Crave offers a good choice of series and films to catch up on. Here is a list compiled by our columnists and journalists.
Dune: Part Two
Boasting Greig Fraser’s remarkable cinematography, Joe Walker’s precise editing and the hypnotic soundtrack of Hans Zimmer, also Oscar winners for Dunethe scenes of battles, aerial and terrestrial, that the filmmaker brilliantly orchestrates have nothing to envy of those staged by Kurosawa (Ran), Coppola (Apocalypse Now), Spielberg (Saving Private Ryan) and Scott (Napoleon).
Manon Dumais
In Memoriam
You will need to activate your subscription to the Crave platform “pronto” to follow the most original and captivating Quebec series of the spring, the psychological thriller In Memoriamwhich resides at the intersection of Succession And The Hunger Games, with a hint of real-life TV influence. It’s super catchy and twisted as a proposition. We would feel like swallowing it all in one go.
Hugo Dumas
In a galaxy near you: 25 years of mission
The documentary confirms it: a beautiful camaraderie links all the actors of In a galaxy near you. “It’s really like brothers and sisters,” says Guy Jodoin, during a segment where all the performers are gathered around a large table. This complicity is visible in the interviews carried out for the documentary, but especially in the numerous archive videos which will take fans back into their memories. We savor the different blooperslike this moment when Stéphane Crête is incapable of not laughing, while Guy Jodoin and Didier Lucien are in front of him dressed in cropped shirts with puffy, colorful sleeves.
Véronique Larocque
Beautiful flower
Beautiful flower, it’s sweet, it’s caring, it’s funny, it’s moving and it’s very modern. The five straight men, late thirties, early forties, that the series highlights do not fall into the “asshole” category. On the contrary. Beautiful flower shows us intelligent and sensitive guys, united by a friendship dating back to high school.
Hugo Dumas
Father 100 children – fourth episode
The investigation by Marie-Christine Bergeron and Maxime Landry highlights the risky practice of procreation through so-called “artisanal” sperm donation. It also shows that supervision also needs to be perfected in fertility clinics.
Alexandre Vigneault
call me Country: Beyoncé & Nashville’s Renaissance
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Beyoncé at the iHeartRadio Music Awards last April
This documentary produced by Warner Bros. Discovery, and broadcast on CNN, examines his dive into the heart of the musical genre favored by rodeo fans, and the impact of the record on the entertainment industry. The show also shines the spotlight on some black country artists, including Rhiannon Giddens, a banjo player who can be heard on Texas Hold’EmBeyoncé’s most recent success.
Marc-André Lemieux
Fir$
Fir$ is a very original holiday film. Comforting, comical and well-crafted, it will please those looking to immerse themselves in the Christmas spirit, without being stuck with yet another typical story.
Audrey-Anne Blais
Caravaggio
Caravaggio is a work that also reminds us of the danger of censorship. Yesterday as today, it can hinder the path of artists who move away from right-thinking and dogmas. The film stars the excellent Riccardo Scamarcio in the title role, who gives Caravaggio the air of a charismatic rock star. Louis Garrel and Isabelle Huppert give him the answer in Italian.
Luc Boulanger
Wonka
If the new songs prove less memorable than those of the previous versions, the aerial choreographies and the enchanting settings infuse the right amount of magic and enchantment into the musical scenes. As for the colorful chocolate treats, they are simply a dream. Solidly based on a picaresque story with Dickensian, even Hugolian, accents, benefiting from a high-level cast, Wonka does not suffer from comparison with its predecessors thanks to Paul King’s inventive and sumptuous staging.
Manon Dumais