like his brilliant debut god's own country, this is another love story set against the backdrop of a bracing british locale — in this case, the sea battered coast of lyme regis. mary? look what's falling down. the rock thing. it's too big. impossible to move. kate winslet plays the 19th century palaeontologist mary anning, whose class and gender have kept her outside of the snobby geological establishment. saoirse ronan is charlotte murchison, a young woman plagued with melancholia, whose husband persuades mary to take her in and help her to recuperate. your husband left you. but first, charlotte seems too fragile for the hard knock�*s

lifestyle of searching for hidden treasures on the beach, but she's made of sturdier stuff and soon, her and mary become friends and then lovers. lee's decision to imagine an intimacy between two real—life characters has ruffled some feathers, to which the film—maker responded by stating... it's a forceful point perfectly made, but in fact, it's issues of class and gender rather than sexual orientation that seem to lighten the heart of lee's film. it's in the british museum with its fancy, made—up name, ichthyosaurus.

while ralph fiennes' auto—didactic archaeologist basil brown was snobbed by the snobbiest establishment in the dig, winslet�*s anning faces the double whammy of being both largely self—taught and a woman — this in a time when the geological society of london, for example, was a men—only enclave. more problematic, i think, is the chilly tone of the film, which reminded me somewhat of the austere mood of michael winterbottom's jude, an early critical triumph for kate winslet. both films have much to admire artistically, but also left me rather cold. you can find ammonite on a wide range of digital platforms. sticking with british films, the banishing is a �*305—set haunted house chiller from christopher smith, whose cv ranges from the death line—style subway chiller creep through the satirical slasher severance to the mediaeval romp black death. what's this room? mummy says you're not to go there. excuse me? mummy says you're forbidden.

jessica brown findlay is marianne, a reverent�*s wife who moves into a dusty home full of creeks, shadows and secrets. anya mckenna—bruce is adelaide, a young girl who seems to fall under the influence of strange forces, turning her against marianne and leading her back into the house's dark history. are you talking about the voices? what did you hear? it was nothing. it's a history that's only too familiar to sean harris's flamehead spiritualist harry and tojohn lynch's strangely sinister malachi, who's placed this family within these dangerous walls. hauntingly lensed by cinematographer sarah cunningham, the banishing is atmospheric fare that leads its audience down creepy corridors and shadowy tunnels, with echoes of everything from the haunting to the shining withjust a hint of the orphanage. addie? there are flaws — the background plot about the rise of nazis that never quite falls into place, and this doesn't have the pleasing chinese puzzle intricacy of smith's

seabound thriller triangle. but it does have an evocative score by toydrum, whose film credits include alice lowe's prevenge and who once again lent a touch of magic. the banishing is on a range of digital platforms now. a few years ago, ceyda torun�*s wonderful documentary kedi told the story of street cats in istanbul, concluding that cats can teach us to love life and learn to laugh again. now, elizabeth lo's stray turns its cameras on istanbul's canine population, offering an extraordinarily intimate portrait of the dogs whose lives also tell us much about ourselves. at the centre of the film is zeytin, an olive—eyed creature who we see negotiating the hustle and bustle of istanbul, a city in which it is illegal

to euthanize or imprison stray dogs. using gps trackers and unintrusive cameras, lo follows an array of dogs, documenting their lives in a impressively naturalistic fashion. meanwhile, the film draws subtle but unavoidable parallels with the city's homeless population, like the young syrian refugees who sleep in a building site and who take solace in the company of the dogs who sometimes seem better treated than them. in kedi it was suggested that dogs think that human beings are god, while cats think that human beings are god's intermediaries. here, we're treated to the thoughts of greek philosopher diogenes, within titles telling us that humans live artificially and hypocritically, and would do well to study the dog. you can study stray in virtual

cinemas and on—demand now. from istanbul to colombia, where this year's injury for the best international feature oscar was memories of my father, adapted from the claimed memoir about hector abad gomez, written by his son hector abad faciolince. javier camara is wonderful in the central role as a physician—turned—university lecturer with a strong social conscience who speaks out against injustice and inequality. but while his firmly—held political views make him a target for those attempting to quash dissent, it's his role as a father who takes greatest pride in his family that's at the centre of this episodic yet engrossing film. directed by fernando trueba, whose varied cv ranges from the spanish oscar—winner belle epoque to the gorgeous animation chico rita, memories of my father is a film born of a desire to celebrate the goodness in people.

