to the film review on bbc news and the hello and a very warm welcome to the film review on bbc news good news is mark kermode is back from the summer holidays. nice to see you. what have you chosen this week. so, the children act, which is a new film starring emma thompson tonight. and black kkkklansman, the spike lee film. and the children act, i'm very interested to hear what you say. i have read the novel and i like it. high courtjudge whose work is involved in her life, she is involved in her life, she is involved in her life, she is involved in matters of life and death, very complicated cases, one of which is about a boy who is 17 yea rs old of which is about a boy who is 17 years old and is refusing a blood infusion on religious grounds. there are immense about whether or not he is being forced into this position by his parents, these are weighty philosophical issues. when she comes home, she brings to work home with her and her husband, played by sta nley her and her husband, played by stanley tucci, is starting to feel shut out of their marriage. he is equipped. —— here is

hello and welcome to the film review on bbc news.ke us through this week's cinema releases is jason solomons. what have you been watching? hi, jane. this week, and update you when mcgregor gets a surprise visit from some familiar, furry flying friends. more to come in disney's christopher robin. a love letter from more to come in disney's christopher robin. a love letterfrom one film—maker to another, as mark cousins addresses his hero orson welles in a documentary called the eyes of orson welles, which is inspired by finding a treasure trove of his never before seen sketches and drawings. and the boss is back in time for the football. denzel washington pops up with the equaliser too. he is on a vengeful mission, and you don't want to get in his way. i wouldn't argue with him! starting with christopher robin. only at p&g, and i am fascinated about whether this is really children's film. what is this --? really children's film. what is this ——? only eight pg. really children's film. what is this --? only eight pg. ijust came from a sc

now it's time for the film review. hello and welcome to the film review on bbc news.ood news is that mark kermode is back from his summer holidays. the good news is that mark kermode is back from his summer holidaysm has been ages. what have you chosen this week? the children act, a new film starring emma thompson. a very different alpha. and blackkklansman, the spike lee film. and the children act, iam the spike lee film. and the children act, i am interested to hear what you say, because i have read the novel and i liked it. adapted from the novel by ian mcewan. emma thompson is a high courtjudge whose work is engulfing her life. she's involved in life—and—death cases, one of which is about the 17—year—old boy refusing a blood transfusion on religious grounds, but he is technically a child, and there is an argument about whether he's been forced by his parents into this position. she has to deal with weighty philosophical issues. she brings the work home with her, and her husband, he is starting to feel shut out of their marriage. here is a clip. i'll make reservati

thank you for watching the film review.ther is improving now for the second half of the day, just in time for friday night, if you are popping out. this evening. the weather is going to remain changeable overwrought this weekend, but we are entering over the next few hours a window of quieter weather after the rainstorms and thunder and lightning that we've had in the last day. i wa nt to that we've had in the last day. i want to show you where the lightning has been in the last few hours, from lunchtime onwards. quite a lot across the south—east, the midlands, parts of eastern britain. these are the showers that brought the storms, moving out into the north sea, and the skies clearing nicely behind it. one of these scenarios where you had really dark cloud overhead, it's out of the way and the skies are suddenly clear and blue. a beautiful evening on the way, but a chilly one. there will be that thing in the air. temperatures down to seven, 8 degrees, even in city centres, and london could be nine or ten. saturday, we have

now on bbc news, it's time for the film review. hello and welcome to the film review on bbc news, and taking us through this week's releases is jason sullivan. what have you got for us? this week, ben, we go to beirut in 1982. it's mad men in the middle east, wherejohn hamm tries to negotiate the release of a hostage in the negotiator. and there's a big goldfish, an angry one coming up. there it is, jason statham getting his teeth into the meg, and a prehistoric shark is on the loose. can he save us from it? and we take a rare cinematic trip to paraguay for a film called the heiresses. it's about late flowering freedom found amongst older women. so let's start with the negotiator. this has been billed as sort of bond or bourne meets mad men, in beirut. that's right, bourne is a particularly good example, because it's written by tony gilroy, the scriptwriter who wrote the first four bourne films and directed one of them himself. so he's very good on the shady operations of the cia and the negotiations that happen, and mad men, becau

next, it's the film review.o the film review on bbc news, and taking us through this week's releases is jason sullivan. what have you got for us? this week, we go to beirut in 1982. it's mad men in the middle east, wherejohn hamm tries to negotiate the release of a hostage in the negotiator. and there's a big goldfish, an angry one coming up. there it is, jason statham getting his teeth into the meg, and a prehistoric shark is on the loose. can he save us from it? and we take a rare cinematic trip to paraguay for a film called the heiresses. it's about late flowering freedom found amongst older women.

