and that is really quite a mixture, isn't it? let's start with jordan peele, got a huge fan base. a lot of horror going on here, as well, documentaries not always my thing but i know people love him. ilove him. you know, i've been so excited about this film, i loved his films get out and i loved us. both, as you say, films in the horror vain but there's a lot of social commentary, very intelligent, very thought—provoking — all things i think we also have in his new film, nope. and what is interesting there is we've got some genres kind of coming in here, there's quite a western flavour, a bit of sci—fi as well. so daniel kaluuya and keke palmer star as siblings who run a kind of hollywood training ranch for horses. so they've got this ranch, got all the horses and they serve hollywood. and they've been looking at the skies and seeing some rather unusual things. let's have a look at the clip. 0k. it's in the cloud, it's in the cloud. oj, it's in the cloud!

m—hm. yeah, no, no, no. run, oj, run! so, yeah. i'm already scared. as you can see, a little bit scary. there's a lot of things going on here, but it is very visually stunning, as you can see there. hoyte van hoytema is a fantastic cinematographer who works with christopher nolan a lot. and jordan peele has hired for this with using, a lot of the time, imax cameras so it looks spectacular. and it's actually about spectacle. the story itself looks at spectacle. it looks at not only how we look at things and what we are thinking when we look at them but also the sort of commercialisation

of spectacle. so, of course, you've got hollywood, you've got the fact that these guys on the edges of hollywood, they're looking at the skies as well. also, one of their great goals is to capture whatever is up there for what they call the "oprah shot". they want to be famous, they want to make money and they want to get the "oprah shot". but there's also a lot going on here to do with animals because, obviously, this is a horse ranch. and there a lot about, do we use animals for entertainment, is that right? there's also a number of very disturbing subplots. one of these involves a tv studio in which something very bad happens involving a chimpanzee. it's a kind of flashback scene, which also involves one of their neighbours who runs a kind of entertainment business. so a lot of great supporting characters but it kind of centres on this duo, this brother and sister who really have a very darkly funny, contrasting relationship. he's very introverted and she's very chatty. daniel kaluuya is terrific, isn't he?

he is a fantastic actor. he's got a wonderful presence here. of course, he was in get out, jordan peele�*s incredible film which directly tackled the issue of race. they'll be no surprise that race comes into it here. the idea is that actually one of their ancestors was one of the first black men to appear on film and went unsung. so a lot going on here. i went away thinking loads, as usual, it kept me awake at night. possibly just about the lesser of the three of his films but still an excellent film. that's really interesting. i love his social commentary, i love the way it looks, he so creative. i'm just never brave enough to get to the end of the film. am i going to get to the end of this one? you might make it halfway through. if you're a bit scared, just hide yourface. it's worth it, honestly. ok, all right, a big thumbs up from you. for the film number two, yes, do we call it eiffel, or ei—ffel? i'm going between the two because, of course, we say the eiffel tower, but then gustave eiffel is his name. so, eiffel, if you like, it's a kind of fanciful drama. it's partly inspired by true life and what prompted him to make

the eiffel tower and come up with this crazy plan. we first meet him, he's played by romain duris who is a wonderful french actor. we first meet him when he's becoming quite famous in paris and enjoying a certain amount of celebrity. he's obviously very revered for his skill and he has this audacious plan for this huge tower. but then the film decides that one of the reasons he's inspired to make this is an encounter with a long—lost love, played by emma mackey, who is actually, she the star of sex education, she's bilingual, she's part french. she's a lovely actress but i felt... i had a few problems with this. i don't know if you did too, but one of them is that this is a very heart—stopping, lovelorn romance, maybe too many swooning shots for my liking. yes, i'm with you on that. ok, we get it, they really fancy each other. we get that, yes. but also, i just felt it didn't really sit that easily with the story of the eiffel tower. it felt like two stories jammed together, didn't it? because the bits about

the engineering and the tower and the architecture and could we manage to build something this heavy out of metal — this tall out of metal? all of that is completely fascinating. and the romantic story was sort of tacked on. i felt it was a shame, actually. it was a bit of a shame. great acting but... it would've worked if they just said, right, we're going to do a romance or are we just going to do that? but it's putting the two together. it didn't know what to be. also the age gap�*s completely inaccurate. it annoyed me quite a lot. there is an issue too. yeah, it's in the camp of not as good as it should be, i think. and choice number three this week? so, where is anne frank, this is an intriguing animation. it's kind of aimed at other children, you might say, certainly a pg certificate. the idea is that anne frank's imaginary friend, kitty, the ones she wrote many letters to in her diary, actually magically comes to life in current—day amsterdam. she wakes up in the anne frank house and wonders, where's my friend? the idea is that she believes herself to be real and she believes that her relationship with anne was real.

so we then have these animated flashbacks to their conversations, which effectively bring the diary to life. let's have a look at the clip. 0k. the nazis came to power in germany and then they took over most of europe and marked usjews as the villains. they told everyone we were to blame for all the world's problems, disease, hunger, poverty, you name it. then the restrictions. first it was the swimming pools, after that it was everywhere. we were banned from concert halls, shops, sporting events, parks, hospitals, universities. and then they imposed a curfew. we weren't allowed to leave the house between sunset and sunrise. we thought life couldn't get any worse. that's when the children started disappearing. they'd send a letter ordering jewish kids to report to the nearest police station the next day. it said something about a work camp for children.

