tv The Film Review BBC News February 13, 2021 3:45am-4:01am GMT
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but there is no north texas but there is no mistaking the contemporary parallels as tom hanks�*s jefferson culkin travels aligned dramatically reading stories from a selection of newspapers and journals like a protean news feed additive. i’m protean news feed additive. i'm here to tell— protean news feed additive. in here to tell you about the 11 men who lived.— men who lived. with his avuncular _ men who lived. with his avuncular manner - men who lived. with his i avuncular manner instead men who lived. with his - avuncular manner instead fast trustworthiness, isn't1870s walter trustworthiness, isn't 18705 walter kong cried, trustworthiness, i5n�*t18705 walter kong cried, spreading the good word with a touch of theatre. i'm not going to hurt you. yet this show is almost stolen from hanks, who starred in captain villas, by young german actor helena zengl, who was in system crusher and plays an 11—year—old who lived with the kiewa tribe after being kidnapped. now offered after the second time, she falls into the second time, she falls into the care of the captain reluctantly agrees to take the girl, who speaks no english,
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two are only surviving relatives, the german aunt and uncle many miles away. and so the mismatched pair embark on an ody55ey through a quasi— mythical landscape which will see both transformed by the journey. lens din handsome widescreen vistas with darius polsky, news of the world cries out to be seen on the big screen with high shootouts to an airy du5t storm which engulfs the protagonists. yet even with the lock down in fall strictures of annette licks only uk release, this still strikes a timely court, thanks to an apathetic script co—written by luke davis, which inventively addresses the contemporary spectre of truth versus alternative back alongside issues of racism, exploitation and importance of remembering unfairly reporting one's own history. the result is a rewarding drama that reminded somewhat of scott coopefs reminded somewhat of scott cooper's underrated ho5tile5, a change of pace for greengrass
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who made his name is with nailbiting movies like united 93 and the jason bourne series but takes a gentle approach to character and setting. it's available on the eggs now. macro we co—wrote bridesmaid, a movie about two women battling for the affections of a friend, sharp, smart and laugh out loud funny, occasionally outrageous but sometimes pointedly truthful. you have those adjectives could be given to barb and starr go to vista del mar, and t0 vista del mar, and ill—disciplined mess which looks like someone took the outtakes, middle—aged sketch comedy and mix them up with an austin powers sky kids romp for
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reasons that remain unclear. i am star, short for barbara. wigg and mumolo another twinset impel5 pairto wigg and mumolo another twinset impel5 pair to talk about their friendship and lost loves. when redundancy calls, they broaden their horizons where they fall for 50 shades starjamie drawn where they have an ecstasy fuelled threesome. she where they have an ecstasy fuelled threesome.- where they have an ecstasy fuelled threesome. she is 611. we are in _ fuelled threesome. she is 611. we are in 124. _ fuelled threesome. she is 611. we are in 124. unfortunately, | we are “1124. unfortunately, dornan is we are in 124. unfortunately, dornan is working secretly for a villain who is allergic to sunlight and is in charge of a range of killer mosquitoes that she plans to release, killing everyone in the resort in revenge for a childhood snub. i'm not making this up, it is the plot if you can call it a plot, which you can't. what is she doing? — plot, which you can't. what is she doing? i _ plot, which you can't. what is she doing? i hope _ plot, which you can't. what is she doing? i hope she - plot, which you can't. what is she doing? i hope she gives l plot, which you can't. what is l she doing? i hope she gives me big teeth. aha, she doing? i hope she gives me bi teeth. �* ., , .,
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big teeth. a lot big teeth. you could be forgiven _ big teeth. a lot big teeth. you could be forgiven for - big teeth. a lot big teeth. you could be forgiven for thinking | could be forgiven for thinking that such a self—consciously kooky contrivance which comes complete with hallucinogenic numbers and crazy mu5ic sequences could crazy enough to be a cult classic. it isn't. it's more of a car crash, flailing bizarrely between one disconnected 5et piece in the next, giving the impression that drunk person is flipping the channels on the tv while pointing and laughing at the results. 0n
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distance from her mother and prayed — distance from her mother and prayed on _ distance from her mother and prayed on by fred who is a horrifying mix of assault and conversion. placing her in a position— conversion. placing her in a position that makes her feel implicated in his crimes, ensuring _ implicated in his crimes, ensuring that she tells no—one. unsurprisingly, this makes the harrowing viewing, although favier also characterises the rush of 5lalom skiing, hurtling between obstacles unable to stop with no way out but straight ahead. slalom is available on demand now. i will leave you with a couple of titles, both of which broadly fall under the banner of horror yet which could not be more different.
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we will start with sator, and atmospheric mood piece who worked on the film for as long as david lynch 5logged away at as david lynch 5logged away at a razor head, shootings, scoring, doing pretty much everything except starring. the slow burn scenario unfold in 5low burn scenario unfold in the deep, dark wood5 5low burn scenario unfold in the deep, dark woods of northern california where particular entity haunts the variously lonely members of an extended family.— extended family. every once in awhile just _ extended family. every once in awhile just wake _ extended family. every once in awhile just wake up _ extended family. every once in awhile just wake up and - extended family. every once in awhile just wake up and he - extended family. every once in awhile just wake up and he is l awhile ju5t wake up and he is there, he talks to me. inspiration for coup apparently came from graham because my grandmother whom he recorded talking about her own experience of a guiding entity which he then worked into the already developed film. the result is by turns haunting, frustrating, surprising and ultimately rather fascinating.
