ata at a quarter to, it means it's time for the film review. hello and welcome to the film review on bbc news. to take us through this week's cinema releases, as ever, is mock somewhat. what have you been watching? a mixed bag - we have been watching? a mixed bag - we have been watching the snowman, a thriller starring michael fassbender. the ritual camping holiday goes to hell. and loving vincent, an oil painted animation. masses to talk about with that one. the snowman to start with. i feel like the only one in a newsroom who hasn't read the novel. i hadn't read it either. this is an adaptation of the thriller, directed by the man who made let the right

one in. it stars michael fassbender as an alcoholic detective on the trail of a serial killer whose trademark is that he leaves behind snowmen. sometimes he creates them before committing the crime. his character is partnered with rebecca ferguson, who has her own reasons for wanting to track down this particular killer. he was a clip. they are having an affair, and that was the last thing my father was investigating before he got killed. you broke into his house because you're afraid i would find out this was personal and taken off the case. he was his pimp and they were both in bergen the murder started. you can't force the pace is to fit. do you think he killed them?” can't force the pace is to fit. do you think he killed them? i don't know. i don't think either of us do the shore. i have to say, i went in with high expectations because i like the film—makers, the cast, and

as everyone says, the source material is terrific. it is with a heavy heart that i have to say that it was a disappointment. it is very muddled, confused, and looks like a film that has lost its way during the film—making process. it doesn't really know what its focus is. it is not just that the narrative goes really know what its focus is. it is notjust that the narrative goes off on different tangents that don't tidy up, it's more to do with the fa ct tidy up, it's more to do with the fact that the film can't quite decide where it's meant to be leading the audience. it's a terrific cast, people like charlotte gainsbourg, jj simmons, who are wasted. i never found gainsbourg, jj simmons, who are wasted. i neverfound my gripped by the chile, icicle to the heart idea of killer building snowmen. it never terrified or gripped me and i was never convinced of the psychological back story. i neverfound myself gripped and involved in the way you would want. the disappointment is made worse by the fact that you look at the pedigree of the people making the film. the director is terrific

and it looks to me like this is a film that got away. it looks like during the film—making process, they just lost sight of where it was going. confused, confusing? both, and it looks like it has been pre—edited a lot. it looks like when they got into the editing room, they have had to work very hard to make the constituent parts come together. sometimes it happens and director misses something. the disappointment was made worse by the fact that you going though it may go in thinking everything about it is great, but at no point, and i hate to say this, i ended up bored. it didn't chill me. michael fassbender, very watchable but he doesn't solve this? if you look at

the anguish of his performance in shame, for example, it is anguish with layers and depth. this looked very much like going through the motions, unfortunately. the film just doesn't gel, doesn't come together. it ends up being a series of ideas. some arresting images, but not much more than that. 0k, of ideas. some arresting images, but not much more than that. ok, for your second choice... the ritual. a horrorfilm, again! your second choice... the ritual. a horror film, again! thanks! it has a comedic edge as well. it takes inspiration from films i know you would love — the blair witch project, the evil dead. luke goes into an off—licence with one of his friend who is then killed in a robbery. luke feels guilty because he didn't do anything. they go for a camping holiday in the middle of nowhere. they need to get somewhere, one of them has hurt his leg, they ta ke one of them has hurt his leg, they take a short cut through the words, and they end up in a cabin that

looks like it is from the evil dead. never take the short cut!|j looks like it is from the evil dead. never take the short cut! i think it got the group dynamic right. there isjokey banter got the group dynamic right. there is jokey banter in the dialogue, so the airof is jokey banter in the dialogue, so the air of horror is built well. it does that very good thing about withholding its revelations until the last possible moment. i think that although you're going to recognise certain things from it, they are done in a way that is significant in —— sympathetic enough to the characters to make you involved. there is this guilt throughout that they have, that race paul's character feels guilty, and the rest of the group do kind of blame him as well, so it works on different levels. i was pleasantly surprised because i had gone in thinking that it looked so much like the other films i thinking that it looked so much like the otherfilms i mentioned. it did something new with those touchdowns.

