independence was not given that scotland didn't vote to leave the eu. you do sort of wonder how these stories... , . , stories... only a single timeline. i cive ou stories... only a single timeline. i give you 30 _ stories... only a single timeline. i give you 30 seconds, _ stories... only a single timeline. i give you 30 seconds, i'm - stories... only a single timeline. i give you 30 seconds, i'm afraid. l stories... only a single timeline. i give you 30 seconds, i'm afraid. i | give you 30 seconds, i'm afraid. i think the question is really important here. with a story with the fishing — important here. with a story with the fishing community scotland being obviously— the fishing community scotland being obviously affected and unhappy with the brexit deal, with the elections coming _ the brexit deal, with the elections coming up — the brexit deal, with the elections coming up in may and the different approaches you are seeing between nicola _ approaches you are seeing between nicola sturgeon and the government in west_ nicola sturgeon and the government in west minister. i think it does go back to _ in west minister. i think it does go back to what kind of deal scotland are getting and what is scotland's future _ are getting and what is scotland's future. certainly plays into that independent narrative.- future. certainly plays into that independent narrative. thank you both very much — independent narrative. thank you both very much for _ independent narrative. thank you both very much for being - independent narrative. thank you both very much for being my - both very much for being my valentine this evening. it's been lovely to have you on the papers. we will see you again soon as well. they film review is coming up and

then the weather. hello, and welcome to be the film review with me, mark kermode, reminding you that while cinemas might be closed due to lockdown, there are still plenty of new movies to be enjoyed in the comfort and safety of your own home. the biggest release of the week is news of the world, writer—director paul greengrass's visually expansive but oddly intimate adaptation of paulettejiles�*s 2016 novel which comes on like the searches or true grit crossed with broadcast news. these are difficult times.

bad times. captain! i shoot, you go. the setting may be post—civil war north texas, but there's no mistaking the contemporary parallels as tom hanks's captainjefferson kyle kidd travels the land, dramatically reading stories from a selection of newspapers and journals like a protean news feed editor. i'm here to tell you about the 11 men who will live. with his avuncular manner and steadfast trustworthiness, he's an 1870s walter cronkite, 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 greengrass's captain phillips, by young german actor helena zengel, a mesmerising screen presence who made such an impact in system crasher, and who here plays an 11—year—old who's been

living with the kiowa tribe since being kidnapped years earlier. now orphaned for second time, she falls into the care of the captain, who reluctantly agrees to take the girl, who speaks no english, to her only surviving relatives, a german aunt and uncle many miles away. and so the mismatched pair embark on an odyssey through a quasi—mythical landscape which will see both transformed by the journey. lensed in handsome widescreen vistas by darius wolsky, news of the world cries out to be seen on the big screen, with sweeping landscapes and high—ridge shootouts to an eerie dust storm which engulfs the protagonists. yet even with the lockdown—enforced strictures of a netflix—only uk release, this still strikes a timely court, thanks to an empathetic script co—written by luke davis, which inventively addresses

the contemporary spectre of truth versus alternative, alongside issues of racism, exploitation and the importance of remembering and fairly reporting one's own history. the result is a rewarding drama that reminded me somewhat of scott cooper's underrated hostiles, a change of pace for greengrass who made his name with nailbiting movies like united 93 and the bourne series, but who here takes a gentler approach to character and setting. it's available on netflix now. kristen wiig and anna mumolo co—wrote 2011's bridesmaids, a brilliant comedy about two women battling for the affections of a friend in the run—up to her wedding day. that film was sharp, smart and laugh—out—loud funny, occasionally outrageous but also poignantly truthful. few of those adjectives could be given to barb and star go to vista del mar, a film that takes the undoubted talents of writer—stars wiig and mumolo and squanders them on an ill—disciplined mess which looks like someone took

the outtakes from a middle—aged sketch comedy and decided to mix them up with sub—austin powers/sky kids romp and a bunch of sex and drugs gags, for reasons that remain unclear. i am star, short for starbara. i assume yours is barbara? no, just barb — plain old barb. wigg and mumolo are the twinset—and—pearls pair who spend their days in the midwest talking about their friendship and lost loves. when redundancy calls, they broaden their horizons with a florida holiday where they meet and fall for 50 shades starjamie dornan, with whom they immediately have an ecstasy—fuelled threesome. really. barb. my god, she is 611. 611? we're in 124. unfortunately, dornan is working secretly for an evil villain who is born with a condition that makes her allergic to sunlight and has now developed a range of killer mosquitoes that she plans to release, via remote control, killing everyone in the resort in revenge for a childhood snub.

trust me, i'm not making this up, that really is the plot i,f you can call it a plot, which you can't. what is she drawing? i don't know. i hope she gives me bigger teeth. i love big teeth. she loves big teeth. you could be forgiven for thinking that such a self—consciously kooky contrivance which comes complete with musical numers and hallucinogenic fantasy sequences could crazy enough to be a cult classic. it isn't. it's more of a car crash, flailing bizarrely between one disconnected set piece and the next, giving the impression that a drunk person is simply flipping the channels on the tv while pointing and laughing at the results. on the plus side, there are a few chuckles to be had in the well—rehearsed everyday interaction between barb and star and inside gags like the terrible songs of lounge singer richard cheese, but you'd expect so much more from wiig and mumolo, genuine comedy talents from whom this is a disappointingly whacky misfire. you can find barb and star go to vista del mar on a wide range of digital platforms now.

