What to catch up on Crave? Here are some suggestions from our journalists.
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drunken birds
The film is based on the magnificent musical score by Philippe Brault. In addition, Ivan Grbovic also draws from his quartet of actors performances of great finesse. Of particular note are the compositions of Hélène Florent, whose stripped-down playing harmonizes perfectly with the quest for a woman unable to blossom, and of Claude Legault, in the skin of a man a little overwhelmed by everything that happens in his family life. And around.
Marc-Andre Lussier
Tony Hawk: Until the Wheels Fall Off
Tony Hawk: Until the Wheels Fall Off may not have the depth of those documentaries that can reach beyond convert circles. However, it offers a very interesting perspective and gripping scenes that will grab any teenager or adult who has one day sprung on a skateboard dreaming of arriving at the sole of one of the idols of the Bones Brigade.
Alexandre Vigneault
Irma Vep
Irma Vep was captured in the City of Light with a host of French actors. The dialogues skilfully waltz between the languages of Shakespeare and Molière. The most amazing thing is the shape. The realization, both modern and retro, is sublime.
Hugo Dumas
hacks
One word for you: Hacks! It’s good, funny and smart. It’s the comedy of the year. The characters that revolve around the two heroines are just as hilarious. There’s the sassy assistant Kayla, the psycho-rigid tour manager and the disconnected personal assistant who provide lots of laughs.
Hugo Dumas
Gaslit
A series that is well worth the detour, it is Gaslit. This historical miniseries, only offered in English, what a pity, features two actors at the top of their game, Julia Roberts and Sean Penn (unrecognizable under a kilo of facial prostheses). Gaslit looks back at the Watergate scandal from the point of view of the bubbly Martha Mitchell (amazing Julia Roberts), wife of Attorney General John Mitchell (excellent Sean Penn), an influential man who also chairs President Richard Nixon’s re-election committee.
Hugo Dumas
Drive My Car
Winner of the prize for best screenplay at the Cannes Film Festival last year (several festival-goers were expecting it higher up the list), Drive My Car is a film from which a gentle melancholy emanates, combined with a sensitive and mature reflection on the depth of a feeling of love. Without a doubt one of the most beautiful cinematographic works we have seen recently.
Marc-Andre Lussier
The Last Duel
The success of The Last Duel(The last duel in French version) is primarily due to the clever construction of a story inspired by a real historical news item. By telling the same story from the point of view of three different characters, screenwriters Matt Damon, Ben Affleck and Nicole Holofcener thus had the opportunity to develop a plot that was more complex than it might seem at first glance.
Marc-Andre Lussier
Jane by Charlotte
Charlotte Gainsbourg began filming her mother, Jane Birkin, to watch her as she had never done before. An unprecedented exchange, over several years, which gradually erases the two artists to reveal a mother facing her daughter. Charlotte Gainsbourg was able, in this film dedicated to her mother, to draw a vibrant portrait of their relationship.
Marc-Andre Lussier
Fantastic Beasts – The Secrets of Dumbledore
Third installment of the Fantastic Beasts series, Dumbledore’s secrets is the most successful of the lot, despite a somewhat… disappointing ending. Any fan of the Harry Potter franchise, however, should find his account.
Marissa Groguhe