well then we see the culmination as well of the six nations. england have beaten pakistan in the first test match. now it is the film review. hello, and welcome to the film review with me, anna smith. i'm filling in for mark kermode to review this week's releases.

first up, a film that's on digital and in some cinemas now, perfect 10. a gritty british drama in the vein of andrea arnold's fish tank. it stars frankie box as a 14—year—old gymnast called leigh who suddenly discovers she has an older half—brother. dad? are you leigh? frankie lives outside brighton with a neglectful father she rarely sees. she loves gymnastics, but she's picked on by the other girls. whenjoe knocks on the door announcing that he's her brother and he's come to live with them, it's the first leigh has even heard of him. he's given me permission

to come stay here, so... here i am, leigh. but instead of resenting joe, who's played by fellow newcomer alfie deegan, this lonely teen finds hope and solace in his company, hanging out with him and his mates on their mopeds. not really for little girls. i take it that's why you can't do it. leigh, hey. she didn't mean that. it's an absorbing depiction of enforced intimacy in very difficult family circumstances. aside from leigh's sympathetic gym teacher, gemma, adults are very much in the background, allowing these young performers to develop their characters and the complex feelings they're experiencing. leigh's growing fixation with her brother leads to some uncomfortable, intense moments. there's thematic common ground with carol morley‘s excellent film the falling here. but the overriding mood is of tenderness and hope. scottish writer—director eva riley is definitely one to watch.

this week's biggest cinema release is called an american pickle. it's a comedy starring seth rogen in two different roles, as an eastern european immigrant who wakes up 100 years in the future and his great—grandson. in 1919, factory worker herschel greenbaum falls into that vat of pickles and is miraculously preserved, waking up in present—day brooklyn, where his only surviving relative is a hipster called ben, who tries to help herschel adjust to modern living. after the pair have an unlikely fall—out, herschel reinvents himself as a pickle salesman, which leads to amusing observations about our fickle and faddish culture. mm, yeah, that's straight from the devil. but the tone then shifts wildly and often, flitting from fish out of water comedy to absurdist humour to political satire. it eventually settles into a kind

of soul—searching jewish family drama that feels very personal to its screenwriter, simon rich, who adapted this from his novella called sell—0ut. # you're not alone.# following a long tradition of actors playing against themselves, rogen handles multiple roles well. he's more michael keaton in multiplicity than jean—claude van damme in double impact, and strong visual effects and costumes aid the illusion. is this your mother? no, that's also david bowie. but he's working with limited characters, and his old—fashioned immigrant routine feels uncomfortably stereotypical in a film that preaches tolerance towards other cultures. i've had my seth rogen moments, but this isn't one of them.

next up, papicha, a spirited drama set in 1990s algiers and inspired by real events during the civil war. it's a story of friendship, rebellion and resistance, with equal amounts heartache and joy. lyna khoudri stars as nedjma, who's known as papicha. she's a lively, modern student who dreams of becoming a fashion designer. thanks to a well—practised system of subterfuge, she and her friends regularly dodge curfew and go out clubbing, dancing as if they don't have a care in the world. the film's infectious youthful energy and musical rhythms recall films like celine sciamma's girlhood, but as mounia meddour‘s film reminds us, jihadist danger is always around the corner. islamic extremist posters on campus

tell women to cover up from head to toe or they will be "ta ken care of". sudden devastating hit scenes have the power of a classic mafia movie. it's an important film that has plenty to say about gender, power, trauma and resilience. and lyna khoudri is a true star. we'll next see her in wes anderson's film the french dispatch. papicha is on digital and in some cinemas now. a different perspective on extremism comes from young ahmed, the story of a teenager who plots to assassinate his teacher. this is directed byjean—pierre and luc dardenne, the belgian brothers whose realist dramas are beloved by the cannes film festival, where they won

for best director last year. played by gifted young actor idir ben addi, ahmed is a muslim 13—year—old who frustrates his mother by refusing to shake his teacher's hand. radicalised by a local imam, ahmed believes his tutor is an infidel, and events take a dramatic turn. ahmed ends up injuvenile detention. he claims to be repentant, but is that really the case? it's a thought—provoking premise. and there are revealing scenes and charming scenes, too, at the farm where ahmed is assigned to work. but there are frustrating chunks missing from the plot, and the ending feels simplistic and abrupt. so, this isn't up there with dardenne classics like the kid with a bike.

