got a lot of expensive kit. that's got a lot of people worried, saying what is it for? it's not really operating as a currency in the way you or i would understand it, one of its main uses, fact, is by criminals engaged in ransom where operations, getting people to pay with bitcoin. so big questions over the function of the currency and its impact on the environment.— currency and its impact on the environment. ,, , ., , environment. still huge questions around bitcoin, _ environment. still huge questions around bitcoin, aren't _ environment. still huge questions around bitcoin, aren't there? - environment. still huge questions i around bitcoin, aren't there? which ifear around bitcoin, aren't there? which i fear commits around bitcoin, aren't there? which ifear commits notjust a question for another time commits a whole documentary, isn't it? for now, thank you very much, thank you, our technology correspondent. it is quarter to six p:m., these are tonight's headlines. an inquestjury finds jack merritt and saskia jones were �*unlawfully killed' at fishmongers hall by convicted terrorist usman khan. a report into borisjohnson's refurbishment of his downing street flat says he didn't break the ministerial code, but did act unwisely. as the number of new uk coronavirus cases rises to more than a—thousand, there's growing concern over the further easing

of restrictions due next month now on bbc news, the film review. i , it's a friday, and that means only one thing. hello and welcome to the film review with me, mark kermode, rounding up the best new movies available for viewing both in cinemas and in the home. back in 1961, disney scored

an animated hit with 101 dominations adapted from the novel by dodie smith. a live—action remake starring glenn close as cruela devile followed in 1996 with a sequel 102 dalmations a few years later. now, as disney's campaign to recycle and reboot its back catalogue continues apace, we have cruella, a live—action prequel that's been in the works for almost a decade and which glenn close gets an executive producer credit. do you have a light? they gasp. like the hit stage show, wicked, which revisited the early years of a fairy tale villain from the wizard of oz, cruella creates an explanatory back story for its antiheroine scary reputation.

emma stone is estella taken in by artful dodgers jasper and horace after the domination field death of her mother. you, grubby girl. yes? do you have a card? esetlla dreams of being a fashion designer following in the footsteps of emma thompson's splendidly imperious baroness, the true villain of the piece to whom she becomes both dogged assistant and deadly rival. you look vaguely familiar. i look stunning. playing out on the streets of 70s london, cruella boasts winning turns from joel fry and paul walter hauser, the latter of whom charms despite having an apparently studied at the dick van dyke school of "cor blimey, mary poppins!" cockney accents! 0h, we need that! as for stone, she's fine in the lead, but thompson steals the show at every turn. the film may be called cruella, but it's the baroness who holds our attention. just as it's thompson rather than stone who channels the electrifying screen

energy of glenn close. you can find cruella in cinemas and on disney plus with premier access now. on the subject of electrifying screen energy, ben wishaw really makes the sparks fly in search. ——makes the sparks fly in surge. what is that? what are you doing? mate? what is it? well, you need that, put that there. mat, what you doing? lift this up. it really doesn't matter. he plastoseph, a young man on the verge of a breakdown who finds himself in the throes of an increasingly reckless manic episode. having torched hisjob in airport security, lonelyjoseph goes to visit his parents where broiling family tensions merely fuel his anxieties. you did it so loudly, joseph.

one run in with a cash machine later, and joseph goes completely off the rails, with future director, aneil karia, compelling us into his frenetic world with real visceral urgency. there is a touch of a panic attack quality of the sefty brothers good time and the chaotic bankjob that joseph paul's earning wishaw a sundance prize and rave reviews from critics. plaudits too to cinematographer stuart bentley who's cameras chase joseph through streets and houses as he lurches through a string of misadventures, constantly on the move, raw nerves on display. wait, wait! woo! surge is in cinemas and on digital platforms now. the japanese anime demon slayer mguyen train, which follows a popular manga series and tv show is already a record—breaking hit. outperforming the likes of spirited away to becomejapan's highest grossing movie, scoring big at both domestic and international box office.

like the korean zombie drama, train to busan, or bong joon—ho's sci—fi drama snowpiercer from the french graphic novel, most of demon slayer�*s action plays out on the titular eternal train, where our heroes engage in battles in the real world and in the world of dreams. what follows is like an anime version of inception, with interlocking realities forming the separate pieces of a much larger puzzle. far deeper, and deeper still, into your dream. rated 15 for scenes of strong fantasy violence, which include a recurrant motif in which a character must kill themselves by cutting their own throat in order to awake from a dream, this is full—blooded fair, filling the screen with impressively monstrous battles and to some genuinely disturbing imagery. those unfamiliar with the source material may take a while to get up

to speed, but once this train starts rolling, the sheer pace of the action keeps everyone on board. it's in cinemas now in both dubbed and subtitled versions. altogether less rewarding is earwig and the witch, a digital animation co—production between studio ghibli who made classics like spirited away, howl's moving castle and ponyo, and the japanese broadcasting corporation nhk. her name is erica wig, she has been living with us since she was just an infant. 0h... mandrake, what say you? what about her? she should do. based on the novel by diane wind jones and directed by gor miyazaki, son of ghibli's founding father, hayao miyazaki, earwig and the witch follows the adventures of a young girl from a children's home

