Our movie reviews of the week

Challengers : High voltage tennis

“By going back and forth in time, the screenplay by playwright and author Justin Kuritzkes tells the evolution of the relationship as ardent as it is unhealthy between the trio over a period – which stretches a bit – of 13 years. We follow them from the university ranks to the ATP tournaments, even in a challenger event in New Rochelle – and in the most chic hotel in the small town – where the emotion reaches its peak,” writes our journalist Pascal Leblanc.

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Humane : Who wants to die?

“Due to the severity of the climate crisis, a government program is asking people to volunteer for euthanasia. A father invites his four children home to tell them that he and his wife have signed up. However, his plan goes awry and the family must decide who will end his life,” says our journalist Pascal Leblanc.

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The White Guard : A prison without bars

“Worried for the future of their community and the health of their territory, residents of north-central Mexico are facing mining companies who, according to them, will go as far as killing them to impose their law. And silence those who oppose them,” explains our journalist Alexandre Vigneault.

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Rosalie : Blonde beard

“Carried by the grace of Nadia Tereszkiewicz, a clever mix of naivety, sensuality and recklessness, Rosalie However, it manages to make captivating the evolution of the cursed couple formed by the young woman with the beard and her rigid and cold husband, played with sobriety by Benoît Magimel. At a time when so many young people are submitting to the dictates of beauty to the point of becoming clones of celebrities ruling social networks, Rosalie proves to be an irresistible breath of freshness,” writes our journalist Manon Dumais.

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Boy Kills World : Absurd humor, extreme violence

“A boy whose family was murdered by the cruel leaders of his town is transformed into a killing machine by a mysterious shaman so that he can avenge his family as an adult,” summarizes our journalist Pascal Leblanc.

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Emptiness : The house of spirits

“With his fifth feature film, and first feature film in English, Quebec filmmaker of Turkish origin Onur Karaman (Where Attila passes…, Breathe) offers what he calls “visual poetry”. Certainly, the black and white images, punctuated by shots invaded by red, that the director of photography Tom McNamara signs have a captivating gothic charm and the alternately anxiety-provoking and melancholy atmosphere that the director creates can at certain moments evoke the poetry of ‘Edgar Allan Poe. Alas, despite undeniable visual qualities, Emptiness hardly convinces,” writes our journalist Manon Dumais.

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