films in theaters Wednesday January 7, 2026

• Father Mother Sister Brother ⭐⭐⭐

by Jim Jarmusch | American film, 1h50, comedy-drama

In the form of a triptych, Jim Jarmusch explores the question of family through three situations and three places which, from New Jersey to Paris via Dublin, project us into the heart of the not always so obvious links between parents and grown-up children. What happens when these links become loose over the years? And what remains between brothers and sisters as a legacy of this filiation?

Our opinion: The filmmaker is never as talented as when he focuses, as here, on human relationships and the tiny details of everyday life, with this falsely cool and nonchalant style which is his trademark. He navigates with disconcerting ease between comedy and drama, peppering his stories with touches of humor and unexpected twists in order to lighten the darkness of his words and capture something of real life. He never judges his characters and makes their most unspeakable intimate impulses the sign of their deep humanity.

» READ THE REVIEW: “Father Mother Sister Brother”, Jim Jarmusch orchestrates three variations on the family

• My brother ⭐⭐⭐

by Lise Akoka and Romane Gueret | French film, 1h52, comedy

For Djeneba, 20 years old, going as a camp instructor in the Drôme means earning money and escaping life in her Parisian city. But it’s also the guilt of leaving your little brother with the neighbor while waiting for the return, always postponed, of your mother who left for the country. She obtains at the last minute from the director of the colony the recruitment of her best friend, Shaï, who is sweetly immature but who promises to be irreproachable.

Our opinion: Lise Akoka and Romane Gueret nourished their script through immersion in summer camps and running workshops with children from Montreuil (Seine-Saint-Denis), around twenty of whom went on filming like we go on camp. The result is lines that hit the mark, great accuracy that unravels clichés and a disarming naturalness. Full of energy, My brother highlights each trajectory thanks to a choral dimension. The fluid staging slips into the secret little world of childhood where it draws out touching details. The production also knows how to highlight the beauty of the landscapes of the Drôme, flooded by summer light and its green nature.

» READ THE REVIEW: “My brother”, the great escape in the Drôme for city kids

• The Lights of New York ⭐⭐

by Lloyd Lee Choi | American film, 1h43, drama

Lu is a Chinese delivery man, engaged in a race against time in the streets of New York to repay his debts and be able to properly welcome his wife and daughter who have come to join him. But he has his bike stolen, without which he cannot work, and is scammed by his friend. He must find the money to avoid eviction from his home before his family arrives. Cornered, will the thief in turn turn into a thief?

Our opinion: The articulation of the film in two parts, which takes the character of Lu from the shadows to the light, from the invisible worker to the attentive father of the family and to the man whose past dreams and errors we gradually discover, is the strength of this feature film. It is served by two magnificent performers, Chang Chen, a great Taiwanese actor, and Carabelle Manna Wei in the role of Yaya, the charming asset of this lovely film.

» READ THE REVIEW: “The Lights of New York”: race against time in the streets of Manhattan

• Echoes of the past ⭐

the Mascha Schilinski | German film, 2:29 a.m. | drama

From the beginning of the 20th century to today, the film brings to light within the walls of a German farm the destinies of four generations of women who lived there, and through them sketches the journey of a century of their condition.

Our opinion: The eras follow one another then mingle without concern for chronology but without ever losing the thread of a story either. In a very polished staging, everything is bathed in an ethereal atmosphere. Death, like sexuality and the mutilation of bodies, is omnipresent and is the subject of an uneasy and sometimes disturbing fascination for the director.

» READ THE REVIEW: “Echoes of the Past”, a macabre fresco of four generations of women

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