“The Wisdom of the Octopus” won the Oscar for Best Documentary 2021 and is available on Netflix – Netflix
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.
The Oscar-winning documentary “The Wisdom of the Octopus” on Netflix
Available for months on Netflix, The Wisdom of the Octopus has had a second life since winning the 2021 Oscar for best documentary. It must be said that his proposal is astonishing, far from the usual framework of animal documentaries. It all started when Craig Foster, a documentary filmmaker in the throes of burnout, began to dive into the same cold water at the tip of South Africa. One day, he crosses paths with a curious octopus and decides to come back to see her every day, without exception. A strange relationship is then formed between them, and gives Craig an unexpected lesson in life.
Comedy in all its forms and horrific remakes on MyCanal
MyCanal is a bit like Arte.tv, there is always an unexpected documentary to discover. Or even two. Comedy in all its forms looks back on the French love of cinema humor, with numerous interviews (from Patrice Leconte to Bruno Solo), and bridges between generations. If the doc flirts with the “we can say nothing more”, he asks good questions and shows that the succession is assured, with for example Jean-Pascal Zadi, and that it was not necessarily better before.
By the same team, Bekind Prod, Remake don’t die is interested in the madness of horror remakes, in fact as old as the horror films themselves, with the ever-exciting lighting of our Masters of Horror French: Alexandre Aja, Xavier Gens, Alexandre Bustillo, Julien Maury…
“Yasuke”, the first black samurai on Netflix
Already known for animated series Black dynamite and Cannon Busters, the American director, relocated to Tokyo, LeSean Thomas returns with Yasuke on Netflix, the story of the first African samurai in a feudal Japan torn by real war and supernatural forces. To stage the six episodes of the first season and pay tribute to this character who really existed, LeSean Thomas called on the Japanese studio MAPPA, famous for the anime adaptations of the manga. Jujutsu kaisen and Attack on Titan.
The final season of the “AMIES” podcast on the “Friends” series
We had already talked about it when it was launched. Two friends, Marie Telling and Anaïs Bordages, one who has never seen the series, the other who knows it by heart, have embarked on a complete Friends, that they debrief in
the AMIES podcast on Slate. However, after 10 seasons of the series and twice as many episodes of the podcast, it’s already the end. Or almost.
Only one issue left next Friday for the final season and the results of the series. This adventure will have made it possible to put the series, its humor, its ups and downs, and some of its intrigues as well (Joychel versus Roschel) into perspective. The “friends” do not intend to stop at Friends, since they will embark on an integral Twilight this summer (why… not), before moving on to another cult series.