Don’t know what to watch on Netflix anymore? Here are some suggestions from our journalists.
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Emily in Paris Season 3
This third season of Emily in Paris is still as incredible as ever. The costumes are even more insane, and this time we’re giving the other characters in the series more space, which gives them a little more depth.
Olivia Levy
kaleidoscope
Is it a super original canvas production? NO. But is it fun entertainment? Yes. Add a final swipe here — and no original — that says this kaleidoscope lets you see all the colors.
Hugo Duma
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
We won’t reveal anything about the plot, but we can still point out the mastery Rian Johnson shows in executing his story. Daniel Craig, a thousand miles from James Bond, obviously takes great delight in portraying this heavily accented detective and everyone around him, starting with Janelle Monáe. Several personalities also grace the film with brief presences, including Ethan Hawke in the role of a COVID-19 companion who really has no intention of laughing this month of May 2020…
Marc Andre Lussier
Bardo, false chronicle of some truths
Underscored by visually very powerful sequences, fed by deeply felt social and political observations, Bardo will no doubt appear too plentiful – or too scattered – to garner unanimous support. We could also think of it as a fundamentally narcissistic exercise. The fact is, Bardo nonetheless contains immense cinematic moments, orchestrated by one of the greatest contemporary filmmakers.
Marc Andre Lussier
Pinocchio
While this Pinocchio, co-directed by Mark Gustafson, has a bit of Frankenstein (Guillermo del Toro’s other favorite story) and darker aspects, it’s still luminous. The animation is of such quality that the characters on screen become very real to the point where the emotions are sometimes poignant. Pinocchio, which the Mexican filmmaker conceived for more than 10 years with an army of animators, is without a doubt one of Guillermo del Toro’s greatest successes.
Marc Andre Lussier
nothing new in the West
Staged in a classical manner, Nothing New in the West obviously does not claim to renew the genre of war drama, but it is extremely effective. We also applaud the approach of a filmmaker who has managed to evoke horror in a realistic way without succumbing to complacency. Edward Berger also knew how to construct the story in such a way that the viewer was offered a few moments of calm. Also note the presence of excellent young actors whose relative anonymity at international level helps make the story even more authentic in our eyes.
Marc Andre Lussier
FIFA revealed
Under the leadership of Joseph S. Blatter, FIFA became a corruption monster that eventually led to its downfall after more than 30 years in office, including 17 years as President. This emerges from the documentary FIFA Uncovered. The series of four episodes teaches us nothing new. Rather, it is the sequence of remembered and uncovered facts that have occurred over several decades that sends shivers down the spine.
Jean Francois Teotonio