pushing back at this one, they are hoping they will protect other ministers as well. we hoping they will protect other ministers as well.— hoping they will protect other ministers as well. ~ ., ., ministers as well. we heard from the oster ministers as well. we heard from the poster earlier — ministers as well. we heard from the poster earlier in _ ministers as well. we heard from the poster earlier in the _ ministers as well. we heard from the poster earlier in the afternoon - ministers as well. we heard from the poster earlier in the afternoon who . poster earlier in the afternoon who says the question is really potentially cumulative, whether the public ultimately remember dominic cummings, they remember all of that last year at the height of lockdown, then they look at this from the health secretary himself, whether that builds up to my brother presumably the prime minister feels thatis presumably the prime minister feels that is not an issue or one of his reasons for not getting rid of it. you may be right. but this is about covid i think. this is what we have talked about. i may commit a supporter of the conservative party and i want them to be the party of responsibility. —— i am a committed supporter of the of us to believe it isn'tjust supporter of the of us to believe it isn't just a supporter of the of us to believe it isn'tjust a lot supporter of the of us to believe it isn't just a lot that matters supporter of the of us to believe it isn'tjust a lot that matters commit a general conduct as well. there have been a number of ministers now who have got close to the line, priti patel a ministerial code, there's been a robbery generate, the secretary on housing come all of theseissues secretary on housing come all of these issues are defensible on their

own but the youth word cumulative, there is equivalent to impact of this and i think the conservative party need to show that sometimes there are consequences for error and at the moment, it doesn't look like there are and i think washington should be wary of that.— there are and i think washington should be wary of that. thank you. we have to — should be wary of that. thank you. we have to leave _ should be wary of that. thank you. we have to leave it _ should be wary of that. thank you. we have to leave it there - should be wary of that. thank you. we have to leave it there sadly. i the news at six coming up in a few minutes. i can't check to tim any longer is because it is friday evening and that means only one thing at this time, it means the film review. hello and welcome to the film review with me, mark kermode, rounding up the best new movie releases in cinemas and in the home.

back in 2001, director rob cohen's street racing action the fast and the furious proved that nuts and bolts exploitation pics still had a place in the multi—movie market. inspired by a magazine article and shot in and around la, it returned a healthy profit on his modest mid—range budgets. two decades later, the fast and furious franchise has become one of the highest grossing film series of all—time, mutating mutating into a globetrotting mission impossible style spies and hiests behemoth, sequels, feature spin offs and an animated tv series and raking in more than $6 billion. with money like that, it comes as no surprise we now have fast and furious 9, aka f9, in cinemas, with further instalments in the fast saga hot on its heels.

you are a natural. of course i am. family is at the forefront once again with the plot, again with the plot centring on a sibling rivalry between vin diesel and john cena, troubled toretto brothers torn apart by tragedy whose lives took very different directions. while vin diesel�*s dom became a world—saving legend, cena's jealous jakob reinvented himself as a doctor evil, planning to fritz all the world's computer systems with what looks like a giant lighty—up rubiks cube. to stop him, our heroes must drive very fast and very furious, reeking explosive havoc wherever they go, trashing everything in their wake, with no concern for consequences. how do you want to play this? fast. directed by returning

series regularjustin lin, this latest instalment turns everything up to eleventy—stupid. with locations ranging from tbilisi, tokyo, london, edinburgh, and outer space. no, really. there is even a sequence that appears to take place in the gap between this world and the next, meaning that if fast 10 will top it, they will have to get the whole cast to drive through a black hole and start racing each other in another dimension. i don't want to die! as for the action, it is high on octane but low on intelligence, merrily dispensing with basic laws of physics, gravity and most and most importantly, drama in search of evermore empty spectacle. i mean, once you have watched vin diesel slingshot his car across a canyon on the end of a piece of string while another car is caught midair by a plane, it is hard to believe any of these characters is in any realjeopardy, especially when one character who died in a previous instalment suddenly turns up miraculously alive because, urgh, twitter. that was new. indeed so farcical is the core

team's captain scarlet—like ability to survive being shot at, blown up, burned, drowned, crushed, smashed, bashed, dropped and pummeled that their invisibility actually becomes a running gag. as for everyone else, civilian casualties don't seem to count in the fast universe, meaning anybody who isn't a movie star winds up being disposable cannon fodder. for emotional heft, we have to make do with these doing that vin diesel mouthy pout thing that is his one dramatic expression that can be used to signify pain, loss, happiness, grief, excitement, boredom, agitation and probably indigestion. other than that, there's a bunch of cameos and end credits teaser and a whole lot of product placement for a popular mexican beer. believe me, after nearly two and half hours of this brain pummeling nonsense, you'll welcome an adult beverage or two. fast and furious 9 is in cinemas everywhere now. for something a little less bananas

and a little more substantial, check out the korean historical thriller the man standing next in which director woo min—ho revisits the events leading up to the assassination of president park in 1979. lee byung—hun is kim, director of the kcia, whose predecessor is in the us spilling secrets. sent to silence his friend and retrieve the manuscript for his tell—all memoir, kim finds himself in the middle of a labyrinthine web of intrigue in which nobody is to be trusted and everybody is a potential threat. all this plays out against a backdrop of mounting protest in korea against park's dictatorial regime and pressure from the us to do something about the president.

