Want to watch a movie at home? Here is a selection of feature films newly available on platforms or on video on demand.
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Frankenstein
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Guillermo del Toro had dreamed for years of adapting for the cinema Frankenstein or the modern Prometheuswhich Mary Shelley wrote in 1818 at just 19 years old. The filmmaker of Labyrinthe de pan and The Shape of Water remained faithful to the structure of this famous novel, integrating the plot of Bride of Frankenstein (1935), film by James Whale starring Boris Karloff.
What we thought
Just like Jacob Elordi, who plays the creature from Dr Frankenstein, Del Toro's film is so beautiful, not to say clean, that it ends up being too smooth.
Marc Cassivi, The Press
On Netflix (with subscription) and in theaters
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Amour apocalypse
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The filmmaker Anne Émond depicts with formidable lucidity a world that is heading towards its ruin in Amour apocalypsewhile happily and audaciously shaking up the codes of sentimental comedy.
What we thought
In the middle of the ambient chaos orchestrated by Anne Émond, who takes full advantage of the mining landscapes with the complicity of Olivier Gossot in photography, Patrick Hivon, at the top of his art, and Piper Perabo, sparkling, form a duo as irresistible as they are improbable.
Manon Dumais, The Press
On video on demand and in theaters
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The Smashing Machine (V. F. : The fighter)
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Benny Safdie dedicates a biographical film to Mark Kerr, aka The Smashing Machine, who was one of the first stars of mixed martial arts (MMA) in the late 1990s. But the film is as much about his fight against his addiction to medication as it is about the one who fights it out in the octagon.
What we thought
There are some acting performances that seem calibrated for the Oscars. Amazing physical transformations, dramatic roles played by comic actors or generally confined to action films. Dwayne Johnson checks all these boxes in The Smashing Machine.
Marc Cassivi, The Press
On video on demand and in theaters
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Jurassic World – Rebirth (V. F. : Jurassic World – The Rebirth)
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Like Jurassic World (2015), Jurassic World – Rebirth starts again on new bases built on the ruins of the previous films. The characters are new, the issues are different and the perception of the world in relation to dinosaurs has changed. The spirit is essentially the same. And the recipe too.
What we thought
David Koeps, who notably wrote the first two Jurassic Parkoffers an effective scenario, the details of which are dispatched in the first 20 minutes, but also agreed.
Pascal LeBlanc, The Press
On Prime Video (with subscription) and on video on demand
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The History of Sound (V. F. : The history of sound)
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South African filmmaker Oliver Hermanus delivers an adaptation of The shape and color of soundsfirst short story in the homonymous collection by the American Ben Shattuck, who co-wrote the screenplay. The film follows two young men who travel through rural Maine in the 1920s to record folk songs.
What we thought
Evoking by the power of the romantic feelings that it depicts Brokeback Mountainby Ang Lee, and by the sensuality of the intimate scenes All of Us Strangersd’Andrew Haigh, The History of Sound turns out to be a story of love and loss that is as beautiful as it is heartbreaking.
Manon Dumais, The Press
On MUBI (with subscription) and on video on demand
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Paul
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Premiered at the most recent Berlinale, Denis Côté's sixteenth feature film follows a Montrealer who suffers from social anxiety and who cleans with dominant women in order to combat his loneliness.
What we thought
Paul, a fascinating observational documentary with a melancholy tone, does not pass judgment on its subject, a shy boy who reveals himself with generosity, while retaining an element of mystery in tune with his life which is both routine and eccentric.
Marc Cassivi, The Press
On video on demand
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Caught Stealing (V. F. : Trapped)
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Darren Aronofsky's new creation (The Whale, Black Swan, The Wrestler) is intended as a tribute to After Hours by Martin Scorsese. Its protagonist, Hank Thompson (Austin Butler), inherits his neighbor's cat without warning, a punk with illicit activities who has to rush to London in order to be at his sick father's bedside. From this moment on, Hank will be beaten, threatened and stalked by individuals as shady as they are stereotypical.
What we thought
Caught Stealing is cool, sexy, comical and still gripping, a rare and, in this case, successful combination.
Pascal LeBlanc, The Press
On video on demand
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Roofman (V. F. : A thief on the roof)
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In RoofmanDerek Cianfrance tells the astonishing story of a burglar, played by the charismatic Channing Tatum, who finds refuge in a toy store.
What we thought
Heist film flirting gently with sentimental comedy, Roofman still has some heartbreaking moments.
Manon Dumais, The Press
On video on demand from November 11 and in theaters
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The Fantastic Four – First Steps (V. F. : Fantastic Four: First Steps)
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Matt Shakman's film ingeniously integrates characters created in the 1960s into the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). By situating the action in a New York with a retro-futuristic aesthetic, itself housed in a parallel universe to the usual one of the MCU, the quintet of screenwriters gives the superheroes an adventure independent of the 36 previous films in the franchise.
What we thought
Although provoked by supernatural factors, their concerns are rendered with a sincerity that connects us to the characters.
Pascal LeBlanc, The Press
On Disney+ (with subscription) and on video on demand
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The Naked Gun (V. F. : The agent plays the prank)
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A worthy son of the late agent Frank Drebin, a police officer as awkward as he is brave (played by Liam Neeson) must prevent a technology mogul from destroying humanity.
What we thought
Faithful to the offbeat humor of Jim Abrahams, David Zucker and Jerry Zucker (Is there a pilot on the plane?, Top Secret!)Akiva Schaffer signs a hilarious and mindless comedy.
Manon Dumais, The Press
On Illico+ (with subscription) and on video on demand
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