What are we watching this weekend? Colin Farrell in Gotham, a great female drama, our Palme du Coeur…

Cinema, streaming, VOD, TV… Find the editorial team’s advice every Friday.

The film in theaters: Seeds of the wild fig tree

Two years ago, a young Iranian woman was murdered by her country’s authorities for “an improperly worn veil,” sparking a vast protest movement. From the prison where he was languishing, filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof received videos of rebellious youth via social media. Since then, Rasoulof has fled his country and delivered these Seeds of the wild fig treea fiction that beautifully captures this uprising. This oppressive family huis clos sees a rather conservative father confronted with his two daughters. With the help of a confined staging (clandestinity obliges!), Rasoulof signs an oppressive domestic thriller which beyond its political subject, is a reflection on the ambivalent power of images. Our Palme d’Or at the last Cannes festival.

What’s new at the cinema this week

The series: The Penguin

Two years after The Batman, director Matt Reeves extends his universe to the small screen, with this series dedicated to Oswald Cobblepot and his rise in the underworld of Gotham, until he becomes the famous “Penguin”, one of the most cult enemies of the Dark Knight. Stamped HBO, the series takes the opposite approach to the classic superhero show and plays the dirty thriller. A mafia series that does not quite manage to revolutionize the genre, but which can count on its impressive aesthetic and a very particular atmosphere, skilfully surfing on its comic book decorum. Colin Farrell is as brilliant and unrecognizable as expected, made up as an ugly, lame and unscrupulous gangster. But Cristin Milioti almost steals the show, brilliantly chilling in the role of Sofia Falcone, Carmine’s daughter, determined to become the Queen of the Gotham underworld.

Watch The Penguin streaming on Max (1 episode per week)

The movie streaming: His Three Daughters

In a New York apartment, three estranged sisters watch over their dying father. The synopsis may not seem very appealing for a relaxed Saturday night in front of the TV, but if we tell you that the cast includes Carrie Coon, Elizabeth Olsen and Natasha Lyonne, does that change things a bit? Whatever happens, His Three Daughters well worth your attention: Azazel Jacobs (The Lovers, French Exit) signs a very beautiful drama (almost) behind closed doors where one settles one’s accounts between the bathroom and the living room. And a phantasmagorical scene which summons the figure of the father, invisible until now, is worth the detour in itself.

Watch His Three Daughters streaming on Netflix

The film on VOD: The Planet of the Apes: The New Kingdom

Dormant since 2017, Planet of the Apes is relaunched under the impetus of Wes Ball, the man behind the saga The Labyrinth. A sequel built around a time jump of 300 years after the death of Caesar, which proudly carries the legacy of the previous trilogy while exploring unknown territories. A great adventure film with hair-raising action scenes, which fully assumes its status as a luxury B-movie. Pure pleasure.

Watch Planet of the Apes: The Rise of the Planet of the Apes on VOD on Première Max

The film on television: Argyll

After three KingsmanMatthew Vaughn continues to dig into his obsession with the world of espionage but radically changes angle: neon-pop and meta squared, Argyll is based on a plot with drawers where the novels of a successful writer (Bryce Dallas Howard) come strangely a little too close to the plans of a real secret organization. Pursued by assassins and helped by a spy, she will have to untangle the truth from the lies… There is fat in there, but we have a good laugh and the action pushes all the knobs in the red, sometimes to the cartoonish. And Sam Rockwell (what an underrated actor), hilarious and generous, helps fill the few drops in the plot.

Watch Argylle this Friday on Canal+ and on demand on MyCanal

The video game: Astro Bot (PS5)

It might be tempting to qualify Astro Bot of a “great little game”, but that would almost be an insult. The new title from Team Asobi, a Japanese studio led by Frenchman Nicolas Doucet, is in fact an exceptional platform game, the kind that Nintendo would not deny. Immediately accessible, constantly fun, full of fun ideas and rhythmic as not allowed, Astro Bot also has the luxury of pushing the possibilities of the PS5 controller to its limits. Huge.

Astro Bot, PS5 only