the abuse hurled at geordie, a pro—independence counsellor. at a local school where a month or he, arms crossed at the front, led the human wall locking spain's civil guard. led the human wall blocking spain's civil guard. it is because of that disputed referendum that his political leaders are now in jail ahead of their trial. translation: it is a really sad situation. it reminds me more of a repressive state like turkey than a country state like turkey than a country in the european union. it is not democratic to lock up people for their ideas. lively discussions at home as well. this family split on that key question. his sister is in favour of independence but his mum and dad are wavering. spain's laws have to be followed, he tells me, and those that don't should be prosecuted.

in madrid, the argument years has been that the constitution, the country's rules, must be followed. but a spanish writer who is against independents believe they have got it wrong. they have actually been fuelling the engine of catalonian independence by their own intransigence and also in the gestures and words. a manifest lack of respect, even an insulting attitude towards the catalan people. on the horizon now, regional elections. it will be a test of whether more or less people support the independence, the risk is its no clear solution and exposes the divisions which have become more entrenched. it's an fa cup week, the first round proper.

actually three ties tonight, including the one here at ewen fields. hyde united from the eighth tier of english football are facing league one mk dons, and they are over 100 league places above them, but hyde united, the tigers they call themselves, they are promising an upset. plenty coming up on fa cup sportsday tonight, lots of other football to look forward to this weekend in the premier league. also further afield in australia, england's cricketers getting ready for their first tour match. we will hear from the captain joe root and get the latest from the rugby league world cup as well, with the home nations involved there. that is all coming with me at 6.30 on bbc news, fa cup sportsday, but now it is time for the film review. hello, and welcome to the film review on bbc news.

to take us through this week's cinema releases is mark kermode. so mark, what do we have this week? so we have kenneth branagh's take on murder on the orient expression. killing a sacred deer from yorgos lanthimos. and the bad mums are back in bad mums christmas. it is that time of year. it is. let's start with murder on the orient expression. had just a bit of publicity, people probably know it is out. you would be hard—pressed know it is out. you would be ha rd—pressed to avoid know it is out. you would be hard—pressed to avoid it. it has been on the big screen and small screen before, there was an early 70s version,ings so this is the new version directed by kenneth branagh who stars at hercule poirot with the most unbelievable twin layers moustache. the moustache should get

a billing of its own. he is travelling from istanbul to call lay, on the train. he has to get somewhere but once he gets on, something is going to happen, there isa something is going to happen, there is a virtual cluedo board of famous people. so we have derekjack by, will liberal democrat defoe, dame judi dench, michelle pfeiffer and % an? i'll . 7 7,712,557.

all . 7 7,712,552 all they so men have a good look. all they have to do is keep their mouth shut and they can take home any prize they want. still the mouth opens. hmmm. i don't know why i am laughing. i don't think i am meant to. you are. there is lot of scenery chewing. there is lot of scenery chewing. there are scenes of hercule poirot, eating chocolate cake, enjoying it and so have the cast. they are sinking their teeth into the scenery. sinking their teeth into the scenery. a murder is committed. everyone is a suspect. everyone has secrets and everyone has to be interrogated. what i like about this, andi interrogated. what i like about this, and i did like it, is firstly it is old fashioned entertainment. i remember seeing the 7a version and with this, i knew the story, i know some people won't, if you don't you are infora some people won't, if you don't you are in for a treat because it is a real swiss watch kind of constructed mechanism. but the whole thing takes

place on the train, and it is shot in 65mm. the camera sashays up and down the train, outside and inside. you get this wonderful overhead shot, there is a sequence in which we discover the victim's body. it is like they have gone to, every possible end to make the most visually of this confined space. some of the exterior shots look like the polar express. what what i liked about it was the cast, they all get what kind of movie they are in. they are playing ripe character, it is thumbnail sketches. branagh is enjoying himself enormously. he likes the character of hercule poirot. hercule poirot is a perfectionist, he is a bit obsessive, he keeps trying to straighten people's ties, he says i see the world as it should be and i can't relax if something is out of kilter. you have to go into this

thinking it is an agatha christie, there is... does it need to be remade? it looks beautiful but i don't know... does that matter?” don't know... does that matter?|j thought don't know... does that matter?” thought it was big screen entertainment, like a variety show, the train becomes a stage, we have famous stars come on, do their bit, i really enjoyed it. i went in feeling trepidatious, smiled all the way through and despite the fact i know the plot, i thought its revelations were handled well. i know some critics have been sniffy about it. it's a solid piece of old fashioned entertain. it looked good. it looks really good, that is not a little thing. 0k. 0k. the killing of a sacred deer. i mean, i have seen the trailer so many times and i am terrified by that. that really look good but terrifying. yorgos lanthimos, he has worked in black comedy before, this is something

more disturb, colin farrell is a heart surgeon, he has a perfect life. he has a glamorous house and two lovely children. he has a strange relationship with a teenager called martin who turns up at work. at first he seems to be innocent but then he starts to look like a young norman bates. there is a hint of we need to talk about kevin the story is becoming a weirdly surreal revenge drama. you start laughing awe you would, then it starts moving into the territory of the shining there are cameras creeping through corridor, we look to some extent towards a film like funny games which is painful to watch. the thing i like about it and yorgos lanthimos would like, i spent the film not knowing where it was going. yes, it isa knowing where it was going. yes, it is a horror movie on one level, on one level it is saw for the up