0k. in writer—director charlene favier�*s feature debut slalom, noee abita plays a young teenager who dreams of becoming a ski champion. in this endeavour, she is aided byjeremie renier�*s fred, the coach who promises to push her to the limits. but despite his declaration that he's 100% focused on winning, fred has more sinister designs on lyz, calling to mind a series of headline—making scandals that have revealed the sometimes predatory nature of sports in which young athletes find themselves at the mercy of older trainers. having made a splash

playing a 13—year—old in the 2017 cannes hit ava, abita, who is in her early 20s, but looks much younger, is very impressive as the talented but impressionable teen, distanced from her mother and preyed upon by fred whose advances are a horrifying mix of violent assault and creepy coercion. crucially, favier strives to portray the mix of confusion, shame and fear that fred employs to entice and then abuse his pupil, placing her in a position that makes her feel implicated in his crimes, ensuring that she tells no—one. unsurprisingly, this makes for harrowing viewing, although favier also captures the adrenal rush of slalom skiing, which becomes a metaphor for lyz�*s own life, 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 banner, yet which could not be more different. we'll start with sator, an atmospheric mood piece written and directed byjordan graham, who worked on the film for as long as david lynch slogged away at eraserhead, shootings scoring, designing, producing, doing pretty much everything except starring. the slow burn scenario unfold in the deep, dark woods of northern california where particular entity haunts the variously titular members of an extended family. every once in a while, ijust wake up and he is there, he talks to me. inspiration for sator apparently came from graham's grandmotherjune peterson,

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. 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. while audiences eager for scary thrills will lose patience, sator, available from monday, casts an eerie spell which lingers long after the film has finished. i'm going to feast on your face! there is nothing lingering about this week's other horror outing, willy's wonderland,

a dark slice of wannabe cult trash that pits nic cage, never knowingly underracted, against an assortment of possessed mechanical toys in a murderous indoor kids' theme park. welcome to willy's wonderland. this is a nonspeaking role for cage, who lets the beard and sunglasses do the talking as he beats up an assortment of twisted playground characters, all of which are as hungry for blood as he is for the punchy canned drink on which he seems to survive. # it's your birthday, and we want you to have fun...# written and directed by go parsons and kevin lewis, respectively, willy's wonderland began life as a comic short called wally�*s wonderland and it would have been better if it stayed that way. while the sight of a grown man doing battle with evil robotic teletubbies may be entertaining for a moment, it's not enough to sustain a feature film, even one enlivened by cage's trademark ott schtick. have you been listening to a word i've been saying?

it doesn't help of course that we have seen all this before, in tobe hooper�*s the funhouse back in the �*80s, in videogames five nights at freddy's, a film adaptation of which has long been on the cards, and most recently in the horror—comedy the banana splits movie, in which the cuddly characters suddenly start welding axes. still, if you want to see nic cage beat a fluffy gorilla with a giant toilet plunger and beat it to death with an axe and leave it by the side of a urinal, it is available on streaming stores. thanks for watching, stay safe, see you next week. that's coffee. the coffee packs a punch, doesn't it? it's an acquired taste. if you haven't yet decided weather you prefer cold, snowy weather or mild, rainy weather, well we have a direct comparison between last week and at this to make up your mild. very misty eyed mirsky, shall was initially for northern ireland,

they will push into scotland and parts of northern england, wales. it will brighten up a little bit away from the showers. look at these temperatures compared to where we have been, double figure temperatures above freezing for most of us in the day ahead. although we end monday dry, they will be more wet weather sweeping north and east across as overnight into tuesday. it will be in mild start to the day on tuesday. still rain to clear away in east anglia and south—east england. shall could follow, some could be heavy and thundery. another day where most of us will have double figured.

this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. overnight curfew and internet shut down, as tanks roll into cities in myanmar. valentine's day in russia sees more protests in support of the jailed opposition leader, alexei navalny more than fifteen—million people in the uk have had their first coronavirus jab — the prime minister calls it "an extraordinary feat". and — the duke and duchess of sussex announce they're expecting a second child — harry and meghan are said to be �*overjoyed'.