Films

«This much I know to be True»: taming suffering

By Fanny Agostino · May 18, 2022

Movie Wednesdays – Fanny Agostino A real appetizer ahead of Nick Cave’s performance at the Montreux Jazz Festival on the 2nd...

Films

«Silverton Siege»: South African cinema asserts itself, but abolishes nothing

By Jordi Gabioud · 04 May 2022

Movie Wednesdays – Jordi Gabioud With the advent of digital technology, South Africa’s film industry is becoming increasingly...

Films

«Vortex»: the face of old age

By Fanny Agostino · 27 April 2022

Les mercredis du cinéma - Fanny Agostino Previewed at last year's Cannes Film Festival, the latest film...

Films

«Is »Dumbledore's Secrets" just another scam?

By Jonas Follonier · 20 April 2022

Movie Wednesdays – Jonas Follonier As for the title of this article, our answer is «yes and no.» Because...

Films

«At the same time»: political utopia through the absurd

By Jordi Gabioud · 13 April 2022

Les mercredis du cinéma - Jordi Gabioud The duo of Gustave Kervern and Benoît Delépine have come up with a new adaptation...

Films

«Ambulance»: the adrenalin shot that awakens the American blockbuster

By Jordi Gabioud · March 30, 2022

Movie Wednesdays – Jordi Gabioud For several years now, critics have loved to hate Michael Bay’s films, including...

Films

Laure Calamy is heartbreaking in «A plein temps» (Full-time)»

By Jonas Follonier · 23 March 2022

Les mercredis du cinéma - Jonas Follonier Laure Calamy plays the role of a mother running all day long between...

Films

«Notre-Dame brûle»: a stifling Christian thriller

By Fanny Agostino · 16 March 2022

Les mercredis du cinéma – Fanny Agostino Sidération, inquiétude et attente. Tel fut l’état d’esprit partagé par bon nombre de...

Cinema

Laughing at the movies: still a protest act?

By Jordi Gabioud · 10 March 2022

«Il n’y a pas de film comique qui ne soit contestataire, on ne peut pas faire un film comique charmant.» Ce sont les mots prononcés par l’une des plus grandes figures comiques du cinéma, Jacques Tati, en 1979 lors de son entretien avec les «Cahiers du cinéma». Mais le cinéma comique semble aujourd’hui avoir basculé: pour être contestataire, il doit être charmant. Analyse.