market, art house crowd. 0n one level it is saw for the up market, art house crowd. on another level it's a strange distance black comedy. you never quite relax into it. i felt very uneasy and i have thought a lot about it since i saw it. is there going to be a recommendation for bad mums christmas three women decide to rebel against the tyranny of being a super rebel against the tyranny of being a super mum rebel against the tyranny of being a super mum with the help of swearing and alcohol. along comes christmas, this time they rebel against the tyranny of the most stressful time of the year. here is a clip. manufacture i am like a giant stress ball from november to new year, i just want to enjoy christmas again. yeah. let's do it. what? guy, what is wrong with us? have we learned nothing? we are mothers. if things are not going our way, what do we

do? we hide in the bathroom? no, we don't do that. no, we stand up, and we fight back. yes. so if we want to do christmas our way this year, then weir going to do christmas our way. i laughed during that clip. clip. when i saw the first one, i went along, low expectations and i enjoyed it. in the case of this same thing, i went along thinking i enjoyed the first one and it was nothing like as funny, it is not because this time the bad mums are having to deal with their own bad mums so having to deal with their own bad mums so it is like three separate story, that said i counted how many times i laughed and i laughed seven times. i have a six laugh rule. if you laugh six times it is officially a comedy, and yes it is all over the players it doesn't make sense, it doesn't have anything like the simplicity of the first one, but i kind of laughed. i liked the character, it is very very much a retread of the only thing, once

again the solution involves alcohol and swearing but i would be lying if isaidi and swearing but i would be lying if i said i didn't laugh. that is christmas! so very, the remake of wages of fear it did really badly a0 yea rs wages of fear it did really badly a0 years ago and nobody got to see it. now it is back and it is one of the most brutal gruelling visceral american action movies of the 70s. it isa american action movies of the 70s. it is a extraordinary piece of working you need to see it on the big screen. it is coming out on blu—ray on monday. if you get a chance to see this film projected. score by tan yes rien dream it is a brilliant cinema experience.” score by tan yes rien dream it is a brilliant cinema experience. i was about to say i am going to borrow your blu—ray you you are saying watch it on the big screen. you need to see it on a big screen, this is a film they worked out, two—years in the making, and, then it came out and it came out the same time as

star wars, they didn't want a gruelling visceral thriller, that, you know, a story that starts at a point of no hope and goes down hill from there. 0k. dvd for anyone who wa nts to from there. 0k. dvd for anyone who wants to stay in it comes at night it isa wants to stay in it comes at night it is a chill her. it is a story in a near future it is a chill her. it is a story in a nearfuture in which it is a chill her. it is a story in a near future in which a virus it is a chill her. it is a story in a nearfuture in which a virus has attacked mankind. 0ur a nearfuture in which a virus has attacked mankind. our family a nearfuture in which a virus has attacked mankind. 0urfamily are hiding ina attacked mankind. 0urfamily are hiding in a cab none the woods. it comes at night, but actually the danger is from within. it is about people turning on each other, distrusting each other, paranoia, it has a lot to say about the modern political landscape and it is not a film that relies on gory shock, it has an atmosphere of creeping dread. i have brought a dvd for you, you are going to like horror films i have brought a dvd for you, you are going to like horrorfilms in the very near future. you have said woods, cabins and paranoia, you do that deliberately. in a subtle way. that stle paranoia i love. thank

you. it is my early christmas present. it is a delight. thank you. try harder next week. a quick reminder before we go that you'll find more film news and reviews from across the bbc online at bbc.co.uk/mark kermode. and you can find all our previous programmes on the bbc iplayer. thank you for watching, enjoy your cinema going. bye. good evening, good film, bad film, horrorfilm, it good evening, good film, bad film, horror film, it doesn't matter, at least the cinema will keep you warm this weekend. because through is cold weather on the way, the cold will be ushered in by outbreaks of rain, initially the odd fog patch to the south—east, for a time this

evening but really the rain is the big story, particularly in england and wales where it will be wet through the early hour, northern ireland and scotland seeing clearer skies and showers but here it will start to turn chilly, that rain will clear quickly for most, to leave a mixture of sunshine and shower, and a colder feel to the weather through this weekend. tomorrow morning sta rts this weekend. tomorrow morning starts off grey and wet across east anglia and the south—east and the rain struggle to trudge eastwards. further west we see sunny sky, heavy showers as well. wintry over the hills in the north. nine to ia degrees and a quick look at sunday's weather. we will start off with shower, we will see they tend to fate more in the way of sunshine, windy to the south—west and chilly, where ever you are, daytime highs of seven to ten degrees. as westminster waits to see if any more accusations

of harassment emerge, a labour activist tells the bbc about her allegations against a senior mp. ava etemadzadeh says kelvin hopkins was promoted despite her complaints, after he harassed her and sent her a suggestive text. "i'm an attractive, lovely young woman, and a man would be lucky "to have me as a lover. "and if he was young... "but he's not". meanwhile, the former defence secretary michael fallon denies he made an inappropriate comment to the leader of the commons, andrea leadsom. also tonight: two delivery drivers are attacked with acid. one is fighting for his life and his eyesight. a ia—year—old boy is arrested. how fast—tracking desperately needed new medicines could change the lives of even the youngest of patients. the metropolitan police investigate an alleged sexual assault by the hollywood actor kevin spacey while he was in london.