What to see this week? Here are our reviews of the latest films released in theaters or on a platform.
Mean Girls : An equally good musical version
“We could compare this new version of Mean Girls at school reunions. Certainly, the students have become younger rather than older, but we find this comforting familiarity which makes us both realize that time passes and that we can make up for it in an instant,” writes our journalist Pascal Leblanc.
Nothing to lose : Mother instinct
“The story of Nothing to lose is inspired by meetings with dozens of families and social workers made by the filmmaker. In this regard, the dialogues, both the mother’s lively repartees, the children’s words, the spats and the legal gibberish, prove to be of rare accuracy,” writes our journalist Manon Dumais.
The Book of Clarence : A good thief
“Born in the head of Samuel, Clarence (LaKeith Stanfield) is a young man living in Jerusalem who will witness the miracles of Jesus (Nicholas Pinnock) and will experience, sometimes unwillingly, events similar to those of Christ,” writes our journalist Manon Dumais.
The little : A man and a bassinet
“The filmmaker has created a human and hopeful film which, while not overwhelming us, comforts us. Without reinventing the wheel, Nicloux films with conviction the rebirth of a taciturn sixty-year-old whose life has been marked by several ordeals,” writes our journalist Luc Boulanger.
Freud’s Last Session : Mourning and melancholy
“The American playwright Mark St. Germain imagined that the father of psychoanalysis invited to his home C. S. Lewis (Matthew Goode), who would become famous in the 1950s thanks to his series of children’s novels The world of Narnia. Adaptation of St. Germain’s play, which he co-wrote with director Matt Brown, Freud’s Last Session suffers somewhat from its theatrical origins,” writes our journalist Manon Dumais.
Lift : Another good thieves movie
“It’s the composed and not bundle of nerves version of Kevin Hart (Central Intelligencethe new ones Jumanji) who plays Cyrus, leader of the team. Without being bad, he loses a little of his interest when he plays this kind of role. With the exception of the brilliant Vincent D’Onofrio (Dumb Money, Full Metal Jacket), the rest of the group is rather insipid. And above all full of clichés,” writes our journalist Pascal Leblanc.
The Beekeeper : Kill for the hive
“The hive is our society. The role of Beekeepers is to protect it, at all costs. The members of this clandestine organization carry out their activities outside the laws for the common good. Here are the main points of David Ayer’s new film (Suicide Squad, Bright)”, writes our journalist Pascal Leblanc.