when a drone camera captures video footage of a violently botched arrest, tensions between police and residents reach boiling point, threatening to throw everyone in the lions‘ den. building on his 2017 short film, ly‘s feature debut presents an admirably un—cliched view of suburb life, as vibrant and diverse as that of celine sciamma's film girlhood. in stark contrast to the monochrome hues of mathieu kassovitz‘s 1995 masterpiece, la haine, which gets a 25th anniversary re—release next week, les miserables is lensed in vivid colour by cinematographer julien poupard whose cameras sneak in and out of the action, in this tangibly real world. there are echoes too of the pressure cooker structure of spike lee's do the right thing and the even—handed verite

grit of david simon's ground—breaking tv series, the wire. taking care never to paint its complex characters in simple black—and—white strokes, les miserables has slipped stealthily from astute observation to urgent action. reminding us all the time of hugo's maxim that there is no such thing as bad plants or bad men, only bad cultivators. les miserables is cinemas now and i urge you to seek it out. it's snowing. winter is coming! we have a real connection. a rare and intense attachment. i've never experienced anything like it. i am thinking of ending things. huh? charlie kaufman is the screenwriting genius who won a bafta for being john malkovich, and another for adaptation, and a third for an eternal sunshine in a spotless mind which he also nabbed an oscar. he has fared less well

as a director, with 2008 synecdoche, new york polarising critics and bombing at the box office, earning less than a quarter of its $20 million budget. we will never know if kaufman's critically fated latest proves more popular, since it's released direct netflix, their audience figures are a closely—guarded secret. i am visiting jake's parents for the first time. the typically solipsistic story centres on a snowy road trip taken by young couple played byjesse plemons and jessie buckley. we're here! toni collette and david thewlis are the mum and dad whose age changes between scenes and whose remote farmhouse seems to be the stuff of dreams, or nightmares. what exactly is going on? and more importantly, do we care? well, in the case of ian reed's short source novel, the answer is yes. not least because the twilight zone with a—levels narrative rushes towards a page turning third act in which psychology meets psycho splatter.

you don't have to go. i have to go where? forward. not so the movie, which sheds the trashy treats of reed's book, replacing stalk—and—slash thrills with sombre song and dance theatrics, turning a potboiler into a chin—stroker. aimed as one would say, "more that head than the heart." it's a credit to the brilliant jessie buckley that she managed to breathe such human life in what is essentially a cypher role. buckley, who commanded the screen in movies as diverse as beast and wild roads, works wonders, ensuring that this generally remains more intriguing than irritating. generally. if the absence of unsettling horror in kaufman's movie proves disappointing, then fear not, creepy thrills await

in the swedish—danish thriller koko—di, koko—da. which is available on bfi player, blu—ray and digital download on monday. traumatised by tragedy, a bereaved couple go on a woodland camping trip in a bid to save their marriage. but having bought a music box as an eighth birthday present for their daughter, the pair find themselves stuck in a nightmarish loop of grief, terrorised by a troop of fairy tale characters depicted on the side of the aforementioned gift. built around a nursery rhyme that will get into your head and taunt you for days, this blackly comic oddity was brilliantly described by my friend and colleague trevorjohnson as a weird version of groundhog day and funny games, a phrase i wish i could claim as my own. it's deeply troubling and frequently very nasty stuff, rated 18 for sexual violence and threat, although it is the twisted echoes of heinrich hoffmann

and the brothers grimm that really got under my skin. i'm going to ask you a series of questions. i want you to respond truthfully. there is a hint of horror at play in the new mutants, the long—delayed addendum to the x—men series that was meant to launch a new trilogy, seems to be more of a full stop. distant chanting # we don't need no education. ..# co—written and directed byjosh boone who made the fault in our stars and pitched as "the breakfast club in a cuckoos‘ nest institution," it centres on the new generation of mutants being held in a secret facility run by alice braga's authoritarian doctor reyes. with the talented top line cast including anya taylor-joy, maisie williams and newcomer blu hunt, the new mutants was shot back in 2017 with an eye on a 2018 opening. but as executives swithered

over whether they wanted a horror movie or a ya romp, and fox was acquired by disney, reshoots were planned and then dropped and everyone moved onto other things. it sounds like a recipe for disaster, and the film which finally opens in uk cinemas three years after principal photography is indeed something of a mishmash — but it's not a total disaster. boasting an lgbt—friendly narrative, some likeable performances, most notably for maisie williams, and a few creepy moments that redeem from the silliness of scenes in which our heroes do battle with a giant cg demon bear. that thing will kill you. you're right, it's magic. so am i? loyal, grace and true. while the new mutants may be getting a cinema release, the more high—profile mulan has ruffled industry feathers

