and of accusations, this is and people would remember she came out with a lot of instagram post towards the end of last year hinting that she was angry and should when she felt the time was right was going to tell and she has. to the new york times. these allegations against harvey weinstein but also talking about her experience after that when she went to make the kill bill films which of course he made. too? two. you think it is quite telling that she carried on working... if you are a 20—year—old and you have no money and no reputation than i can see you would but she is uma thurman, she has made quite a lot of money, been married to a film star, the idea that you would then carry on working... how do you keep that, have ukip being at the top of the game and getting those starring roles unless you keep going? lots of people happy. what is still to talk about but we are out of time i'm afraid, that's it for the papers. thank you, dharshini and eve. next it is 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? we had a new version ofjourney‘s end. helen mirren in winchester, the ghost story chiller. and an oscar—nominated denzel washington in roman] israel, esq. journey's end, is it a tough watch? i was very impressed by it, it is directed by a man whose previous film was about world war ii. this is set in the trenches

of world war i, a terrific ensemble cast, tobyjones, paul bettany. .. and essentially what the film does is capture the sort of day—to—day squalor and struggle and comradeship of people in those trenches in the middle of that terrible war. my darling joan. when you read this, i don't imagine that for one moment you will feel bitter and resentful. but you will find comfort in the thought that i went down fighting for my country. you are too clear— headed for that, my darling. there is a job to be done. it ought never to have arisen, but that is not the point. i have had so very much out of life.

and all these youngsters do not realise how unlucky they are. so new are they to their very existence. paul betta ny, capturing the understated power of the drama. this is a story that everyone knows, but i think they bring something new to it. there is a palpable sense of terror, the fact that we are waiting for a german attack, it hangs heavy over the drama. i think the director cranks up the tension, while all the time reminding us that this is to do with the characters, their day—to—day life, that strange mixture of on the one hand grinding boredom and on the other hand imminent terror, balanced very nicely. you get a raw sense of being there in that trench environment. i think what this film manages to do

is take a classic text and make it com pletely releva nt, it is very cinematic. the performances are terrific, there are laughs as well, and there is real vibrancy in it. but i find it very moving, very powerful, very harrowing, and a very sort of potent reminder of just what was at stake in what was sacrificed. i thought it was really good, it was a really good adaptation. you are a horror film fan, aren't you? winchester is not going to scare you. this is inspired by the true story of sarah winchester, the widowed heiress of the winchester rifle fortune. some people said she was haunted by the spirits of the people killed by the firearms. is she crazy, is she haunted, is it all in her mind? this sounds like a great set up.

no, all that ambiguity goes out in ten seconds. the house goes bang, there are lots ofjump scares, the movie shouts at you... 0k, fine, it is an interesting setup, but once you are into it, it is like the most mechanical roller—coaster ride. none of it is scary. dame helen mirren does a brilliant job of keeping a straight face! why did she say yes to this? she said it is in the tradition of great japanese ghost stories, it is nothing like that! it is like twister. at no point, at any point, did i feel there was any ambiguity, any uncertainty, and it was not scary. you are completely safe with this. i can't see it! you have sold it. denzel washington, 30 years after his first oscar nomination, he plays a savant law attorney,

very dedicated to civil rights causes, but is absolutely terrible with people. so for most of his career he has been the person in the backroom, who does the book work, then the partner he has been working with suddenly finds himself in hospital, and he has to step up and do the interaction, and he cannot do it. here's a clip. my client is interested in discussing a deal. refresh me. convenience store shooting, a man was killed. the shooter in this case was a fugitive. my client may know his whereabouts

and might be willing to testify. he will deliver on that? if you waive all objections on appeal, and he is willing to cooperate, we will drop the assault and kidnapping, and drop murder one to involuntary manslaughter, ten years. it is a good deal. i'm sorry for taking a nanosecond of of your rubber—stamp assembly—line existence... hello?! so he can't do any of the interaction stuff, but he needs money. so he sells out. the beginning is him accusing himself of having sold out. it is an uneven drama, it tries to cram a huge character arc into a small period of time. but he is really watchable, you do believe in his transition between somebody who is very idealistic to somebody

