The finalists for the next Oscars party are now known. Here’s what to watch in order to be ready for the high mass of cinema.
Everything Everywhere All At Once
Appointments
- Best film
- Best Director: Dan Kwan and Daniel Scheinert
- Best Original Screenplay
- Best Actress: Michelle Yeoh
- Best Supporting Actress: Jamie Lee Curtis and Stephanie Hsu
- Best Supporting Actor: Ke Huy Quan
- Best Editing
- Best soundtrack
- Best costumes
- Best Original Song
What our critics think
“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
Where to see the movie
On Prime Video and for rental on Apple TV+, YouTube, Cineplex and Google Play
All Quiet on the Western Front
Appointments
- Best film
- Best Adapted Screenplay
- Best International Film
- Best Cinematography
- Best Visual Effects
- Best Production Design
- Best makeup and best hairstyle
- Best soundtrack
- best sound
What our critics think
“Classically made, In the west, nothing is new obviously does not have the will to renew the genre of war drama, but it is extremely effective. We also welcome the approach of a filmmaker who knew how to evoke horror in a realistic way, without however falling into complacency. Edward Berger also knew how to construct the story in such a way as to offer the spectator a few moments of respite. Note also the presence of excellent young actors, whose relative anonymity on the international level helps to make the story even more authentic in our eyes. »
Marc-Andre Lussier
Where to see the movie
On Netflix
The Banshees of Inisherin
Appointments
- Best film
- Best Director: Martin McDonagh
- Best Actor: Colin Farrell
- Best Supporting Actor: Brendon Gleeson and Barry Keoghan
- Best Supporting Actress: Kerry Condon
- Best Original Screenplay
- Best Editing
- Best soundtrack
What our critics think
“Visually splendid, The Banshees of Inisherin, whose title refers to a female creature from Irish folklore, also stands out, of course, thanks to Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson. The two actors obviously share a very real complicity. It feels. »
Marc-Andre Lussier
Where to see the movie
In theaters and for rental on Prime Video, YouTube and iTunes. Available on Disney+.
Elvis
Appointments
- Best film
- Best Actor: Austin Butler
- Best Editing
- Best Cinematography
- Best Production Design
- Best makeup and best hairstyle
- best sound
- Best costumes
What our critics think
“The film by Baz Luhrmann, a filmmaker known for his flamboyant approach to directing, is undeniably spectacular. Elvis will certainly not be the definitive biographical work on the interpreter of Heartbreak Hotel. Die-hard fans will learn absolutely nothing new and may even get a little lost. But this feature film functions on the basis of pure entertainment, a little as if the spectator were drawn into a big carousel ride. We come out a little dazed. »
Marc-Andre Lussier
Where to see the movie
Rental on Prime Video, YouTube, Google Play, Apple TV+ and Cineplex. Offered on Crave.
The Fabelmans
Appointments
- Best film
- Best Director: Steven Spielberg
- Best Actress: Michelle Williams
- Best Supporting Actor: Judd Hirsch
- Best Original Screenplay
- Best Production Design
- Best soundtrack
What our critics think
“When a fabulous storyteller like Steven Spielberg draws on his own memory to recount his youth and explain how cinema entered his life, the result is bound to be conclusive. The Fabelmans is both an ode to the seventh art and a love letter that the filmmaker sends to his parents. It’s very touching. »
Marc-Andre Lussier
Where to see the movie
In theaters and for purchase on Prime Video, YouTube, Apple TV+, iTunes and Google Play.
Top Gun: Maverick
Appointments
- Best film
- Best Adapted Screenplay
- Best Original Song: hold my hand
- Best Editing
- Best Visual Effects
- best sound
What our critics think
Top Gun: Maverick is a perfectly balanced film. It gives chills, laughs, leaves you speechless and causes a few tears. Moreover, it is a rather family entertainment, since there is neither vulgarity nor real violence. We could blame him for his anonymous enemies and his reverence for American power, but that would serve no purpose other than to deliberately sulk his pleasure. »
Pascal LeBlanc
Where to see the movie
Rental on Prime Video, YouTube, Google Play, Apple TV+ and Cineplex. On Paramount + (pay channel accessible by Prime Video).
TAR
Appointments
- Best film
- Best Actress: Cate Blanchett
- Best Director: Todd Field
- Best Original Screenplay
- Best Editing
- Best Cinematography
What our critics think
“Cate Blanchett is obviously exceptional in the role of an orchestra conductor who devotes herself entirely to her art to better erase a few episodes of a troubled past. That said, the outcome of the story, a little surprising, is less grafted to the rest of the story, but the fact remains that Cate Blanchett, who manages the feat of reinventing herself with each role, delivers her score as a true virtuoso. »
Marc-Andre Lussier
Where to see the movie
In theaters and for rental on Prime Video, YouTube, iTunes, and Apple TV+
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Appointments
- Best Supporting Actress: Angela Bassett
- Best Original Song: Lift Me Up
- Best Visual Effects
- Best makeup and best hairstyle
- Best costumes
What our critics think
“If we see Wakanda Foreveras mere entertainment, these reviews are valid. But this work is more. It pays tribute to a very talented actor, Chadwick Boseman, while allowing the artisans of the film to express their pain artistically. »
Pascal LeBlanc
Where to see the movie
At the movie theater. On Disney+ from 1er february.
Avatar: The Way of Water
Appointments
- Best film
- Best Visual Effects
- Best Production Design
- best sound
What our critics think
” Avatar – The Way of Water is grander and more innovative, but also more predictable and longer. Despite its simplicity, Avatar – The Way of Water impresses us and sometimes manages to touch us. »
Pascal LeBlanc
Where to see the movie
At the movie theater
The Whale
Appointments
- Best Actor: Brendan Fraser
- Best Supporting Actress: Hong Chau
- Best makeup and best hairstyle
What our critics think
“Apart from the performances of the actors, including the exceptional performance of Brendan Fraser, the feat lies above all in the way that Aronosfsky, supported by his lifelong accomplice Matthew Libatique in the cinematographic direction, had of making a cinematographic object of an eminently theatrical piece at the start. Even if the origin of this work remains evident in the dramatic construction of the scenario, The Whale is a real cinema proposal. »
Marc-Andre Lussier
Where to see the movie
At the movie theater
Women Talking
Appointments
- Best film
- Best Adapted Screenplay
What our critics think
“Canadian director Sarah Polley has succeeded in creating a tense, terribly hard and poignant behind-the-scenes film, theatrically Twelve angry menby Sidney Lumet, which is reminiscent of both the white ribbonby Michael Haneke, and to The Scarlet Maid, by Margaret Atwood. Sarah Polley delivers one of the most brilliant films of the past year and the most accomplished feature film of her career. »
Marc Cassivi
Where to see the movie
At the movie theater