by going straight to disney+, where it's available to rent forjust shy of 20 quid in addition to the cost of channel subscription. directed by niki caro, best known for the 2002 film whale rider, this live action remake of disney's 90s animation is one of the most expensive movies ever directed by a woman. unlike such recent house of mouse remakes like beauty and the beast, this new mulan isn't a musical — although music plays a key role. nor does it feature a talking dragon. it is my duty to fight for the kingdom. instead, it's a sumptuously attired coming—of—age adventure with martial arts action and so much splendidly cinematic scenery. you can't help wishing you were watching at a big screen. unlike so many disney reboots, mulan is very much its own film, looking back to the chinese folk story which inspired the original animation,

and taking it in a direction that's different enough to justify its existence. whether this straight—this—home viewing release can also justify its cost, reported to be around $200 million, remains to be seen. at the other end of the financial spectrum, socrates, which was made for under $20,000, is a striking brazilian feature about a 15—year—old isolated by his sexuality and facing destitution following the death of his mother. playing in selected cinemas and also available on digital platforms, this is the first feature produced by the caro institute in brazil, where it was co—written, produced and acted by at—risk teenagers from low—income communities with the support of unicef. the result is a remarkably moving and accomplished film that combines the smack of verite realism with a poetic and ultimately redemptive sensibility.

a mere 70 minutes in length, this urgent heartfelt drama packs more truth and insight into its compact running time than many, if not, most of its more mainstream competitors. that's it for this week. thanks to anna smith for holding the fort so brilliantly in my absence, thanks to you for watching and i would like to end this show by adding my voice to those mourning the loss of chadwick boseman, a remarkable and inspirational figure who lit up the screen in a string of movies from marshall, and 42, to get on up, 21 bridges, da 5 bloods and of course, black panther. king t'challa! it's an extraordinary body of work, the final film, ma rainey‘s black bottom, still to come on one of cinemas most admired and most loved modern legends. my king. wa kanda forever! all: wakanda forever!

i think we can sum up the weekend as the sunshine and showers and today they have been most frequent across scotla nd they have been most frequent across scotland and northern ireland and northern england. in between, some sunshine which is meant plenty of rainbows but for others, dried with blue skies and sunshine. we keep some showers this evening and overnight, fading in northern scotla nd overnight, fading in northern scotland and northern ireland but continuing in southern scotland and northern england and pushing into pa rt northern england and pushing into part of the midlands, wales and may be south—west england later on. elsewhere, mainly dry, every book loud and clear spells, 7—11 c but it could get down to three or four in parts of north—east scotland. generally pressure will build tomorrow but we have this feature which will continue to generate showers. at this time most frequent across england and wales and it

should be a drier day across scotla nd should be a drier day across scotland and northern ireland with the winds eating for many. when we get the showers, they could be heavy and potentially beat thundery and with the morning, focused in northern england, for a time in wales where they could give more rain but sliding south and east. meanwhile, mainly dry in scotland and northern ireland and northern england in the afternoon as the showers move southwards. temperatures are up on today, as high as 19 or 20 in central and southern england, still in the mid teens in northern scotland. tomorrow evening, cloud and rain moving into the western isles and northern ireland, a few showers clearing away from south—east england. going into monday, high pressure builds in the southern half of the uk but is this low pressure to the north will bring further spells of rain in scotland and northern ireland and some gusty winds so it could be a fairly wet start to the new week in the northern half of the country, some rain moving into north—west england

and north wales in the afternoon. south east, mainly dry, parramatta cloud and increasing through the day and watch out for some gusty winds in the morning in scotland and northern ireland. heading into monday afternoon, some warmer air pushing into the uk, so we could reach 21 celsius in central and southern england, still in the high teens in scotland and northern ireland and this trend continues on tuesday and wednesday with warmer air flooding across the uk. tuesday and wednesday with warmer airflooding across the uk. it tuesday and wednesday with warmer air flooding across the uk. it does not equate to a lot of sunshine but for many, away from northern ireland and scotland on monday, mainly dry to start the new week with temperatures rising but also turning a bit cooler in scotland and northern ireland by wednesday.

this is bbc news, i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines at 7: a warning that the country is at a critical moment in the coronavirus pandemic as thousands of students prepare to return to universities across the uk. tighter coronavirus restrictions for bolton this evening as the council says the city's infection rate has risen to 99 cases per 100,000 people per week. that's the highest in england. government departments in england are told to get civil servants back into offices quickly, but unions say the attitude is outdated. borisjohnson criticises protests by environmental campaigners extinction rebellion targeting three printing presses owned by rupert murdoch.