who is selling himself out, even if you don't quite believe the drama around him. it is quite often funny, sometimes the tone is uneven to the point of not working, and i have to say it really loses its way in the third act. and ultimately it does not hang together, but wouldn't you rather look at a movie which tries to do something interesting and doesn't quite pull it off, rather than something that is quite down the line? it is held together by his performance, which is immensely watchable. and he is so likeable, i so liked denzel washington, but i guess you want it to be better. was it created just as a vehicle for him? look, i think it is a film that is trying to do a very complicated character arc, in a very compressed period of time, and it doesn't quite hang together. but it has such a strong lightning rod performance at the end of it, that you can forgive it

for the things that are wrong with it. phantom thread. this is the new paul thomas anderson. i think it is his best film since punch drunk love. daniel day—lewis is obsessed with rituals, everything in his life has to be one way... lesley manville is his sister, and suddenly his life falls apart. he falls in love with a woman. firstly it has a brilliant score byjonny greenwood, who has been oscar—nominated. the music is wonderful. i do think lesley manville is going to win for best supporting actress. i have now seen this four time, and every time i see it it looks like it is a different film. the more i watch it, the more it becomes a fairy tale,

like a powell and pressburgerfilm. but it is also about a woman entering a world that is like bluebeard. the art ventures out into the forest, strange mushrooms that have extraordinary powers... it is odd! right, it is beautifully made. that is such a backhanded compliment! i loved the first half hour so much, and there is such attention to detail, with the music and the costumes, but the relationship between the two of them just got weirder and weirder. but it is a fairy tale,

it is a mythical allegory. it is a horror! what it really is, it is a ghost story about him being obsessed with the ghost of his mother. if you want a ghost story, forget about winchester, go and see this. very quick thought about dvd, i'm curious as to whether, should blade runner even be watched on dvd, isn't it made for the big screen? i saw it first on a huge imax screen. here's the good news, it does stand up, because beyond the extraordinary visuals, it is a film that has substance. it is about something, it is about what artificial intelligence is and what it means to have a soul or not have a soul. it is a very different experience on home viewing, but even if you saw it in the cinema and loved it, it is going to work again on dvd or blu—ray. and though it is really divisive for some people, but i think it is great.

mark, thank you very much. 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. i think it is the week to go and see phantom thread myself. goodbye. looks like the weather is going to stay cold over the next few days and certainly cold enough for some snow. it could be heading your way, particularly if you meet across a stand areas of the uk and the south—east, maybe even london, not 100% sure but there could be some snow showers on the way. weather fronts have ground to a halt across the uk. it has moved in from the west and stop across the uk and rain itself out. that is what has been happening over the course of

saturday. by the early hours of sunday, the clouds will break up. they will be some clear spells around and the temperatures will tip away but in towns and cities, probably just above freezing. outside of town, just below. this is what it looks like around 9am on sunday, western aisles waking up to some sunshine. maybe cloudy in aberdeenshire. —— isles. a couple of degrees above freezing in city centres. what how much sunshine there across wales and the south—east. east anglia and the south—east, clouds and showers of the north sea of strengthening north sea wind which originates all the way from scandinavia. it is a cold wind. the weather across most of the uk will be bright tomorrow but they will be passing cloud and as i said, some showers, particularly across

south—eastern and eastern areas. watch what happens through the course of sunday night and into monday. the current forecast suggests there could be some snow showers falling just in time for the rush—hour across east anglia, the south—east. don't be surprised if there is a little covering. most of us there is a little covering. most of us went get the snow on monday. here isa us went get the snow on monday. here is a look at tuesday, a weather front moving in off the atlantic and that means we could have some snow potentially across the north—western areas of the uk. yorkshire, wales and remaining cold, two degrees. it seems to be the story of the day, a few degrees above freezing in towns and cities. this is the summary. staying cold over the next few days, widespread frost around and just about a chance of some snow. once again, in the short term, the snow will be across lincolnshire, east anglia, down towards the south—east

and that is tomorrow night but ahead of that, plenty of sunshine around the uk. whatever the weather, have great weekend and don't forget wrap up. this is bbc news. our top stories: the italian prime minister has condemned a racially motivated drive—by shooting that injured six people. a syrian rebel group says it has shot down a russian fighter plane. the pilot has been killed. more sexual assault allegations against harvey weinstein. police say another two women have made complaints about him in the uk. and heartbreak for devoted fans as illness forces lady gaga to cancel the last ten dates of the european leg of her world tour.