Our journalists specialized in television and cinema offer you some proposals from the Netflix catalogue.
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blond hair
Inspired by a fictional biography that Joyce Carol Oates published around twenty years ago, Andrew Dominik intervenes in the undocumented private spheres of Marilyn Monroe’s life. The filmmaker thus has the necessary space to invent his vision of things without being faithful to reality. Ana de Armas plunged body and soul into the character, with the devotion to the one who, like the icon of her time, aspires to the greatest scores.
Marc Andre Lussier
The Crown Season 5
Slightly below the phenomenal fourth season, The Crown’s fifth installment, covering the Windsors’ tumultuous period between the summer of 1991 and early 1997, proves more raunchy, show-stopping and less harmonious than the previous ones. On the other hand, a weaker season of The Crown remains entertainment of regal quality, to which it is almost necessary to pay homage. It’s a prestige TV, crafted with great attention to detail if we exclude some factual liberties screenwriter Peter Morgan took.
Hugo Duma
The wonder
One has to be patient to know how to appreciate The Wonder. Immerse yourself in all the versions of reality proposed there. Lelio’s approach requires careful listening. Like Lib Wright at the young prodigy’s bedside, one must be content to observe carefully. Because the film’s richness lies in its subtext. True to her recent performances (Midsommar, Don’t Worry Darling), Florence Pugh captivates in the leading role, a decidedly feminist one.
Audrey Anne Blais
In love with Christmas
Janeen Damian, who has written the screenplays for several Christmas romantic comedies, is making her debut as a director. She knows all the codes and applies them thoroughly. Of course, it is necessary to abandon all critical sense. But for fans of the genre, this movie is like a decadent dessert. It’s too rich, but it’s good for you and warms the heart.
Danielle Boneau
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
disconnected
Uncoupled is an eight episode comedy starring Neil Patrick Harris, a posh New York real estate agent who is single overnight after his partner dumped him after 17 years together. Uncoupled is a bit like Sex and the City in a gay version. We’re in Uptown New York and it’s about love and friendship.
Olivia Levy