What should we absolutely see on Disney +, Apple TV + and Prime Video? Here are some ideas.
Secret Invasion (Disney+)
Secret Invasion is off to a very good start. The result will be decisive, because the plot is for the moment only barely revealed. It would be surprising if a major tone-break occurred, so it’s safe to say that this is the MCU’s most serious and darkest series yet. There is tension and action. The special effects are successful. The enormous talent of the actors is put to good use. Scenes between Samuel L. Jackson and Olivia Colman, Ben Mendelsohn and then Don Cheadle are already among the most beautiful moments of “pure cinema” in the MCU.
Pascal LeBlanc
Silo (AppleTV+)
This excellent dark and anxiety-provoking thriller, less violent than The Last of Usbewitches you slowly and grabs you by its story as suffocating as it is breathtaking. Silo brings together veteran actors like Tim Robbins, Rashida Jones and Ser Jorah Mormont from Game Of Thrones (that’s Iain Glen). This science fiction series has the budget of its ambitions and the subjects it tackles stick to current realities such as the use of artificial intelligence to deceive the public, the control of women’s bodies, the revolt against the elites , in short, there is fleshy substance to furnish a few seasons.
Hugo Dumas
Knight (Disney+)
It’s always a little strange to see Americans translate a French story according to their narrative codes, but once our adaptation is done as a spectator, Knight reserve good times. The journey of this little-known character, magnificently inhabited by Kelvin Harrison Jr., also reminds us how much difference always struggles to be part of great history.
Marc-Andre Lussier
Avatar: The Way of the Water
The huge success ofAvatar is largely attributable to the singular 3D experience it offered in cinema. This second part is even more impressive in this regard. Every shot, every detail, every facial expression, every flying insect, every particle suspended in the water is incredibly realistic. If we let ourselves go, it is possible to believe that this largely digitally created universe does indeed exist.
Pascal LeBlanc
Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie (AppleTV+)
Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie proves captivating, especially when the actor discusses Parkinson’s disease, a neurodegenerative disease that has affected him for nearly 25 years. He recounts in particular the first time he detected his signs, the day after a drunken trip to Florida in 1990. Michael J. Fox, then in his late twenties and immensely popular, noticed his little finger quivering involuntarily…
Marc-Andre Lemieux
Pretty Baby: Brooke Shield (Disney+)
This miniseries is surprisingly poignant. Surprisingly because it reveals aspects of the former model’s journey that we were far from suspecting, given her look as a beauty queen. But behind his smile hide many dramas.
Marc-Andre Lemieux
Greek salad (Prime Video)
In Greek salad, presented on Prime Video, we follow the children of Xavier (Romain Duris) and Wendy (Kelly Reilly) who are Tom (played by Quebecer Aliocha Schneider) and Mia (Megan Northam). Even if the episodes are uneven, we have a good time with this youth where everything is possible… or almost.
Olivia Levy
Daisy Jones & The Six (Prime Video)
The TV adaptation of Daisy Jones & The Six lacks the depth of Taylor Jenkins Reid’s novel and also has something more romantic about it. We don’t remain glued to this series because of the great originality of its subject, but because of the very skilful painting of the music scene of the 1970s and behind the scenes of rock’n’roll. It’s evocative without being catchy. What really grabs you are the studio and concert scenes, where the complicity between the two main performers is amazing. Daisy Jones & The Six finds its truth in its way of exposing the underside of creation and the real moments of musical magic. And that was essential for the adaptation to be successful.
Alexandre Vigneault