On the razor wire
Production compared to a hash show in a magazine survey RollingStonehasty departure of director Amy Seimetz (The Girlfriend Experience), already virulent criticism of the male gauze… After very, very long months of mounting the pressure and, above all, of chaining the controversies, the new series from the creator ofEuphoriaSam Levinson, Abel Tesfaye, aka The Weeknd, and Reza Fahim, The Idol, is finally making its resounding debut on the screens of the entire planet. If it received a more than lukewarm reception during its recent world premiere screening at 76e Festival de Cannes and recorded a mediocre score barely approaching 30% on the Rotten Tomatoes site, the fact remains that fiction is among those that make the public and the media languish the most.
Presented by its team as “the most sordid love story of the underworld of Hollywood”, the series thus depicts the unhealthy, even most certainly toxic, relationship between a young pop star performed by Lily-Rose Depp (The Dancer), Jocelyn, who is just recovering from a depression, and a nightclub boss, also a cult guru in his spare time, played by the singer The Weeknd himself. That being said, while only a few eye-catching images have leaked out so far thanks to trailers, the highlight of The Idol is undoubtedly its impressive cast, which includes comedians Rachel Sennott (shiva baby), Dan Levy (Schitt’s Creek) and Anne Heche (Walking and Talking…), but also musicians Troye Sivan, Jennie Kim, of Blackpink, and Moses Sumney. It now remains to be seen which, in substance or in form, will be the coarsest…
The Idol
HBO and Crave, Sundays, 9 p.m., starting June 4
And the men in all that ?
In an irreverent and slightly sarcastic tone, actor and host Rémi-Pierre Paquin begins a serious investigation in order to dissect the question of vasectomy, this minor operation which allows male sterilization in a permanent way. The documentary follows in particular a “future vasectomized » in his approach to take « a small step for the man, a big step for the couple » and gleans here and there testimonies and other scientific facts.
Surviving vasectomy is also an opportunity to openly engage in discussions on a subject that is still too discreet in the public space thanks to the participation of Arnaud Soly, Gildor Roy, Patrick Groulx, Frédéric Pierre, Antoine Vézina, Alex Perron, or even Kim Lévesque -Lizotte, Alain Farah and Karine Glorieux, who lend themselves to the interview game without restraint. Who knows, in this regard, that Quebec is the international champion in the field of vasectomy, with nearly 15,000 procedures performed on men each year? A funny reflection which, under cover of humor, allows you to learn more than it seems.
Surviving vasectomy
Crave, from June 8
Meanwhile, on the side of our plates…
The documentary miniseries Eat meFrench version of Eat Me (or Try Not To) of TVO, is a real appetizer on the fate reserved for us by the global food sector, a taste of how it influences our consumption habits without us even realizing it. When we know that 21 bottles of Heinz ketchup are sold every second, the subject, although it has already been covered many times on television, deserves a good reminder as it is vast, moving and surprising.
During six well-stocked episodes, viewers pass, among other things, from the world of marketing to that of food science in two stages, three movements, just enough to better understand the workings of the food industry. packed, which alone weighs 3000 billion dollars annually. In addition, we learn all kinds of anecdotes, such as the time it takes for a potato to become a potato chip or the origin of Kellogg’s Corn Flakes cereal, just to learn more about what we eat. without asking too many questions. Far from being moralizing or prescriptive, the series Eat me debunks, in fact, some not always brilliant myths about processed food.
Eat me
HERE Explora, Monday, 8 p.m. starting June 5
But still
The American Documentary The Age of Influence goes behind the scenes of the not-always-golden world of influencers. Through various scandals, it is in particular a question of the cancel culture on social networks and all that said influencers have to hide and which can destroy lives.
Actor and comedian Rachid Badouri tells his story during a father-son trip to Morocco, somewhere in the poetic mountains of the Rif where his ancestors were born. The documentary The Badouri legacy explores the Berber roots of Rachid and Mohamed Badouri and sheds light on the winding journey that led the family to Quebec.
The Age of Influence
Disney+, from June 5
The Badouri heritage
TV5, Wednesday, June 7, 7 p.m.