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ye5, ultimately rather fascinating. yes, it's full of narrative loose ends and raises more questions than it answers, but there is something in there, something buried in the inky blackness of the screen which at times reminded me of the chilly tension of robert eggers the witch. sator ca5t5 an airy 5peu the witch. sator ca5t5 an airy 5pell which lingers long after the film has finished. i'm going to feast on your face! , ., face! there is nothing lingering _ face! there is nothing lingering about - face! there is nothing lingering about this i face! there is nothing - lingering about this week's other horror outing, whiley�*s wonderland, wannabe cult trash that pictures me cave against an assortment of possessed mechanical —— mechanical toy5
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mechanical —— mechanical toys in a murderous indoor kids' theme park. in a murderous indoor kids' theme park-— in a murderous indoor kids' theme ark. . ., ~ theme park. welcome to willy's wonderland- — theme park. welcome to willy's wonderland. this _ theme park. welcome to willy's wonderland. this is a _ wonderland. this is a nonspeaking - wonderland. this is a nonspeaking role - wonderland. this is a nonspeaking role for| wonderland. this is a - nonspeaking role for nick cage who left the bed and sunglasses do the talking a5 who left the bed and sunglasses do the talking as he eats up an assortment of twisted playground characters are all of which are as hungry for blood as he is for the punchy canned drinks on which he seems to survive. # it's your birthday... to survive. #it's our birthda ~ # it's your birthday... written in direct did — # it's your birthday... written in direct did by _ # it's your birthday... written in direct did by kevin - # it's your birthday... written in direct did by kevin lewis . in direct did by kevin lewis and in direct did by kevin lewi5 andjim parsons, willy's wonderland began life as a comic —— comic short called wally�*s wonderland and it would have been better if it stayed that way. while the site of a grown man doing battle with evil robotic teletubbies may be entertaining for a moment, it is not enough to sustain a feature film, even one enlivened by cage's trademark odt enlivened by cage's trademark 0dt stick. . , ., enlivened by cage's trademark odt stick-— 0dt stick. have you been listening _ 0dt stick. have you been listening to _ 0dt stick. have you been listening to a _ 0dt stick. have you been listening to a word - odt stick. have you been listening to a word i - 0dt stick. have you been listening to a word i have | 0dt stick. have you been - listening to a word i have been saying? it listening to a word i have been sa inc? ., , �* , listening to a word i have been sa in? ., ,�* , ., saying? it doesn't help that we have seen _ saying? it doesn't help that we have seen all— saying? it doesn't help that we have seen all this _ saying? it doesn't help that we have seen all this before, - saying? it doesn't help that we have seen all this before, in i have seen all this before, in tobe hooper�*s the funhouse back in the 805, in videogames five nights at freddy's, a video ——
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adaptation of which has long been on the cards and the banana splits movie in which the cuddly character start welding axis. still if you want to see nicholas cage beat a fluffy gorilla to death with an axe and leave it footed by a urinal, it is available on streaming stores. thanks for watching, 5ee streaming stores. thanks for watching, see you next week. the copy packs a punch, it's an acquired taste. hello there. for most of us, this weekend is going to feel bitterly cold. that's because we'll have very strong winds. it's going to be windy, pretty much both saturday and sunday. but by the end of the weekend, we'll start to see some milder air making inroads, particularly across more western parts. but we start this morning off on a settled and bright note across eastern areas. windy and very cold, mind you. further west, for northern
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ireland, some disruptive snow to move in through the morning period. accumulations up to 5—10 cm and that snow will be blowing around and the strong winds drifting in places. the snow will then slowly move eastwards, affecting western parts of scotland, into wales and the south—west of england, but it won't reach central or eastern areas so, here, it'll stay dry, but cloud cover will move in again in the afternoon, so it will turn a bit grey. a very windy, gusty day for all areas. factor in those strong winds with these sorts of temperatures, then it's going to feel bitterly cold wherever you are. these are the feel—like temperatures. it could feel even like —10 celsius across some 5pot5 of the east. so, a very cold day to come. as we move through saturday night, it stays windy and cold. there will be further rain, sleet and snow across northern and western areas. signs of something a little less cold ju5t pushing into the far west of the country, but central and eastern areas, another very cold night especially when you factor in the wind. as we head into sunday, we've got a fresh tangle of weather fronts, bringing
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more rain, and it will be of rain because here, the milder air will start to make inroads. gradually, it will reach eastern areas, but it will take its time. sunday, a bit of an east—west divide with temperatures very cold across the east, and any rain moving across northern and eastern areas falling on frozen services is likely to cause a significant risk of ice. beware of that. through sunday, it looks like it'll be rather cloudy for most areas, outbreaks of rain pushing into northern and western areas. some heavy across western hills. we'll see gale5 developing around irish sea coa5t5 through the north channel and across western scotland, but a windy day wherever you are. signs of something much milder pushing into the west, double figure values. still quite cold across the east and southeast. as we head into the new week, that mild air wins out. double figures for all areas. it won't be completely settled. there will be some rain at times for some of us and nights will be much milder.
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