a dream which becomes a possible reality thanks to a tv contest to win a once—in—a—lifetime seat on a commercial spaceship. you could look 65. angus may be too old and too inform to qualify, but in the wish fulfillment world of sheena mcleod's debut future, he still has a shot. angus stewart. you're gonna be an astronaut! it's clear this very modest drama doesn't have the resources or the desire to become a space travel extravaganza. this was always going to be a down—to—earth tale of an elderly men facing up to life in retirement, with his still vibrant sense of adventure. something this film captures rather nicely.

there is also an echo of the character roy neary, the character dreyfus played in close encounters. suggesting that angus is what roy could have become if he hadn't climbed aboard the spaceship all those years ago. originally intended for theatrical release in the uk, astronaut has a televisual quality which means it loses nothing by being watched at home rather than in the cinema. in fact, right now it's available through monday. that's moving pretty fast. altogether more adventurous is sea fever.

the feature debute from bafta—winning niessa hardiman. this adventurous eco—chiller plays out on a fishing boat trailing the west irish sea. joining the crew is a research student who gets more than she bargained for when the boat strays and becomes entangled with a mysterious underwater parasite. that could be anything. that's what you're here for. an international co—production featuring danish connie nielsen, english hermione corfield, and scottish dougray scott, sea fever is an excellent example of how to get big results from a small budget. finely—drawn characters and a properly thought out script draw us into this confined world in which we only ever know as much as the crew members who find themselves horribly stranded while a quarantined subplot strikes an accidentally timely note. the special effects are limited, but inventive.

meaning that sea fever relies on atmosphere and tension to deliver its thrills, an endeavour in which it's aided by christoffer franzen‘s ambient score. there are couple ofjumps, but this isn't some formula this is a film that gets you from the inside, much like its mysterious intruder. you can catch see fever on digital hd on all major platforms and on blu—ray. why not keep the party going? depends on what you have in mind? let's go to the bar. are you kidding me? there are no bars. there's like 7—elevens and diary queens. sticking with horror, we summon the darkness set in the late 80s, the story follows three young american women who first meet travelling to a rock concert amid news headlines

of satanic murders. you girls be careful now. why, you don't think we can fend for ourselves? johnny knoxville is the preacher whose voice rains from radio and tvs, ranting about devil signs and devil beats of which there are plenty at the concert. it all seems fairly generic, but the film is more interesting in pandering to its audience's expectations. it's hardly groundbreaking, but we summon the darkness makes the most of its narrative on keeping its tongue firmly in its cheek. what was that? what was what? there's a fair amount of blood—letting but neither has horror titles but neither has a body count that comes close to extraction, the new chris hemsworth

movie that's not to be . confused with the bruce willis stinker of the same title which critics have argued is about as fun as having a tooth removed. originally entitled dakar, this film finds him enlisted to kill a frankly staggering number of people with guns, knives, bombs and occasionally with his bare hands. turns out he's very good at it although inevitably he's haunted by the ghost of the past and particular the memory of a child whose loss has left him with a death wish. can you trust me? no. good. written by joe russo, co—helmer of avengers inifity war and end game, and directed by stunt specialist sam

hargrave, it means selling point is the virtuoso accent sequences against eyecatching backdrops. labyrinthine chases that appear to play out in single shots, following characters out of windows, down streets, into cars, all without obvious cuts. during these adrenaline fuelled set pieces, you can just about forget about the emptiness of story. just about. a touch of class is added to the cast and hemsworth makes a very good punch bag, even when fighting a gang of street teams he dubs the goonies from hell.. you can find extraction on netflix now. far more thoughtful is moffie, is an arresting adaptation about his compulsory military service in the defence force in the early 80s. would you like a drink? no, i'm fine, thanks. you sure? you know where we're going?

like stanley kubrick's full metal jacket, the film is divided into two segments. into macho conformity. the second in angola. described as an examination of shame amongst a generation of men being militarized, moffe, the title is a derogatory term for a gay man or supposedly effeminate man, is a powerful examination of toxic and masculinity, homophobia and racism. that sounds like a tough watch, but the movie itself is actually surprisingly engaging and even tender. thanks to some intimately terrific camera work from jamie ramsay, great performances by the cast, and in adventurous and occasionally overpowering use of music that draws us right into this world. it is available now.

