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The Last of Us is by far the best work from a video game we’ve seen. In fact, after watching five of the nine episodes, it’s safe to say that this is just plain great TV, regardless of its inspiration. We are hooked from the start by authentic characters and a long action sequence worthy of the worst nightmares.

Pascal LeBlanc

The cheaters stands out thanks to its well-tempered dialogues, through which several social themes are addressed. The masks fall over discussions on diversity, the treatment of elders, romantic relationships. In short, we are offered here a tangy look at human nature and its gray areas. The success of this fairly niche film is also due to the formidable actors, who subtly modulate the nuances of a unique score.

Marc-Andre Lussier

Dan Geller and Dayna Goldfine’s film, which premiered last month at the Tribeca Film Festival, looks back on Leonard Cohen’s youth and beginnings and retraces the major stages of his career. Directors who were inspired by a book by Alan Light called The Holy and the Broken, handle with sensitivity the rich material they have in hand. Their film is nourished by interviews with a number of relatives and collaborators of Cohen, offers rich archive footage (lots of interviews with the artist) and touching excerpts from concerts.

Alexandre Vigneault

Maigret is a beautiful film that praises the “ordinary” man and woman. While being a work of cinema, with its neat framing, its refined artistic direction, its references to Godard, Hitchcock and silent cinema. Patrice Leconte signs with finesse and tact a touching, sober and twilight film. A fleece all in lace.

Luc Boulanger

Meet Me in the Bathroom, from his book of the same title, takes a look back at the rise of the Strokes, Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Interpol, who refused to let their New York night date be anything but exciting. If the directors of the documentary have probably had access to a generous amount of archives – the film is woven only of visuals of the time – these behind-the-scenes images are imbued with an almost old-fashioned candor.

Dominic Late

Maternal souls with sensitive hearts, be warned. This little gem of a movie is guaranteed to bring a few tears to your eyes. Special mention to the dialogues, spontaneous and so well felt, and to the play of the actors (both adults and children, for that matter), of infinite mastery.

Silvia Galipeau

Glacial until causing discomfort, the story of the film Innocents deploys a heavy tension which acts muted at first, before gradually tightening on the spectator. Despite the presence of certain cliches linked to the use of shadows and sound effects, the tense and insidious atmosphere reinforces the feeling of loneliness, already maximized by the slow rhythm and the superb photography which delights in filming dark and deserted places. .

Martin Gignac, special collaboration

It is a service that Geneviève Albert renders us with her first feature film, Noémie says yes. Juvenile prostitution is shown to us with a heartbreaking realism that provokes strong emotions, then reflection. We come out destabilized, but also alerted.

Marissa Groguhe