A dive into nascent America with "Gangs of New York", a singular journey to the land of monsters with "Lovecraft Country", the return of "Miracle Workers" with a stunning Daniel Radcliffe, an impressive French documentary series that tells the story of the hunt big criminals around the world, and all six seasons of "Nashville" ... here are 5 programs to discover this weekend on the platforms.
DiCaprio fights in "Gangs of New York"
AMAZON PRIME VIDEO. When the Civil War began in New York City, corruption was rampant and Five Points, one of the city's poorest neighborhoods, was plagued by gang warfare. A young Irish immigrant, Amsterdam Vallon, returns there after spending fifteen years in a reformatory. His goal: to take revenge on William Cutting, alias Bill the Butcher, a powerful gang leader who killed his father ...
Martin Scorsese, director of "New York, New York" and "Taxi Driver", grandson of Sicilian immigrants, delves into the history of his hometown with this saga of nearly three hours. Precise, efficient, even virtuoso, it illustrates a forgotten part of the history of nascent America, mixing violence and racism. Leonardo DiCaprio is excellent as young Amsterdam Vallon, as is Daniel Day-Lewis, impressive as Bill the Butcher.
EDITOR'S RATING: 4.5 / 5
"Gangs of New York" , American film by Martin Scorsese (2002), with Leonardo DiCaprio, Daniel Day-Lewis, Cameron Diaz, Liam Neeson… (2h50)
Monsters and Racism in "Lovecraft Country"
OCS. Atticus Black is a young black man in 1950s America, a time when the mere color of his skin can get him in trouble. Following a letter sent by his father, he sets out to find her across the country. Along the way, he must not only face the prevailing racism, but also frightening supernatural monsters.
Strange mixture that this mix between denouncing the status of blacks half a century ago and gore and violent scenes where some monsters, from the imagination of Howard Philip Lovecraft, attack humans, and they do not care the color of their skin… But the dosage is well done, and we quickly find ourselves caught up in the game of this singular series.
EDITOR'S RATING: 4/5
“Lovecraft Country” , American series by Misha Green and Matt Ruff, with Jonathan Majors, Jurnee Smollett-Bell, Courtney B. Vance… Season 1, 10 episodes of approximately one hour each.
Daniel Radcliffe, magnificent idiot in "Miracle Workers"
Exit Paradise, direction Sous-Bouse-en-Laye, a small medieval village. The comic series "Miracle Workers" has kept its actors from season 1, but completely changes scenery and plot for this season 2 called "Dark Ages". This is how Steve Buscemi, who embodied God in the first episodes, finds himself playing Edward Ramassemerde, whose job, as his surname suggests, is to collect the excrements of the villagers. An occupation with which he is fully satisfied, while his daughter, she seeks at all costs to escape the family career.
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Far from these low concerns, Prince Chauncley (stunning Daniel Radcliffe, star of the "Harry Potter" saga) is a stupid young man raised in a bubble of privilege, but who remains a gentle lamb compared to his father, a bloodthirsty tyrant. This gallery of colorful characters gives rise to a series full of humor, remarkably written and performed.
EDITOR'S RATING: 4/5
“Miracle Workers: Dark Ages” , American series by Simon Rich (2020) with Daniel Radcliffe, Steve Buscemi… Episodes 1 to 5/10. (5 x 20 minutes)
"World's Most Wanted" tracks down major criminals
NETFLIX. This documentary mini-series, which is among the top 10 most watched in the United States and Canada, tells the hunt for five of the most wanted criminals in the world: a Russian mafia, an English Islamist, a Sicilian godfather, a narco - Mexican trafficker and a Rwandan genocidaire. A French production, financed by Netflix, which has given up big resources in order to achieve an impressive result.
The journalists set off to meet the victims, investigators and accomplices in the various countries where criminals have been rampant. Strong testimonies, the large-scale investigation and the discovery of these high-ranking criminals little known in France make you forget a few tricks specific to raising the emotion. Part of the budget was also used to purchase archival footage.
EDITOR'S RATING: 5/5
“World's Most Wanted” , French documentary mini-series, season 1. (5 x 52 minutes)
"Nashville", rivalries in the country of country music
OCS. In Nashville (Tennessee, United States), the capital of country music, singer Rayna James (played by Connie Britton of "Friday Night Lights") has been queen for a long time, but is beginning to have trouble filling concert halls. Juliette Barnes (Hayden Panettiere, from "Heroes") is the new starlet that teenage girls dream of being. Two careers, two temperaments, one passion… and an inevitable rivalry. The conductor of the series is Callie Khouri, screenwriter of "Thelma and Louise", who has already proven her talent to bite into female characters who depot.
Love stories, personal dramas, rising hopes, political scandal: all the ingredients for a good saga are there. As a bonus, the musical atmosphere is neat, with a multitude of songs written especially for the series. What a great idea from OCS to make available all six seasons of this nice series which ended in 2018! Note that we can also watch them on Amazon Prime Video.
EDITOR'S RATING: 4/5
“Nashville” , American series by Callie Khouri (2012-2018) with Connie Britton, Hayden Panettiere… Seasons 1 to 6 (124 episodes of 42 minutes).