There is not only the direct in life, there is also the replay. From YouTube to Netflix to TV channel replays and radio station podcasts, 20 minutes every Sunday concocts a list of things to see, or review, listen to or listen to again.
“Maid”, the shock fiction on marital abuse
How to get out of the clutches of an abusive spouse when you do not have a penny in your pocket, nor means of payment, nor means of locomotion? The Netflix series Maid, inspired by the autobiographical bestseller Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother’s Will to Survive by Stephanie Land, follows young Alex, a single mother who tries to find help from a foster home for victims of domestic violence to get out of a daily life under the influence. Told from the point of view of this young woman desperate but desperate to get by, the series reveals without complacency – and with a touch of poetry – the truth behind marital abuse.
“The Morning Show”, the gloomy sliding of TV shows
The excellent behind-the-scenes series of television in the United States is back for season 2 on Apple TV. We find a team dislocated after the trauma of the suicide of Hannah, raped by the fallen star Mitch Kessler (Steve Carrell). How is Cory Ellison (Billy Crudup), president of the news division of the UBA channel, going to recompose the star duo of the show made up of Alex Levy (Jennifer Aniston) and Bradley Jackson (Reese Witherspoon)? And above all, how to restart the hearings when new scandals are about to sweep over The Morning Show ? The new season continues to explore the unhealthy world of the post-metoo small screen, polluted by personal ambitions and bad moves.
“Surviving R. Kelly”, portrait of a star accused of rape and pedophilia
We remain in the mistreatment of women with Surviving R. Kelly, a documentary series broadcast on Netflix, which traces the musical journey of R’nB genius R. Kelly. Through the testimonies of several women, teenagers at the time of the facts, and of certain collaborators, the documentary brings to light the predatory behavior of the star. At the end of September, R. Kelly, was convicted by a New York court of a series of sexual crimes, including that of having led for years a “system” of sexual exploitation of young women, including minors. He was found guilty of all charges: extortion, sexual exploitation of a minor, kidnapping, corruption and forced labor, over a period from 1994 to 2018. A documentary that shivers down your spine.
“Who is Miss Paddle?” », An intelligent podcast on the notion of influence in the couple
Miss Paddle is the perfect chick who shows off her sculpted body through lustful poses on Instagram. It is especially the object of the obsession of the journalist Judith Duportail who sinks into paranoia after a like from her companion at the time. What is the nature of their relationship? Why is he interested in this dream creature? Who is Miss Paddle is the story of a toxic relationship, made of influence and violence, of a man on a woman -Judith Duportail- who, at the rate of likes on Inta, loses confidence in her until disappearing. Wonderfully told in the first person, Who is Miss Paddle is a testament to the perverse effects of social networks through a destructive love story. A book taken from the podcast was published in October by HLab editions.