it's a forceful point perfectly made, but in fact, it's issues of class and gender, rather than sexual orientation, that seem to lie at the heart of lee's film. it's in the british museum, with its fancy, made—up name, 'ichthyosaurus'. while ralph fiennes�* autodidactic archaeologist basil brown was snubbed by the snobbiest establishment in the dig, winslet�*s anning faces the double—whammy of being both largely self—taught and a woman. this, at 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 �*30s—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 reverend's wife who moves into a dusty home full of creaks, 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' flamehead spiritualist harry and to

john 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 with just a hint of the orphanage. addie? there are flaws — the background plot about the rise of nazism 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 lend 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. lively violin music speaking turkish 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 euthanise or imprison stray dogs. using gps trackers and unobtrusive cameras, lo follows an array of dogs, documenting their lives in 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, with intertitles 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 from istanbul to colombia, where this year's entry for the best international feature oscar was memories of my father, adapted from an acclaimed 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 shot in rich, saturated hues, while more recent scenes are in black and white, a 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 southwest 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.

tense music 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. miriam! when her own relationship with caleb hits the rocks, miriam shares a fireside evening with greta's husband dylan, with terrible consequences. dylan: 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 from lars von trier�*s antichrist in the almost—mythical rural

setting, along with an unforgiving physicality that put me in mind of kieslowski's a short film about killing and danny boyle's shallow grave. that's a heady whole cocktail, and the film certainly 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 — the battling cat and mouse whose short films date back to the �*aos — now have a 21st century feature, combining live action with digital animation. listen here, mr mouse. 0h? jerry. i need thisjob. so, simply put, this is a hotel, and you're a mouse, so... chloe grace moretz stars as kayla, who scams her way into a job at a swanky new hotel due to host a lavish celebrity wedding, only to have her plan scuppered and sometimes assisted by the titular pair. jerry giggles

having become tv staples in the 60s and having their first full feature film in the 90s, after a couple cameo appearances, tom and jerry have stirred controversy over the years 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, and on the fingers with a bowling ball, all to no lasting effect. which is, of course, slapstick business as usual. clearly determined to move things on a bit, director tim story and writer kevin costello have the cat and mouse learn to put aside their differences, and build the plot around a multicultural celebration that also enables them to have elephants wreaking havoc in upmarket manhattan. it's hardly vintage fare, and there's the usual preponderance of knowing gags about copyright infringement and silence of the lambs to keep the adults smirking, 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. wild fluctuations in weather conditions are not uncommon in spring. wind direction is the key, because to the south of us, we have got the strengthening sun, heat building ahead of summer. to the north of us, nights long enough for the winter chill to linger on. and we'll be tapping into both during the next seven days. to begin with, it is the warmth from the south, a feel of early summer for many, although pretty wet in western scotland. but if you do dig out the summer wardrobe, do not put away the winter one just yet. the colder northerly winds will be with us as we head

towards easter weekend. now, to begin with, we've had weather fronts draped across the north of the country during the last 2a hours. still more of them waiting in the wings to come, but we are dragging that tropical warmth to the south of those, so a pretty mild start to monday and a warm day ahead for some. now, the rain will still be there for parts of scotland, southern highlands initially, pushing into the northern highlands and the islands. brightening up in northern ireland, certain parts of scotland through the afternoon, much better day for the bulk of england and wales and increasing amounts of sunshine, 20, 21 degrees, and with a fair effect into eastern scotland, we could even see 17 or 18 here. those south—westerly winds ease a little bit to the south and east as we go into tuesday night. some mist and fog patches will form. the rain continues across the north—west of scotland, and it is going to be a colder night in the south, even though temperatures by day are building, with clearer skies, some of that warmth disappears into the horizon. could be a touch of frost or two. but with high—pressure in the near continent and the flow coming off that, that means skies will be clearer. a lot more sunshine around. early morning mist and fog clears,

and quickly warming up. brighter day too for northern ireland, southern scotland. rains still there to the highlands and islands, it will be a rather chilly day, but in the sunshine further south, widely into the 20s, the temperatures, for england and wales. 23 possible in the south east corner, the warmest march day since 2012 certainly on the cards. now, that warmth, of course, disappears into the night sky again as we go through to wednesday, but with high—pressure building from the north, our weather front pushes southwards again through wednesday. rain, sleet, hill snow for a time, easing up a little bit, but a cloudier day for scotland and northern ireland, brightening up in the north, but temperatures here in single figures. contrast that with further south, where the sunshine continues. 23 again is possible. it's the colder air which does eventually win out. the high pressure sort of slips a little bit further west, it allows more of a north—easterly flow to develop for many of us, and with the seas quite cold, particularly chilly eastern coasts for the second of the week. a lot of sunshine around, though, on thursday. early morning clouds in the south and west as one or two showers will disappear.

there will be varying amounts of cloud here and there, but 15, 16 possible towards the south—west at this stage. but even here, that arctic chill will be felt as the high—pressure continues to nudge a bit further away as we go into good friday. with it, also an increasing chance of a few showers down the eastern coasts, further west will see the sunshine, temperatures around 12 or 13, but the days of temperatures into the 20s further east long gone. nine, 10 celsius at the highest through those eastern coasts. then into easter weekend, high pressure initially, as it starts to slip away, there's a chance northerly winds will develop, bringing increasingly wintry elements. there is a different scenario, though. this one here shows high—pressure again to begin with, but instead low pressure will develop, so that is an option. it will still bring the risk of some winteriness, but maybe not as cold as we are more likely to see. either way, it is going to be a cold easter weekend compared to how we are, dry start but that increasing chance of things turning a bit wintry, even some snow, as we head through the weekend and into next week. goodbye.

this is bbc news, i'm philippa thomas with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. dozens of people have died in northern mozambique in an attack by islamist insurgents. a huge rescue effort has brought hundreds more to safety. as the vaccine roll—out reaches 30 million people in the uk, coronavirus measures are eased across england after months of lockdown. the mexican government admits that the true number of its coronavirus deaths is sixty per cent higher than previously reported. and efforts continue to dislodge the ship that's blocking the suez canal, preparations are underway to remove some of the containers.