Out of inspiration? Here are some suggestions to watch on AppleTV+ and Prime Video streaming platforms.
Posted at 5:00 p.m.
power rings (Amazon Prime Video)
What we are offered today on Prime Video is a legitimate part of the path traced by those who wanted to pay tribute to the genius of Tolkien. The operation is ambitious and its deployment is remarkably cinematic. It is almost a sin that the series is intended for the small screen. So please do yourself a favor and don’t watch this on your phone…
Pierre-Marc Durivage
A Very British Scandal (Amazon Prime Video)
Tell me about an effective concept: a miniseries of three one-hour episodes that wraps up a true story, as fascinating as it is annoying, lord, without stretching the sauce or truncating the narrative. It’s the case for A Very British Scandal from the Amazon Prime Video platform, a “mini” miniseries offered in French and English that focuses on the tumultuous – and 100% truthful – relationship between Captain Ian Campbell (Paul Bettany) and the future Duchess Margaret Sweeny (Claire Foy , seen in The Crown).
Hugo Dumas
Chloe (Amazon Prime Video)
Really, they know how to charm couch potatoes, these Brits, with or without an accent cockney. Their latest offering haunted me all weekend. This is the scary thriller Chloe, which you will find in French and English on Amazon Prime Video. It’s solid and very dark. I was obsessed with this miniseries which deals, precisely, with obsession in the era of social networks.
Hugo Dumas
sydney (AppleTV+)
When Oprah Winfrey produces something, we pay attention. The “media queen” has obtained the support of Sidney Poitier’s daughters to present this 106-minute documentary, which paints the portrait of the famous actor, director and activist. First black man to win the Oscar for best actor (in 1964 for Lilies of the Field), Poitier died last January of a heart attack. He was 94 years old. Directed by Reginald Hudlin (house party, Boomerang), this feature film includes interviews with several big names, including Denzel Washington, Halle Berry, Robert Redford, Lenny Kravitz, Barbra Streisand and Spike Lee.
Marc-Andre Lemieux
Ted Lasso (AppleTV+)
This is the most heartwarming series of the last two years, filled with kindness, benevolence and good gags. Parachuted into London, American football coach Ted Lasso (Jason Sudeikis) finds himself at the head of a declining soccer team, which he must bring back together. You don’t have to love sports to get into Ted Lasso. Each of the secondary roles is well defined and important in the story. The series was crowned best comedy at the last Emmy awards gala.
Hugo Dumas
Severance (AppleTV+)
Without exagerating, Severance is one of the most original and surprising series of 2022. Yes, it starts slowly, it is the biggest flaw of the first two hours, do not despair. But when the anxiety-inducing plot takes off, it’s almost impossible to get out of it.
Hugo Dumas
Kevin Can F**k Himself (Amazon Prime Video)
Aired last year on AMC, this black comedy has just landed on Prime Video. We couldn’t wait to get access to it, not only because it stars Annie Murphy, who played the inimitable Alexis in Schitt’s Creekbut because it offers a starting premise unlike any we have ever seen.
Marc-Andre Lemieux