Out of inspiration? Here are some suggestions to watch on AppleTV+ and Prime Video streaming platforms.
Posted at 4:00 p.m.
WeCrashed (AppleTV+)
WeCrashed focuses on the couple formed by Adam Neumann (Jared Leto) and his wife, Rebekah (Anne Hathaway), the two charismatic and narcissistic figures of WeWork. Before the big meltdown, WeWork orchestrated wild parties and awash in money. Adam and Rebekah, very esoteric, also multiplied questionable behavior and epic chicanery. In short, all the ingredients of a Shakespearian drama are found in WeCrashed.
Hugo Dumas
Pachinko (AppleTV+)
Really, if you love abundant sagas of the type A prodigious friend by Elena Ferrante you must watch Pachinkoa stirring work Roots, which recounts the Japanese exile of a South Korean family over four generations. That’s wonderful.
Hugo Dumas
Severance (AppleTV+)
Without exagerating, Severance is one of the most original and surprising series of 2022. Yes, it starts slowly, it is the biggest flaw of the first two hours, do not despair. But when the anxiety-inducing plot takes off, it’s almost impossible to get out of it.
Hugo Dumas
CODA (AppleTV+)
CODA is the remake american from The Aries family, immense success of French cinema in 2015. A perfect example of the “pure happiness film”, CODA does not avoid excesses of sentimentality and more emphatic effects. But it is no less endearing. The film won top honors at the last Academy Awards, winning the coveted Best Picture statuette.
Marc-Andre Lussier
Being The Ricardos (Amazon Prime Video)
Famous screenwriter Aaron Sorkin (The Social Network) offers here its third achievement. This time he is interested in the career of Lucille Ball, undisputed star of 1950s TV, and her husband, Desi Arnaz. Nicole Kidman and Javier Bardem are remarkable there.
Marc-Andre Lussier
Reacher (Amazon Prime Video)
We could qualify Reacher popcorn series, the TV equivalent of a blockbuster summer that requires no mental effort. After four episodes, we are still not convinced that this is a good way to spend our evenings, but, one thing is certain, we are still curious to know the background of the main character’s story, a 6’2″ mirrored wardrobe with a troubled past, embodied by actor Alan Ritchson.
Marc-Andre Lemieux
The Tourist (Amazon Prime Video)
Cut into six one-hour episodes, this BBC One thriller tells the story of an amnesiac man (Jamie Dornan) who tries to discover his true identity in the middle of the Australian desert. less striking than Memento (Christopher Nolan, 2000), this co-production between Germany, the United Kingdom, the United States and Australia manages to entertain us. And The Tourist takes itself just seriously enough, never too seriously.
Marc-Andre Lemieux