but we never saw them again. poignant stuff, as you can see. and i think it's probably aimed perhaps at children who are hearing the story for the first time. i was wondering that, yes. and what you have is kitty, in a way, a siphon for someone who is hearing the story for the first time because she doesn't know ann's fate. and she's running around contemporary amsterdam and trying to find out what happened to herfriend, anne frank. and the truth gradually dawns on her as she sees her friend. she's very confused about the statues of her friend everywhere, she's famous, but then, of course, she goes on this detective mission with a new friend to find out what actually happened to her. this is from ari folman, who gave us waltz with bashir. so that was a very moving, more adult animation and i found this similarly moving at the end. i know it's aimed at young people and, of course, i know the story, but i was in tears at the end of this. it really brings it home. oh, were you? it does bring it to a new audience, perhaps.

it does and also i think they make contemporary parallels with the refugee crisis. it is quite current as well. so i do think it's a good one for older kids, if you want them to see this story. it is upsetting but i think it's told in quite a sensitive way. really interesting. ok, thanks very much. that's three choices for this week. there is a great film that you've chosen as best out. i'm so pleased you chose this. blind ambition. this is a triumph against adversity story. i love this, this is on curzon home cinema, and also in cinemas. this is a story, it's a documentary, it's a story of four zimbabwean men who escaped violence and went to live in south africa, build new lives and they ended up forming a wine—tasting team for the world wine tasting championships in france. it's a sort of fish—out—of—water, comedy documentary in some ways. it's very light, it's very accessible, it's very funny in parts, but also, there is real heart there. these are men who are finding their true calling in the unlikeliest of circumstances. and they are bonding and there's

also plenty of culture clash with the french, naturally. and some very strong characters on the french side. for me, this was an enjoyable doc. and i think it's fascinating because you might think, oh, it sounds frivolous, it's about wine—tasting. how interesting can that be for an hour and a half? but there is really poignant stories as well. these are men who fled zimbabwe and told the story of how they crossed the border, takes us back to the refugee crisis, taking their life in their hands to find a better life. and it's really cleverly sewn together, i think. some really difficult circumstances that they came from. but flowering, really into an unusual passion on all their parts. it's inspiring, isn't it? delightfully made. they get that balance right. it's also partly about the kindness of strangers and people that helped him on thisjourney. it's a lovely story. it's a really good watch. striking and interesting. for anyone who wants to stay at home, there's a great film but, my goodness, a sad one. benediction. this is a story of secrets to do wih

the war poet jack lowden. it's decades—spanning, it covers his life, this is terence davies biopics. and he does bioptics very seriously, very well. i mean, we get a lot of his poetry, of course, and we get his post—war trauma. and then there is some brief levity in the �*20s when he is having various relationships with men. but, as you say, there is an underlying sadness to this very tragic story, ultimately. yes, yes. and really interestingly made, beautifully made, very creative but it doesn't shy away from the horrors of the first world war and lots of current actors today overlaid with images from the trenches, deeply upsetting. so it's quite a roller coaster in that way. it's a sedate film on the surface but it's quite a gut punch, actually, isn't it? i think it's more powerful dressed as an elegant sort of period biopic but then it does hit you where it hurts when it has to. i think it's really well done. i recommend it for good home viewing. absolutely, all right, anna,

thank you very much. really, really interesting week. see you next time. thank you and enjoy your movie choices, whatever they are at this week. see you soon. thanks for being with us. bye— bye. hello. after a week where, somewhere in the uk, we've recorded a daytime high of 30 celsius or above every single day, we're finally seeing the heat come to an end. moving into the new week. could see 30 celsius somewhere in eastern england today, but it will be cooler than it has been through the weekend. thunderstorms becoming more of a talking point for us, as we look into the days ahead. we could see some just about anywhere across england and wales today — but by no means everywhere, so some areas will remain stubbornly dry, while others get some quite intense downpours. eastern scotland perhaps getting some thundery showers. further north, tt�*s the more persistent rain for central

and eastern scotland and for northern ireland. it's cooler here, but still, as you saw, 30 possible somewhere in eastern england. overnight monday into tuesday, showers pushing up from the south — could be heavy and thundery, particularly for southern counties of england, persistent rain sits across eastern scotland. it's certainly fresher for scotland and northern ireland, but still very warm and humid across much of england and wales as we start off on tuesday. through the day on tuesday, though, low pressure really does come to take hold across the uk. it's a messy weather picture. what does that mean? well, it means it's quite hard for us to pin down the exact details of where the rain will sit through the day. but basically, it's a chance of showers just about anywhere across england and wales, and they're likely to be thundery. for scotland and northern ireland, more cloud around and some outbreaks of rain and quite a cool northerly breeze — quite a difference to recent days, and we've lost that 30 celsius in eastern england. by wednesday, well, low pressure still close by, but it's focused very much to the south of the uk — high pressure, in fact, tries

to sneak back in across scotland and northern ireland. wednesday looks dry for scotland and northern ireland, if cloudy at times, and it looks like any early showers will clear from northern england and wales. but a real focus perhaps on southern england for some more intense downpours on wednesday — so that could be the day when we see the return of some well—needed rainfall here. just 23 celsius — down ten degrees on the figures through the weekend. and then, for the end of the week, we very much pick up an atlantic influence — westerly winds, some weather fronts passing through, but actually, not bringing, i think, that much in the way of rainfall. we will see more in the way of sunshine again towards the end of the week, but not a return to the highs of recent days.

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