“The Mage of the Kremlin”, “Hamnet”, “Amour Apocalypse”… the films to see (or not) of the week

A Franco-Russian thriller, a Canadian romantic comedy and a great film by Chloé Zhao… Flee the January showers in the cinemas.

“The Mage of the Kremlin” by Olivier Assayas

Excerpt: “Olivier Assayas called on the writer Emmanuel Carrère to write a scenario where everything is false. But totally inspired by real events: from the fall of Boris Yeltsin to the rise to power of Boris Berezosky, from the Moscow underbelly of the 1990s to the villa in Sochi, on the Black Sea, and of course the advent of the Tsar, Vladimir Putin, an FSB official that some thought they could control… “The Mage of the Kremlin” succeeds brilliantly in mixing big and small stories. »

“Amour Apocalypse”: the review of a romantic comedy that has some dogs

Excerpt: “Valentine’s Day is approaching and we hope that this OFNI (unidentified film object) from the Far North will resist the frost

s and show-off films. Because it’s the ideal romantic comedy for French in a dark room. Already, he offers an irresistible couple: him, Adam, depressed owner of a kennel, she, Tina, with a smile displayed as her standard – and for good reason, she is played by the divine Piper Perabo. »

“Hamnet”: the review of a film for the best and Shakespeare

Excerpt: “In a lyricism of great beauty and a disturbing restraint, in a film paved with silences which have rarely said so much in cinema. This dive into beauty and drama grips the guts, the body and the heart, peppered with memorable sequences, including a long and incredible conclusion where the power of creation, the poetry of the word and eternal love come to heal the wounds of a raw wound. »

“Primate”: the review of a film not clear about apes

Extract : ” Making something (almost) new out of something (very) old: in the long litany of teen horror films that Hollywood mass-produces without even worrying about the content, “Primate” appears almost as a pleasant surprise. So, let’s be clear, there’s no question of calling genius either. »

“Big Sky”: the review of a film that leaves no stone unturned

Extract : “Helped by a finely chosen cast of actors (Samir Guesmi, Mouna Soualem, Denis Eyriey), Hata never takes his eyes off his invisible evil, assumes his fantastic tragedy from start to finish, without ever adding to the expected morality or the inherent stylistic effects. A film that dares is always a good address.”