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iplayer a. thank you to my guess is, thank you —— thank you to my guess tos, thank you forjoining us. —— guests. 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. 50 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... ok, 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 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 times,

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. there are 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. there is a little bit of snow on the way. it has already been snowing in one oi’ way. it has already been snowing in one or two parts of the country, mostly showers. very hit and miss. not widespread snow. if you look at the weather you can hardly make out the weather you can hardly make out the snow showers. they will be mostly affecting the south—east parts of east anglia, maybe into

lincolnshire. for the vast majority of the country it will be dry and clear and frosty with temperatures below freezing. tomorrow, that south—eastern portion. the problem is it is affecting a very populated region during the rush hour. a little snow could cause some problems. for most of the uk monday is looking fine, very cold, but at least it will be relatively bright. another spell of snow on the way, perhaps more substantial, that is to northern areas of the uk. that will happen monday night into tuesday. scotland, northern ireland, in northern england, and down into wales in the south—west at least, a covering here or there. stay tuned. i'm rico hizon in singapore, the headlines: defrosting relations — north and south korean women play their first ice hockey match ahead of the winter olympics — as a united team.

a crunch meeting as pressure grows on south africa's president — reports suggest jacob zuma is refusing to quit. i'm sharanjit leyl in london. also in the programme. safety concerns and overcrowding could force climbing operators to give up on everest via the nepalese route — and take their business towards china instead. and why do so many south korean men use beauty products? we meet a one vlogger who's trying to change perceptions about men and makeup.