Out of inspiration? Here’s what to watch on AppleTV+ and Prime Video streaming platforms.
Everything Everywhere All at Once (Amazon Prime Video)
Rarely do we have the opportunity to see a film so delirious, so crazy, so exploded. Very assumed outrageous gags rub shoulders with perfectly set action scenes, cinematographic references are beautifully integrated into the story, and the stunning editing is put to the service of a completely insane story which, however, ends up making sense.
Marc-Andre Lussier
The Woman King (Amazon Prime Video)
The Woman King is an ode to women and their strength, to Africa and its beauty. The warriors’ bodies in motion, the breathtaking landscapes, the clothes (what a job for Gersha Phillips’ costumes!), the songs, the dances… So many things amaze you in this feature film of more than two hours. The fight scenes are grandiose, everything is sumptuously choreographed. The moments of drama are heartbreaking. The plot is gripping. The whole cast (including John Boyega, let’s underline it, who plays a convincing king in the middle of all these actresses) is fantastic.
Marissa Groguhe
Spirited (AppleTV+)
The comedy goes in several directions, often in very creative ways. It’s sometimes too much, but also very funny. With its unique way of highlighting the positive role that everyone can have, by making better choices. Spirited is perfect for getting into the holiday spirit.
Danielle Bonneau
Interview With a Vampire (Amazon Prime Video*)
What the 1994 film suggested, the 2022 series totally embraces: Louis de Pointe du Lac falls in love with Lestat de Lioncourt, a cultivated, cruel and carnivorous French vampire. At the Pygmalion, Louis learned everything from Lestat: the art of dressing, human hunting, good manners at the opera, reading minds, controlling impulses as well as abandonment, sensuality, refinement and even polyamory. Interview with the Vampire drips with melodrama, extravagance and kitsch, but in a perfectly assumed and considered form. In the same vein as True Blood(and Maxwell House), it’s good to the last drop.
*On the AMC+ pay channel via Prime Video.
Hugo Dumas
sydney (AppleTV+)
When Oprah Winfrey produces something, we pay attention. The “media queen” has obtained the support of Sidney Poitier’s daughters to present this 106-minute documentary, which paints the portrait of the famous actor, director and activist. First black man to win the Oscar for best actor (in 1964 for Lilies of the Field), Poitier died last January of a heart attack. He was 94 years old. Directed by Reginald Hudlin (house party, Boomerang), this feature film includes interviews with several big names, including Denzel Washington, Halle Berry, Robert Redford, Lenny Kravitz, Barbra Streisand and Spike Lee.
Marc-Andre Lemieux
Ticket to Paradise (Amazon Prime Video)
The magic operates, in this postcard setting (coconut palms, white sand, starry nights), swimming with the dolphins included (not to mention a memorable binge, which will change the course of things). Of course it’s sewn with white thread (neon pink!), it is to be expected with a comedy of the genre. But we won’t complain about laughing heartily from the very beginning to the very (very!) end of this very pretty film, with candy morals, to do with his daughter, well (but maybe not his ex!) .
Silvia Galipeau
See How They Run (Amazon Prime Video)
Sam Rockwell and Soirse Ronan form a fantastic duo, each playing a character that everything opposes to the other. Looking at See How They Run, we become guardians of the secret it contains. The process is clever. Intriguing and well put together, See How They Run is delightful to watch and satisfying to finish.
Marissa Groguhe