Out of inspiration? Here are some suggestions to watch on AppleTV+ and Prime Video streaming platforms.
Posted at 4:00 p.m.
Kevin Can F**k Himself (Amazon Prime Video)
Aired last year on AMC, this black comedy has just landed on Prime Video. We couldn’t wait to get access to it, not only because it stars Annie Murphy, who played the inimitable Alexis in Schitt’s Creekbut because it offers a starting premise unlike any we have ever seen.
Marc-Andre Lemieux
The Unsolved Murder of Beverly Lynn Smith (Amazon Prime Video)
The crime documentary catches our attention after 10 short seconds. And for four episodes, he completely absorbs it. All this despite a starting premise that is altogether banal, compared to other megahits of the genre, such as Making a Murderer, The Keepers and others Tiger King.
Marc-Andre Lemieux
spencer (Amazon Prime Video)
Right off the bat, it should be made clear to viewers expecting to see a classic biographical drama about Princess Diana that they may be bitterly disappointed. In this chapter, spencer couldn’t be more different from the series The Crown. The more fragmented form favored by Pablo Larraín, supported by the – excellent – musical score by Jonny Greenwood, will on the other hand seduce those who agree to enter into a work that echoes the inner world of a woman stuck in one of the most difficult periods. most dramatic of his life.
Marc-Andre Lussier
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
Being The Ricardos (Amazon Prime Video)
Famous screenwriter Aaron Sorkin (The Social Network) offers here its third realization. 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.
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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