who is adopted against her wishes by a mysterious couple. i'm a witch. great! it turns out they are enchanters, and earwig, renamed erica, who has magic in her blood, is keen to learn, but bella iago only wants her to work. hang on, you actually talk?! of course i do, just not very often. it sounds like fun, and richard e grant lends entertainingly grim gravitas to the english language dub. but having first aired onjapanese tv at the end of last year, this theatrical release is distinctive only for being ghibli's first major disappointment, remarkable for being quite so unremarkable. and the rest is up to you, 0k? the story is surprisingly flat, the animation sub pixar, and the overall tone, breathless without ever being magical. it's a shame not least because gor miyazaki's previous films, the underrated tales from

earthsea and the more critically acclaimed from up on poppy hill, both showed great promise and invention, qualities sadly lacking from this lackluster affair. well, i know a lot more i than you do about spells. it's not bad as such, it's just not very good, certainly less than you would expect from a director and studio of this calibre. earwig and the witch is in cinemas now. american film—maker kelly reichardt�*s intimate explorations of the history and landscape of oregon range from the modern drama old joy to the frontier western meek�*s cutoff. her latest movie first cow, which made number three in sight and sound's best of 2020 poll is set in 1820s oregon, where two men, cookie and king lu, set out to make their fortune selling delicious cakes. i taste london in this cake.

their wares are loved by all, including the pompous chief factor, magnificently played by tobyjones, from whose cow, the first in the area, may have been stealing milk. how long can they continue their enterprise before getting found out? it seems dangerous. so is anything worth doing. freely adapted from the novel the half life by reichardt�*s regular screenwriterjohn raymond, first cow opens with a quote from william blake — "the bird, a nest, the spider, a web, man, friendship." you all right? there is indeed something rare and beautiful in the low—key depiction of cookie and king lu's alliance. a friendship between two men from different backgrounds, both outcast in their own way, quietly finding common purpose. no way for a grown man to start. yet this terrific film is also about wider issues — the american dream, the birth of the international marketplace

and the interplay between commerce and comradeship. special mention is due to cinematographer christopher blauvelt, who once again excuse the widescreen vistas that have come to typify america on screen, finding piercing beauty and more personal framings in which human features become part of the landscape, characters passing through the half—light of history. first cow is in uk cinemas now and will be available to stream exclusively on mubi from earlyjuly. screen legend michael caine once said that he signed up forjaws 4 because, along with paying for his new house, the film gave him a lovely holiday in the bahamas. the same might be said of frankie, an american—french drama set in and around the beautiful portuguese town of sintra, where the ensemble cast spend a lot of time wafting about photogenically. isabelle huppert stars as the titular actress, who has only a few months to live and has gathered her extended family around her in this picturesque idyll.

good morning! there's people in the hotel, you know. that's ok. i'm very photogenic. joining her in this corner of paradise are brendan gleeson, greg kinnear, marisa tomei and jeremie renier, fine actors all and willing to do their bit in the cause of heartfelt drama about matters of life and death. she's in a hurry. are are you. and if that means spending a few weeks on the portuguese riviera, well, so be it. it's a hard job, but somebody�*s got to do it. directed and co—written by ira sachs, who made the terrific romantic drama love is strange, frankie may address some thorny issues, but the entire movie, which premiered at cannes two years ago, smacks of lovey indulgence. you come up with these crazy scenarios in your head. you think you're going to manipulate

everything, don't you? not once did i believe that these characters were anything other than actors finding themselves in splendid surroundings, stopping every now and then to film an emotional yet weirdly perfunctory scene before going back to enjoying the local beauty. i'm sure they all had a marvellous time. i only wish i could say the same. frankie is in cinemas now. that's it for this week. thanks for watching the film review. stay safe, and i'll see you next week. you're hired. this address, 5am. don't be late. give it! now it's time for a look at the weather with thomas. better weather is on the way, and i know optimism may have waned a little bit, but they have had a lot of cloud and some rain around in

places as well come up but i promise you, certainly by sunday, the weather will be a lot better across the uk. the weatherman says, promises, promises. here's the forecast for the early hours of the morning. stilla forecast for the early hours of the morning. still a lot of cloud across the uk, and that is how it is going to start saturday morning from a pretty overcast, particularly across western areas. it's an old weather fronts, sort of fizzling away, the sun is working on it, and eventually, the second half of the afternoon, there will be some very decent weather around, although not completely dry, there might be one or two showers developing in northern and eastern areas, but 27 xl sees in glasgow, 21 degrees expected in london. after that, sunday, beatable day across the uk, the low 20s, and it is going to improve into monday and tuesday.

at six — the victims of the fishmonger hall attack killed by a convicted terrorist after a string of failures by police, m15 and probation services. jack merritt and saskia jones were unlawfully killed, says an inquestjury — by usman khan at a prisoner rehabilitation event. their families say the authorities let them down. probation and police teams directly responsible for khan's supervision was staffed by officers with little or no experience of terrorism offenders. there was praise for the bravery of those who tackled usman khan on london bridge — and an apology to the victims families from the uk's most senior counter—terrorism officer. the fact that as the jury determined, there were omissions orfailures in the management of the attacker and in the sharing of information and guidance by the agencies responsible,

it's simply unacceptable.