What to see this week? Here are our reviews of the latest films released in theaters or on a platform.
Joker: madness for two : not gaga for the Joker
“It is true that in a comedy or musical drama, songs serve to move the action forward. However, stripped of its songs, the sequel, written by Todd Phillips and Scott Silver, screenwriter of the first part, turns out to be a boring trial film where not much happens,” writes Manon Dumais.
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The little one and the old man : dear neighbor
“Adaptation of the novel by Marie-Renée Lavoie, The little one and the old man has lost nothing of the picturesque charm of the working-class neighborhood that it depicts, nor of the moving improbable friendship that it tells, nor of the funny lines that Jo and Roger exchange,” affirms Manon Dumais.
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The Outrun : the taste of water
“Carried by the sometimes deafening rolling of the waves, The Outrun is reminiscent of the paintings of the romantic painter Caspar David Friedrich, while the camera of Yunus Roy Imer (Benni) embraces the wild beauty of the Scottish beaches where the heroine, often exasperating, gets lost in order to find herself better. », analyzes Manon Dumais.
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White Bird : the young girl and the war
“Like the previous part, White Bird narrowly escapes mawkishness and tearful melodrama,” judges Manon Dumais.
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A Different Man : tone imbalance
“Aaron Schimberg has concocted a surrealist film which multiplies mise en abyme and ellipses, without ever finding a real balance of tone between the social drama, the psychological thriller, the body horror and offbeat independent comedy,” says Marc Cassivi.
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