Tele-radar | To see this week on your screens

Every week, The Press scan the TV offering to identify four titles to watch.

The surprise : An almost normal family

This Swedish miniseries is so effective that we wolfed it down in one sitting last weekend. Adaptation of the novel A Nearly Normal Family by author Mattias Edvardsson, it tells the story of a seemingly perfect – but absolutely dysfunctional – family that is slowly but surely sinking since a traumatic event (which they tried to sweep under the carpet) is occurred four years earlier. When a new tragedy occurs, its artificial balance suddenly collapses. Divided into six episodes of approximately 45 minutes, this legal thriller is included in top 10 of the most watched series in Canada on Netflix for almost three weeks. Not hard to understand why.

Netflix

Movie theater : barbie

Social and cinematic phenomenon (revenues exceeding a billion dollars at the global box office) of the year 2023, barbie is not without its flaws. It’s long, and five months later, we’re still wondering about the usefulness of the scenes with Will Ferrell, who histrionics more than anything else. On the other hand, Greta Gerwig’s feature film (Lady Bird) is not the radical antichrist that some chroniclers have tried to portray. It’s entertaining, funny at times, and above all, extremely well acted. In the lead roles, Margot Robbie (Barbie) and Ryan Gosling (Ken) deliver high-calibre comedic performances that should earn them an Oscar nomination.

Crave, from Friday

The novelty : Everything for my doggie

Directed by Mélissa Beaudet (CHSLD at the front, 180 days), this documentary series lives up to its name. The dog owners she features actually do everything – and more – for their pets. We’re talking elaborate birthday parties, designer clothes (for Tika the Iggy, an Italian greyhound-turned-fluencer dog who has 2.8 million subscribers on TikTok), unusual activities, etc. “It’s a way of life,” declares canine pastry chef Nathalie Gendron in the first episode. His story is touching. Her little dogs filled the void she felt after trying, unsuccessfully, to have children for 20 years. If you think you’re crazy about your dog, you haven’t seen anything yet!

True, from Tuesday

The special: Together for the Holidays with Lynda Lemay

Lovers of Christmas songs will enjoy this one-hour special, in which Lynda Lemay invites her singing friends to her highly decorated log cabin. Everything is there: the fireplace, the tree, garlands of lights, the checkered tablecloths, the snow, the lark. On the program: anecdotes, conversations, well-known tunes (Christmas is love, The small reindeer with a red nose, I saw mom kiss Santa), others a little less (Rumor about Santa Claus) and two special guests, Mario Pelchat (Who is the child who was born tonight?) and Roxane Bruneau (Children’s Christmas).

TV5, Saturday at 8 p.m.