we understand the arm here has given him a taste. we think it's now time to finish thejob. don't do that. you know what i'm saying? it's time to get into that business. if you know what i'm saying. for my own pic of the very best film available for home viewing, i chose calm with horses. on a broad range of on—demand platforms from monday. adapting from colin barrett's young skins collection, this striking directorial feature film is about a broken boxer turned between loyalty to his family in the criminal gained for whom he has become an enforcer. an unexpected beauty and brilliantly scored by blank mass, aka benjamin john power. it's shaping up as one

of my favourite films of the year. i've heard that a lot lately. the gentleman comes to blu—ray and dvd on monday. matthew mcconaughey is the retiring marijuana kingpin whose brit—based empire is under threat from a collection of leery stereotypes. while hugh grant has fun as a camp, sleazy tabloid investigator. i don't want to play a game. please? i don't want to play a game. audiences found it funny, but to my ear itjust sounded like a bunch of drunken tarantino fans who spent too much time hanging out in one of guy ritchie's celebrity london pubs. hey ho. that's it for this week. thanks for watching. stay safe and i will be back next week with

more home—viewing treats. i forgot to wash my hands. hello there. after a another predominantly dry week for most parts of the uk, the weekend promises plenty more dry weather. but slow, subtle changes, the increasing chance of catching a shower and it will begin to feel cooler particularly across northern areas. nothing much is changing very quickly at the moment because the pressure pattern is very slack. not many white lines at all on this chart. not many isobars. that means the winds are very, very light. there's nothing really to push the weather along. we start off the day with a lot of cloud across eastern scotland and eastern side of england and misty and murky conditions in place. that should tend to break up,

the mist and fog should lift and all of us should get to see some spells of sunshine. perhaps a bit more cloud than we had over the last couple of days. temperature—wise, generally 17 to 21 degrees. a bit cooler than that for some northern and eastern coasts. north coast of northern ireland also having a slightly cooler day and as we go into the late afternoon in the evening, wales and the south—west and maybe northern ireland could see a shower, and the early hours of sunday, generally more cloud rolling in across the north of scotland. those are your overnight temperatures. most places above freezing. it will be a little bit chilly across some eastern parts of england. we go on intto sunday and this area of low pressure, quite a weak affair, starts to move its way in from the north, that does increase the chance of seeing some showers across northern parts of scotland, a frontal some showers particularly across northern parts of scotland, a frontal system pushing south and a band of cloud and some showery rain possible with that and ahead of it across the heart of england and wales, we could see the odd hefty of england and parts of wales, we could see the odd hefty shower into the afternoon. there will still be a lot of dry weather and sunshine and another warm day down towards the south, but noticably cooler across the northern half of the country.

and as we move out of sunday into monday, you see the colder air making some inroads southwards, so lower temperatures for most parts on monday. but a band of cloud, frontal system sitting around parts of england and wales and maybe the odd splash of rain with that but we could see slightly more significant wet weather developing down to the south later in the day. 21 degrees in london, but the further north you are, the much cooler feel to the weather. and for all of us, it is going to turn cooler as we head deeper into next week. and there is the increasing chance of some rain and some fairly brisk winds as well. that's all from me for now.

this is bbc news — welcome if you're watching here in the uk, on pbs in america or around the globe. i'm simon pusey. our top stories: officials confirm 50,000 people have now died in the united states. meanwhile, president trump attacks the media after he suggested using disinfectants in a treatment. i was asking a sarcastic and a very sarcastic question, to the reporters in the room, about disinfectant on the inside. but it does kill it and it would kill it on the hands. the uk government's new website for tests is swamped and shut down for hours as it's inundated by key workers. and world leaders throw their weight behind a drive to develop new treatments for covid—i9 and ensure that everyone gets access to them. troubling signs out of turkey.