a slick blend of fact and fiction, the stylist political thriller was south korea's entry for the best international feature oscar at the 93rd academy awards. it may not have made the oscar shortlist but don't let that put you off. the man standing next is genuinely gripping fair fuelled by the same kind of 70s paranoia that underwrote american hits like the conversation and the parallax view, but given a distinctively chilly, edge by the director. it is available in virtual cinemas now and on digital download from july the 5th. from korea to poland with sweat, which boasts an outstanding central performance by magdalena wlodarski as fitness instructor and social media star sylvia.

in public, sylvia is an insta icon, an influencer loved an influencer beloved by her fans, but in private it is a different story, with sylvia's sense of rejection bolstered by everything from the disapproving coldness of her mother to the sinister attentions of a stalker. the only really intimate relationship sylvia seems to share is with their phone, posting personal messages to the virtual world. yet even here the cracks are starting to show, with on—camera tears merely increasing sylvia's celebrity. ironically adding to her state of isolation. written and directed with propulsive energy by swedish film—maker magnus von horn, sweat paints a compelling portrait of a modern malaise. crucially, sylvia remains in ambiguous figure throughout, her apparent narcissism counterbalanced by a subtle sympathy for her predicament, with kolesnik and von horn leaving

it up to the audience to decide how and whether tojudge her, a very impressive balancing act. sweat is in cinemas and on curzon home cinema now. in the 60s horror classic rosemary's baby from the satirical novel, mia farrow plays a pregnant woman who believes her nearest and dearest are conspiring to trap her and her baby in a systemic plot. there is more than a hint of rosemary's baby in the new british chiller kindred in which tamara lawrence's pregnant charlotte finds herself in prison of a stately mansion by the mother of her partner ben. we have decided that we are moving. well, that is good. we are moving to australia. excuse me?

fiona shore is margaret, the creepy matriarch who insist that her grandchild will be born in her house despite charlotte and ben's plans to move to the other side of the world. jack louden and is thomas, whose devotion to a stepmother whose devotion to his stepmother would provoke in approving smile from norman bates. someone help! we did everything we could. i'm sorry. from suspicious cups of tea to a sinister local doctor, so much of kindred seems familiar that it would be easy to dismiss it as simply a modern knock—off of a timeless classic. but director and co—writer joe marcantonio manages to breathe new life into these old riffs, hinting at the supernatural through threatening murmurations the birds but keeping the drama firmly rooted in reality suggesting that everything charlotte fears may be in her mind. you're not well. you don't even seem to realise that. plaudits to lawrence for conveying her characters mounting sense of claustrophobia, drawing us deep into her panic inducing helplessness.

as for shaw, she is terrific as the imposing figure who can be grieving one minute and grieveless next. you can find kindred on sky cinema and now tv. i will leave you with news of supernova, and which colin firth and stanley tucci play long—time partners sam and tusker. you always seem somehow to get your own way, don't you? come on, it is cosy. it is ridiculous. it is nice. you are in the middle of the fair. i am on the edge. now i am more on the edge. laughter. having been diagnosed with young onset dementia, writer tusker has neglected to bring his meds on their camper van holiday, to the exasperation and musician sam, who has a recital ahead of him. after the concert, sam intends to call it a day and dedicate his every waking moment to tusker, but tusker has other

plans, determined to be the master of his fate, taking matters of life and death into his own hands. i want to be remembered for who i was and not for who i am about to become. harry macqueen, who made the 2014 hinterland, described supernova as an attempt to make a film about what we are willing to do for the people we love. and how we live in a love and laugh even as we near the end of our time. and that is where the milky way is. that may sound toe curling come supernova has plenty of low—key charm and humour thanks in large part to the effectively natural and crucially understated performances of the leads. for all its apparently award—friendly subject matter, supernova is more of a bittersweet break—up movie than a hot topic illness of the week drama. a love story that lifts entertaining risk from rom—coms

an odd couple and road movies with engaging results. supernova is in cinemas now. that is it for this week. thanks for watching the film review. stay safe. next week, it's anna smith. i will be back in a fortnight. i don't even know why i do it because it really isn't even satisfying any more half the time. so why do you do it? because of the other half. good afternoon. we can adjust around the corner. there will be spelled the week and a few showers here and there on saturday. some more persistent rain in the far south on sunday. back to the here now, a lot of client around for the rest of the afternoon into the evening. shower and rain for parts of northern england from the odd thunderstorm, east anglia heading through into this evening. overnight, most of the rain tends to ease away and rain for parts of northern england from the odd thunderstorm, east anglia heading through into this evening. overnight, most of the rain tends to ease away and it will say quite

cloudy with a missed inhale fog around for many of us, slightly clear skies and the far south in in double figures overnight. saturday, the slow—moving front still with us, quite a week where the front, not bringing too much rain but it is bringing too much rain but it is bringing a lot of clout across much of the uk. shop showers developing through central england and wales as well. sunnierskies through central england and wales as well. sunnier skies towards the far northwest in the far southeastern temperature is between 1a to 22 degrees. goodbye.

today at six: the health secretary apologises, after pictures emerge of him kissing and embracing a colleague in breach of covid guidance. matt hancock says he's �*let people down�* and is �*very matt hancock says he�*s �*let people down�* and is �*very sorry,�* after the images showed him with his aide, gina coladangelo. seen here with the aide, mr hancock still has the support of the prime minister, but labour says he should be sacked. this saga does seem yet again to indicate that there is one rule for the conservatives and another rule for everybody else. there are questions about how mrs coladangelo, was appointed to the board of the department of health. also on the programme. football stadiums, now vaccine centres, as more drop in sites, are added, to beat covid.