when it needed to be monstrous, it was, but it would help that. i think you would enjoy it. i know you want to be converted. i am a big ray spall fan. i am far more likely to go and see loving vincent. the phrase labour of love was invented for this film. and oil painted animation feature. the story was shot first as live action, which the artist is then used as the basis for doing the incredible painting of the animation. if you think of something like waking life i think that would be an example. the narrative kicks off after va n be an example. the narrative kicks off after van gogh's there. they go back to the place where van gogh spent his final days and they end up speaking to everyone who asked how it was, how it came to be that someone who seemed to be on the

straight and narrow met this terrible ending. he was a clip. -- here isa terrible ending. he was a clip. -- here is a clip. you want to know so much about his death, but what do you know of his life? i know that he tried hard to prove he was good for something. yes. he did. that's why i ta ke something. yes. he did. that's why i take flowers to his grave. that's all i can do for him now. he would appreciate the delicate beauty of their bloom. even each blade of their bloom. even each blade of their grassy stems. no detail of life was too small or too humble for him. now, i think it is life was too small or too humble for him. now, ithink it is the life was too small or too humble for him. now, i think it is the case that certain bits of the dialogue area

that certain bits of the dialogue are a little on the nose, but i didn't care, because i was so entranced by the visuals. you saw, just from that, just how extraordinary it is. there are scenes that are done in monochrome, black which have almost photo real iced —— photo realist. black which have almost photo real iced -- photo realist. i apologise to break into the film review. you will be able to see that at 916 this evening —— night for —— 9:45pm. president trump is talking about iran. let's listen in. is to ensure the safety and security of the american people. history has shown that the longer we ignore a threat, the more dangerous that threat becomes. for this reason, the more dangerous that threat becomes. forthis reason, upon taking office, i've ordered a com plete taking office, i've ordered a complete strategic review of our policy toward the rogue regime in iran. that review is now complete.

today, i am announcing our strategy, along with several major steps we are taking to confront the iranians regime's hostile actions, and to ensure that iran never — and i mean never — acquires a nuclear weapons. our policy is based on a clear— eyed assessment of the iranians dictatorship, its sponsorship of terrorism, and its continuing aggression in the middle east and all around the world. iran is under the control of a fanatical regime that seized power in 1979 and forced a proud people to submit to its extremist rule. this radical regime has raided the wealth of one of the

world's oldest and most vibrant nations and spread death, destruction and chaos all around the globe. beginning in 1979, agents of the iranians regime illegally seized the iranians regime illegally seized the us embassy in teheran, and held more than 60 americans hostage during the 41m days of the crisis. the iranians— backed terrorist group has ball bombed our embassy in lebanon, once in 1983 and again in 1984. another iranians supported bombing killed 241 americans. service members, they were, in their barracks, in beirut, in 1983. in

1996, the regime directed another bombing of american military housing in saudi arabia, murdering 19 americans in cold blood. iranians proxies provided training operatives we re proxies provided training operatives were later involved in al-qaeda's bombing of the american embassies in kenya, tanzania, and two years later killing 224 people and wounding more than 4000 others. the regime harboured high—level terrorists in the wake of the 9/11 attacks, including osama bin london's son. in iraq and afghanistan, groups supported by iran have killed hundreds of american military personnel. —— osama bin london. the iranians dictatorship's aggression continues to this day. the regime

remains the world's leading sponsor of state terror and provides assistance to al-anda, the taliban, hezbollah, have mass and other terrorist networks. —— hamas. it deploys weapons and missiles which threaten american troops. it threatens ships and freedom of navigation in the arabian gulf and in the red sea. it imprisons americans on false charges, and it launches cyber attacks against our critical infrastructure, financial system and military. the united states is far from the only target of the iranians dictatorship's long campaign of bloodshed. the regime violently suppresses its own citizens. it shot unarmed student

protesters in the street during the green revolution. this regime has fuelled sectarian violence in iraq, and vicious civil war is in yemen and vicious civil war is in yemen and syria. in syria, the errani and regime —— the iranians regime has supported the horrific atrocities of bashar al—assad's regime and condoned his use of chemical weapons against helpless civilians, including many, many children. given the regime's murderous past and present, we should not take lightly its sinister vision for the future. the regime's two favourite chance are: death to america, and death to israel. realising the gravity of the situation, the united states and the united nations security council sought over many years to stop

iran's pursuit of nuclear weapons with a wide array of strong economic sanctions. but the previous administration lifted the sanctions just before what would have been the total colla pse just before what would have been the total collapse of the iranians regime, through the deeply controversial 2015 nuclear deal with iran. this deal is known as the joint comprehensive plan of action, orjcpoa. as i have said many times, the iran deal was one of the worst and most one—sided transaction is the united states has ever entered into. the same mindset that produced this deal is responsible for years of terrible trade deals that have sacrificed so many millions ofjobs in our country to the benefit of

other countries. we need negotiators who will much more strongly represent america's interest. the nuclear deal through iran's dictatorship, a political and economic lifeline providing urgent relief from the intense domestic relief from the intense domestic relief from the precious an ankle —— sanctions had to impose. it gave a boost, and over $100 billion its government could use to fund terrorists. the regime also received a massive cash settlement of $1.7 billion from the united states, a large portion of which was physically loaded onto an aeroplane and flown into iran. just imagine the sight of those huge piles of money being hauled off by the