What to see this week? Here are our reviews of the latest films released in theaters or on a platform.
Evil does not exist : The poetry of contemplation
“In the wake of Drive My Carwithout being as accomplished, Evil does not exist addresses – often in a car – several similar themes, with as much melancholy and dramatic sense. What drives man to be a wolf to man? Ryusuke Hamaguchi seems to be asking in this pregnant and delicate work, the conclusion of which remains open to all interpretations,” writes our columnist Marc Cassivi.
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I Saw the TV Glow : TV kids
“However rosy the universe of their favorite show may be, Jane Schoenbrun abandons her characters to a rather dark future and the spectators, paralyzed, to unanswered questions. There are films that escape us at the time, shock us, then haunt us long after having seen them. I Saw the TV Glow is one of these films,” says our journalist Manon Dumais.
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Hurricane FYT : The Cave of Lost Children
“By transposing Hurricane Fuck You Tabarnak!his cult short film from 2013, in feature film, Ara Ball (Love digs a hole for itself) risked watering down his character as a young delinquent, who breaks down the fourth wall by shouting his revolt to the viewer, or making him even more detestable. However, with the collaboration of screenwriter Tania Duguay-Castilloux, the director preserved the essence of the Hurricane, for whom the short film served as a powerful presentation, by attempting to lead it on the path to redemption. Or, at least, to find balance in chaos,” explains our journalist Manon Dumais.
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Back to Black : Amy watered down
“Sam Taylor-Johnson portrays a caricatured Amy Winehouse, who never transcends commonplaces. His short life thus condensed resembles a generic soap novel by a famous artist. A Wikipedia page made into a film whose sharp edges would have been rounded, from happy adolescence in a Jewish family inclined to the arts, to death, only mentioned in the end credits. Unfortunately, we don’t believe it,” writes our columnist Marc Cassivi.
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The Strangers: Chapter 1by Renny Harlin: The Evening Visitors
“Neither prequel to the 2008 film nor sequel to the 2018 film, The Strangers: Prey at Nightby Johannes Roberts, where the killers were killed, this third part entitled The Strangers: Chapter 1 starts again on new bases… by using the same elements. With less talent, less suspense, fewer surprises,” explains our journalist Manon Dumais.
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