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Mi querida señorita (Spanish) [My Dearest Señorita]

By Golu
This film is a genuinely moving story about courage, identity and inner freedom, centered on an intersex person trying to figure out who they really are. The fact that an actual intersex actor was cast in the lead role is genuinely worth applauding. It is apparently a remake of a classic film of same name that came out in 1972. Since I have not seen the film, I really have references to compare, which is good.  Set in Spain, we meet Adela, a woman in her twenties and the only child of a conservative couple living in a small provincial town. Her days are mostly spent at the family antique shop, and her whole life has been shaped by her mother's overprotectiveness and total silence around her intersex condition, something she's faced real social discrimination for. Despite all the restrictions placed on her, she finds odd little pockets of normalcy in her life, and her closest connection is a gay priest, basically the only person she feels she can talk to freely. That quiet routi...
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Géolocaliser l'amour (French Canadian Series) [Geomapping Love]

By Golu
Coming from Simon Boulerice—who is a huge deal in Canada as a writer, actor, and TV star—this romantic show is based on his own personal book. It’s a super close-up look at a guy who is feeling pretty lonely and keeps looking for a boyfriend in all the wrong spots. We follow him through a bunch of random hookups as he tries to find a soulmate or even just a decent one-night stand, but things just keep getting more and more complicated. The whole season is made up of ten short episodes that only last about 10 to 15 minutes each, so it moves really fast.

The story focuses on 39-year-old Simon, who is basically addicted to dating apps because he's desperate to find "The One," even though he mostly just ends up with shallow chats and quick flings. He’s been talking to this guy named Felix and thinks he’s finally found love, but it turns out the whole thing is a fake profile. Luckily, he has his best friend Jocelyn, who is always there for him when things go south. As he travels all over Montreal, it feels like he’s just mapping out his own fears. He has a hilariously awkward hookup that gets walked in on by a roommate, and another time he tries to act all chill but totally loses it when a guy doesn't text him back. One guy actually rejects him because he doesn't think Simon looks like his photos, only to call him back once he realizes Simon is a celebrity. He finally thinks he has a real spark with someone new, but then he finds out the guy is married, leaving him crushed all over again. He dives right back into the apps to hide the pain, choosing the quick high of a new match instead of just sitting with his own feelings. While all this is happening, he keeps trying to find the real person behind the "Felix" profile. It turns out he's been ignoring an overweight guy from his gym this whole time because he was too busy looking for guys with perfect bodies. When the truth finally comes out, they actually connect, which leaves a little hope for them at the end while Jocelyn stays by his side as his steady, sane anchor.

I’ll be totally real with you—I had no clue who this Simon guy was before I started watching. I just went into it as a regular viewer with zero expectations, and I ended up absolutely loving it. Simon Boulerice is so brave in how he plays this role because he’s not afraid to look desperate or even a little bit pathetic, which makes the whole search for love feel so raw and real. It perfectly captures that frantic, lonely feeling of swiping through dating apps in a big city like Montreal. The show looks bright and colorful, but you can always feel that sense of being vulnerable, which is something I’ve definitely felt myself when using those apps. It’s so honest about how empty the digital search can feel sometimes. Simon is a tricky main character because he can be self-centered, but you still root for him because he just wants to be loved. I also really liked how they kept the episodes short and snappy, and using real clips of Simon's actual TV appearances made everything feel much more authentic. It’s not every day you see a famous person show their messy, vulnerable side like this, so I give the creators a lot of credit for that. I should also say that some of the guys that the show chose for Simon's hookups were really hot, especially the married one and also the rude guy who rejects him. It was also nice to see that Simon does try to make some sort of connection with every hookup, even though eventually mostly nothing comes out of it.

This is a stylish and funny show that serves as a beautiful tribute to Montreal while also warning us about the lonely digital holes we try to fill with our phones. (8/10)
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