What to see this week? Here are our reviews of the latest films released in theaters or on a platform.
The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes : Love, ambition and cruelty
“A film dedicated to the youth of the big bad guy from the previous four parts? The bet was bold, but The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes raised it beautifully. So much so that we consider him to be the best in the series,” writes our journalist Pascal LeBlanc.
I will always see your faces : The circle
“Anyone who has reservations about the effectiveness of restorative justice could well lose them by seeing this moving ensemble film where each actor, magnificently highlighted by the filmmaker’s empathetic gaze, plays their part to perfection” , writes our journalist Manon Dumais.
May December : Forbidden loves
“To prepare for a role inspired by a true story, an actress meets the woman she will play on screen. A middle-aged woman whose scandalous affair with a 13-year-old boy ignited the tabloid press, 20 years earlier,” writes our journalist Luc Boulanger.
Bernadette : Blonde’s Revenge
“A gentle political satire, a candy-pink feminist comedy and a playful biographical film, BernadetteLéa Domenach’s first feature film, flirts happily with fantasy and doesn’t hide it,” writes our journalist Manon Dumais.
Trolls Band Together : A stunning singing tour
“If the film itself has faults, it has the merit of offering children what they want: cute creatures, villains who don’t seem too cute, jokes that are easy to understand, the return of Little Diamond and danceable musical interludes,” writes our journalist Valérie Simard.
Thanksgiving : A turkey that smells reheated
“What interests Eli Roth – and horror fans at the same time – are the scenes of carnage. The filmmaker gives it his all, with a good dose of shocks, dark humor and disgusting moments,” writes our collaborator Martin Gignac.