ahmed! young ahmed is on—demand now. yeah, i thought we should get a drink. i'm not drinking. i know. 0k. i thought. . .i thought you could watch me drink. oh, that's sounds so fun. yeah. you know, you can have a virgin tequila and soda. a soda water? back to hollywood and endings beginnings, in which shailene woodley plays a young woman, daphne, in a complicated love triangle with jack, played by 50 shades star jamie dornan, and frank, played by avengers star sebastian stan. this girl definitely has a type. after meeting the pair separately at a party, daphne is confused

about her feelings and ends up entangled with them both. what could, on paper, be a comedy film or an erotic thriller is actually a very straightfaced rambling drama with muttering semi—improvised performances. it is refreshing to see a film centring around a complex female character who's going through challenging emotional times. daphne is fresh from a break—up, she's struggling to get work and trying to give up alcohol. but despite events being extensively shown through her point of view, the depths of her character remain a mystery. it's not as engaging as director drake doremus's previous romantic drama, like crazy, so its main appeal will probably be for fans of its cast. endings, beginnings is on digital now. if you'd rather watch a dark playful thriller from the ‘90s, may i recommend the game, the david fincherfilm that's available on blu—ray now. so, what brings you to town, conrad? the game, of course, stars michael douglas, who in 1997, was the actor of choice to play wealthy entitled men with few redeeming qualities. nicholas van 0rton is one of these.

this is for you. you shouldn't have. his brother, conrad, played by sean penn, gives him a mysterious gift for his birthday, an interactive game for the man who has everything. call that number. why? it will make your life fun. the idea is that the game interacts with nicholas's real life, and there are elaborate surprises around every corner. as nicholas becomes increasingly frustrated and scared, the plot thickens and twists abound. it's an intriguing watch and deborah kara unger is terrific as the enigmatic hitchcockian blonde. if you're a fan of indie movies, then good news, the sundance film festival london is online this weekend and available throughout the uk. people like that stuff. sounds good. people like that stuff a lot. the digital celebration features three films from this year's sundance film festival in the us, all of them premiering at specific times online. there's uncle frank,

starring paul betta ny. luxor starring andrea riseborough. and boys state, the film that won this year's grand jury prize for documentary. finally, a date for the diary. the 1970 film, elvis: that's the way it is, will be in cinemas for one night on thursday the 13th of august. # why can't you see, oh...# the documentary mixes fascinating rehearsal footage with electrifying performances filmed over six shows in vegas. the sight of women queuing up to kiss elvis during love me tender might feel a bit weird in current times, but numbers like suspicious minds take you right into the room of the international hotel in vegas, with screaming girls at the front and cary grant in the back at the vip area. thanks for watching the film review with me, anna smith. stay safe. i will be back next week. do you know how dangerous that is? mrvan 0rton?

is everything all right? fine. it's. . .fine. yesterday was the hottest august day since 2003. temperatures reached 36.4 celsius in london and some parts of southern england didn't drop below 20 celsius overnight. lots of sunshine around for many this afternoon, but not for all. there is much more cloud around across the north—east coast of england and that may start to fringe parts of lincolnshire through the afternoon. also, coastal areas of cornwall could just hang onto more cloud throughout the day. this area of high pressure building to the north of the uk, it is generating more of a north, north—westerly wind, so a north—south split in terms of temperatures. the south is where we will see the heat, cool and fresh further north, also keeping an eye on this area of cloud in the north sea, as i mentioned, just fringing north—eastern and eastern coasts of england, cornwall as well, likely to hang on to some more

cloud, particularly the further south and west you are. fairly light breeze but that wind direction will keep it cooler for eastern coasts. this is where the heat is through this afternoon and areas in and around london perhaps getting up to 3a, 35 celsius. more like the high teens to low 20s for northern england, scotland and northern ireland. 0vernight, this area of cloud in the north sea starts to extend its way a little bit further west, some mist, murkiness, and a few showers developing across parts of north wales, through the midlands and into northern england. elsewhere, there will be some clearer skies, cool and fresh across scotland, northern ireland and northern england, once again across england and wales, temperatures in the mid to high teens, perhaps not falling below 20 celsius again for some southern counties of england. tomorrow, mist and low cloud for large swathes of north wales, through the midlands and into northern england, which will thin and break as the day goes on. it may give a few showers for a time. again, a mainly dry day, good spells of sunshine, once again, it's very warm, if not hot across much of england and wales, temperatures high teens to low

20s celsius further north. we need to keep an eye on what is happening into next week, we are going to hold on to the heat for many, especially across england and wales as we start to see low pressure becoming more of an influence, it's also a good chance we're going to see thunderstorms developing and they could well develop quite widely. they are going to be a bit hit and miss, we need to keep an eye on the detail, but an increasing chance of seeing these thunderstorms through next week, they could bring a lot of rain in a short amount of time but for many, it's going to stay very warm and humid, notjust by day, but also overnight.

this is bbc news. the headlines at 7pm... a big anti—government protest is underway in beirut, as the death toll from tuesday's massive explosion rises to 158. a group of protesters led by retired lebanese army officers stormed the foreign ministry in central beirut and declared it the "headquarters of the revolution". the ministry of defence says it's had a formal request to help the home office, as it steps up efforts to reduce the number of migrants crossing the english channel. new tougher coronavirus restrictions come into force in preston, following a recent sharp rise in cases. the bbc 1xtra dj sideman has quit the station over the use of a racial slur in a bbc news report.