When it’s Wednesday, it means cinema. Today, we present our selection of films for the week to guide you through the dark movie theaters in the best possible way.
1. Despicable Me 4 – Patrick Delage and Chris Renaud
Gru, Lucy, and the girls, Margo, Edith, and Agnes, welcome the latest addition to the family, Gru Junior, who seems to have only one passion: driving his father crazy. But Gru faces a new enemy, Maxime Le Mal. With the help of his girlfriend, the fatal Valentina, they will force the whole family to flee.
2. The People Next Door – André Téchiné
Lucie is an agent in the technical and scientific police. Her solitary daily life is disrupted by the arrival of a young couple with a little girl in her suburban area. As she becomes fond of her new neighbors, she discovers that Yann, the father, is an anti-police activist with a heavy criminal record. Lucie’s moral conflict between her professional conscience and her budding friendship with this family will shake her certainties…
3. To The Moon – Greg Berlanti
Tasked with restoring the NASA‘s image with the public, the dazzling Kelly Jones, a marketing expert, will upset the already complex task of the mission director, Cole Davis. When the White House deems the project too important to fail, Kelly Jones is entrusted with carrying out a fake moon landing as a plan B, and the countdown is truly on…
4. Only the River Flows – Shujun Wei
In China in the 1990s, three murders are committed in the small town of Banpo. Ma Zhe, the chief of the criminal police, is tasked with solving the case. An abandoned handbag on the riverbank and testimonies from passersby point to several suspects. As the investigation stalls, Inspector Ma is confronted with the darkness of the human soul and sinks into doubt…
5. The Medium – Emmanuel Laskar
Michael is overwhelmed by troubles. He cannot accept his breakup nor the inheritance from his recently deceased mother: the gift of communicating with the dead. Overwhelmed by his grief, he refuses to embrace his vocation as a Medium. But his encounter with Alicia, a young charismatic artist convinced of her deceased husband’s presence, will push him to change his mind…
