you have until the next stop to decide. what kind of person are you? ok, so it's an intriguing set—up. they're strangers on a train. she has this — find the person, can't tell you why, there will be reward. all hitchcockian thrillers — you set up those rules. the rules have to make sense, and you have to obey the rules. what happens, it has an interesting premise and set—up, and 20 minutes in it goes, "none of this makes sense, and actually, we don't care". it throws the rules out the window. why would he do it? that is thrown out. and itjust gets back into liam neeson walking around the train punching people. and the most frustrating thing is that when you see that clip, you think it's intriguing. why, what's going on? it's literally 20 minutes in, the film goes, "i don't care. i don't think these rules add up to anything. the whole scenario doesn't make a... shall wejust have him punching somebody?" and you get the first punching sequence, and then you go, 0k, fine, it's taken the train. it's that film you've seen all those times before, except on a train. it reminds you occasionally, though,

what happened to that really interesting idea you threw out the window? 0k, fine, moving swiftly on. clearly not a patch on the film of the week, three billboards, which i have not... i've thought about it every single day since i saw it, which is interesting in itself. brilliant performance by frances mcdormand. fantastic. who i think has a strong chance of winning the best actress oscar. martin mcdonagh, who wrote and directed, has done a really terrificjob. made a tragicomedy that is both comic and genuinely tragic. i know the film is divisive. some take against it, and don't get on with it at all. but i laughed in the bits that are funny and scabrous, but i also cried, because i think it really deals with tragedy, it really deals with loss. it's really well filmed. there are moments in it that are almost transcendent. they are about, like with coco, life and death.

the chaucerian ear for obscenity that martin mcdonagh has rings true. did you love it? with hindsight, i loved it. i wasn't sure as i was watching, but i think the script is terrific, and it's really stayed with me in a positive way. don't take somebody who doesn't like swearing! that goes without saying. that's the only caveat, isn't it, it's a very striking film. for dvd? so i am not a witch. it turned up in the outstanding debut category at the baftas. a satirical, surreal tale of a young girl who is given a choice to accept life as a witch, or turn into a goat. the director has done a brilliantjob. i thought it was a really remarkable feature, something which, yes, it's funny, yes, it's satirical, but it's also about misogyny and magic. one of those films, again, sometimes you're watching it and don't know whether to laugh or cry, and end up doing both. it's really well worth checking out. thank you, mark. a really, really intriguing week.

and many more like that to come, because we're building up to awards season. plenty to come. a reminder, before we go, you will find all of the film news and reviews from across the bbc on the website. and you can find all our previous programmes on the iplayer as well. it's a cracking week. enjoy your cinema—going. thanks for being with us. bye— bye. good evening. today was not a bad day to be inside in the cinema because it was cold out there with some rain and also snow. it is because we have had some significant changes taking place in the atmosphere. we have been swapping out cold air which has sat in place for this much milder air rushing in from the south—west. the sharpness of the contrast between the two air masses has driven some snowfall in some places and also some

significant rainfall. flooding across parts of the south west of england for example. as we head through the rest of tonight, milder aircontinuing to through the rest of tonight, milder air continuing to push eastwards, not before we have had potentially some issues with ice across parts of north—east england. rain into the far south—west through the night, shower was into scotland, mostly falling as rain because by the end of the night, temperatures will be up of the night, temperatures will be up to between three and 9 degrees. what a difference a day makes. tomorrow morning will see temperatures four degrees in inverness, six in glasgow, higher than all day today. a few showers across scotland, particularly in the far north where it will be breezy, lots of loud in northern ireland but mostly dry, the odd spot ashari rain, similarstory mostly dry, the odd spot ashari rain, similar story across the bulk of england and wales, some holes in the cloud and sunny spells and temperatures much higher than they we re temperatures much higher than they were at the start of the day, 6 degrees in birmingham, bit of rain fringing into the far south of england but it will scoot off quite quickly into the near continent and then we're looking at a mainly dry day with showers speeding into northern and western areas, spells of sunshine as well. quite breezy

and windy towards the north but a much better feel or at least much less chilly than we have had today, 6-11. as less chilly than we have had today, 6—ii. as we move out of monday to tuesday, low pressure in charge of the scene. look at the white lines and the isoba rs the scene. look at the white lines and the isobars coming in from the south—west. that is where the air is coming from, milder air pumping across the country during tuesday. with that, some outbreaks of rain, particularly for northern ireland, down into northern england and wales, patchy rain elsewhere, the best of the brightness in eastern areas where we have some shelter from high ground, whiter windy day but look at the temperatures, have not seen these for a while, 9—13. wednesday another mild day in the south—east particularly but this band of rain sinking southwards and eastwards, quite an active frontal system with strong winds, gales in places. we hide that it will start to turn a bit chilly again and we stick with the slightly chilly feel as we go into thursday, nothing like as we go into thursday, nothing like as cold as it has been over the

weekend and there will be some frequent blustery showers, some of which could be heavy and bunbury. plenty of changes taking place this weekend, to leave us with some marder weather generally through the week. —— heavy and bunbury. the full 10—day forecast for where you are is available on the bbc weather website. this is bbc news. i'm vicki young. the headlines at seven. 14 foreigners are among those killed ina 14 foreigners are among those killed in a hotel in afghanistan by gunmen. they thought to have been deliberately targeted. ukip‘s ruling committee has unanimously backed a vote of no confidence in leader henry bolton — the party members will now vote on whether they support or reject that decision. henry was disappointed but understands the party has a process to go through, he was offered the chance to resign but he feels he is the right man to lead the party forward. a man has been arrested in connection with the death of

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