What to watch this week? Here are our reviews of the latest films released in theaters or on a platform.
1995 : the man with the lost camera
“A formidable and tireless storyteller, Ricardo Trogi provides the narration, always as tasty and colorful, of 1995throwing in cultural references here and there that will make Generation X representatives and spectators of the time collapse with laughter,” writes our journalist Manon Dumais.
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Making of : Silence, they’re filming!
“A distinguished filmmaker, Simon (Denis Podalydès, excellent) is making a film about the true story of workers who fought in vain to save their factory. With his assistant (Emmanuelle Bercot, solid), he fights against the film’s producer (Xavier Beauvois, hilarious), who wants to convince him to give the audience a happy ending. Meanwhile, the star of the film (Jonathan Cohen, who overdoes it) interferes in the life of Jeff (Riad Gahmi, sober), the worker he plays,” summarizes our journalist Manon Dumais.
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Kneecap : sex, drugs and… Irish rap
“If the scenario is a little weak (with its clichés about the redemption of lost youth; the reconciliation with the militant father on the run who became… an outdoor yoga teacher!), its message about defending the Irish people is very heartfelt,” explains our journalist Luc Boulanger.
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