movies always talk about psychopaths, serial killers and utter imbeciles, trueba has said, adding that recounting the humanity of hector abad gomez was an opportunity that wouldn't come my way so often. that's a sentiment that runs throughout the movie, in which the distant past is set in rich, saturated hues, while more recent scenes are in black and white, the counterintuitive but highly effective technique that juxtaposes the vividness of childhood memories with the more monochrome reality of adult life.

memories of my father is available on curzon home cinema. now, one of the standout offerings at this year's sundance and south by south west film festivals was violation, a riveting and sometimes shocking canadian drama that premiered at toronto in 2020, and is now available on the streaming service shudder. co—writer and director madeleine sims—fewer stars as miriam, sister to anna maguire�*s greta, with whom resentment seem to lurk behind the smiles. i miss you. do you? yeah, i miss what we used to be like. when her own relationship with caleb hits the rocks, miriam shares a fireside evening with greta's husband dylan, with terrible consequences. all i'm saying is you and me... ..we're in this together. i know we've hurt each other, | but we care about each other. just — get off.

intriguingly, violation intercuts between the revelations of what happened that night with the repercussions that follow, creating a narrative tension that keeps the audience on edge while also offering a bold new take on the revenge genre. there are shades of the nature is satan's church mantra. that's the whole cocktail in the film packs a powerful punch, but be warned — violation is not for the faint—hearted. you can find it now on shudder. i'll leave you with news that tom and jerry from the �*aos now have a 21st century feature combining live

action with digital animation. listen here, mr mouse. oh, jerry. i need thisjob, so simply put, this is a hotel. and you're a mouse. chloe grace moretz stars as kayla, who scams her way into a job at a swanky hotel do to host a lavish wedding only to have her plan scuppered and sometimes assisted by the titular pair. having become tv staples in the 60s to have their first full—length film in the 90s after a couple cameo appearances, tom and jerry have withstood controversy for everything from racial stereotyping to excessive violence. the latter is certainly on display here, with tom getting bashed, smashed, snapped, ejected, electrocuted, hit in the face with an iron, all to no lasting effect. business as usual.

clearly determined to move things on a bit, director tim story and writer kevin costello had the mouse known to put aside their differences and built a plot around a multicultural celebration that also enables them to have elephants wreaking havoc in manhattan. it's hardly vintage fare, and there's the usual preponderance of knowing gags about copyright infringement and silence of the lambs while the kids giggle at characters hitting each other with heavy objects. as usual, the old ones are still the best. tom and jerry is available from a range of digital retailers. that's it for this week. thanks for watching the film review. stay safe, and i'll see you next week. no! hello there. friday marked a change to our weather. we saw some much colder air move down from the northwest right across the country. so that means we are starting the weekend off on a chilly note but bright with some sunshine, then it will turn

wetter and windier, particularly across northern and western areas. and gradually, it will be turning milder. it's looking very mild indeed as we head on into next week. so for saturday, then, we're in the cold air mass, as you can see. this is the milder air mass which will be making inroads saturday night and into sunday. we start this morning off with a bit of an ice risk across northern areas where we had overnight showers. it is a chilly start but bright, plenty of sunshine around, but into the afternoon, cloud will be thickening out west with some rain pushing into northern ireland, western scotland along with strengthening winds. now, temperatures after that chilly start should reach 10—11 celsius for most. still, though, single figure values across scotland, 7—9 celsius. now into saturday evening and saturday night, it turns very wet and windy across the northern half the northwest, heavy rain for many, all but the southeast, which mayjust see one or two showers around, otherwise some drier interludes here. you'll notice a milder night to come for saturday night across the board, 6—8 celsius. part two of the weekend looks somewhat more unsettled. lots of isobars on the charts, so it's going to be windy.

this weather front will straddle central—northern areas of the country to bring quite a bit of rainfall at times. so pretty wet through the morning for wales, northwest england, northern ireland, that rain begins to move a little bit further northwards affecting southern and also western scotland. it really will be piling into western scotland over the next few days. a gusty, windy day to come for most, generally dry with a little bit of brightness, though, across southern and eastern areas. that will allow temperatures to reach 14—15 celsius with this slightly milder air mass and a double figure values starting to push in across scotland. into next week, it stays very wet across parts of scotland, windy here, too. but high pressure over the near continent will build, and that will settle things down, particularly so for england and wales. it's also going to usher in some very mild air across all areas, but it will be very noticeable across more southern parts, particularly where we have lighter winds and more sunshine around. so it could be very wet across the north and west of scotland, certainly through monday and tuesday. milderfor all, and it will turn warm in fact across southern areas, temperatures into the mid—twenties.

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