous ones.
Marc-Andre Lussier
Daisy Jones & The Six (Prime Video)
The TV adaptation of Daisy Jones & The Six lacks the depth of Taylor Jenkins Reid’s novel and also has something more romantic about it. We don’t remain glued to this series because of the great originality of its subject, but because of the very skilful painting of the music scene of the 1970s and behind the scenes of rock’n’roll. It’s evocative without being catchy. What really grabs you are the studio and concert scenes, where the complicity between the two main performers is amazing. Daisy Jones & The Six finds its truth in its way of exposing the underside of creation and the real moments of musical magic. And that was essential for the adaptation to be successful.
Alexandre Vigneault