now on bbc news, it's time for the film review. hello and welcome to the film review on bbc news.o take us through this week's cinema releases is anna smith. it is nice to see you — president of the critics‘ circle. what have you been watching? we are starting with cold war, taking place in poland and paris and an interesting story of a troubled relationship between a musician and singer. then we are off to sanjose with searching, a missing person thriller told entirely on computer screens. and we have yardie, idris elba's long—awaited directorial debut. let's start with cold war. it looks beautiful. this is the arthouse choice of the week if you want to see a quality film. i look forward to the work of pawel pawlikowski. last resort was wonderful. my summer of love, where we first met emily blunt. this is shot in black and white and is the story of a relationship between a musician and younger muse who catches his eye when doing auditions for a folk troupe turing the eastern bloc in the late 40s, early 50s. they are separated and come back together over the years and the film fol

it is the film review in a moment.ing up on bbc news, jose mourinho said he would still be the special one even if he does not win the title at manchester united, who have made their worst start to a season in years. he said his reputation as a great manager cannot be tarnished. we will have reaction from southampton where moeen ali has given england control of the fourth test against india and we will be live in newport ahead of the wooden‘s crucial world cup qualifier. —— ahead of the women's crucial world cup qualifier. hello and welcome to the film review on bbc news. to take us through this week's cinema releases is anna smith. it is nice to see you. chair of the critics' circle. we are starting with cold war, taking place in poland and paris and an interesting story of a troubled relationship between a musician and singer and then off to sanjose with a missing person thriller told entirely on computer screens. person thriller told entirely on computer screens. band yardie, person thriller told entirely on compute

hello and welcome to the film review on bbc news.s cinema releases is james king. so james, what do we have this week? well, for comic book fans, there is evangeline lilly creating a buzz in marvel‘s ant—man and the wasp. for music fans, there is nick 0fferman following his dreams of rock stardom in hearts beat loud. and for gemma arterton fans, there is gemma arterton, just being awesome in the escape. let's start with ant—man. did we need a sequel?

now it's time for the film review. hello, and welcome to the film review on bbc news. us through this week's cinema releases, james king. so james, what do we have this week? well, for comic book fans, there is evangeline lilly creating a buzz in marvel‘s ant—man and the wasp. for music fans, there is nick offerman following his dreams of rock stardom in hearts beat loud. and for gemma arterton fans, there is gemma arterton just being awesome in the escape. ok, let's start with ant—man. did we need a sequel? is the world crying out for this? well, apparently so. it is three years since the first one. this is ant—man and the wasp. paul rudd and evangeline lilly as the title characters returning, better known as scott and hope. michael douglas is back as well as hope's father, dr hank pym, the science boffin. this time around, villains are after his secrets. they're after what he knows about shrinking. there was a lot of shrinking in this film. let's look at evangeline lilly as the wasp in action. ok, i wouldn't mess with her. she is cool. there is a slight difference to

thank you for watching the film review. bye— bye.unshine on saturday, sunday was a different story with a lot of cloud around, outbreaks of rain. this sums up sunday afternoon quite well. a large swathe of the weather in lincolnshire. by contrast the best weather has been in shetland, 11! hours this afternoon, because for shetland and orkney they have been in the south of these were fronts. they will continue to work eastwards overnight and continuing to bring some heavy and thundery showers which are currently from southern scotla nd which are currently from southern scotland down to north—west england, east wales, the west midlands, continuing to work eastwards, bringing heavy downpours of rain in places. behind it, clearspells, bringing heavy downpours of rain in places. behind it, clear spells, the chance of a look at the media shower, and cloud across scotland and outbreaks of rain here, clear skies for shetland, loads of io— 15. so the area of low pressure is still close by. lingering along eastern coast of scotland and england

coming up next is the film review. hello and a warm welcome to the film review on bbc news.take us through this week's cinema releases is jason solomons. hi, jason — what have you been watching? hi,jane. well, this week, an uptight ewan mcgregor gets a surprise visit from some familiar furry flying friends. he's with hayley atwell. more to come in disney's christopher robin. there's a love letter from one film—maker to another, as mark cousins addresses his hero orson welles in a documentary called the eyes of orson welles, which is inspired by finding a treasure trove of orson welles‘ never—before—seen sketches and drawings. and the boss is back, just in time for the football — denzel washington pops up with the equalizer 2. he is on a vengeful mission, and you don't want to get in his way. i wouldn't argue with him! starting with christopher robin... it's only a pg, and i am fascinated about whether this is really a children's film, for summer? what is this? ijust came from a screening where there were children there with their merchandise, thinking, "great, i am going see

in a few minutes it'll be time for the film review. but first, here's click.he sun is shining, the temperature's soaring. and the robomows are mowing. the science says we are going to have more and more of this weather in the future and fortunately, the uk heatwave is less punishing than many places so we have done that british thing of dressing inappropriately and letting the robots do the work. they do know this is astroturf, don't they? stephen beckett has been cooling off the only way he knows how. welcome to therme erding, nestled in germany's bavarian countryside, one of the largest thermal baths in europe, the perfect place to relax, have a drink, maybe do some pool yoga. oh, and did i mention, there's also 27 waterslides? there's a water slide, there's another one, that's a water slide too. yes, this is also europe's biggest waterslide park. but with 4,500 people visiting here every day, is 27 slides enough? what if you could change the slides at the flick of a switch? it's time to get my swimming trunks on for some serious journalism. to go on one of

thank you for watching the film review. bye— bye. good evening.have had sunshine and rain today. not any normal rain, pretty much like a monsoon with localised flooding, such as here in surrey. things have calmed down but only for a while. very changeable heading into the weekend. most places will be dry on saturday and there will be rain on sunday. all our weather is coming in from the atlantic, which is why it is so changeable. that area of cloud brought storms earlier today was that it is getting moved away by this ridge of high pressure. the low pressure will bring in cloud of the two sharp showers on the eastern coasts of england. for the most pa rt eastern coasts of england. for the most part we will have clear skies. it will be quite chilly overnight. towards the far south—west we have much more power which will come into play as we head into tomorrow. a bit ofa play as we head into tomorrow. a bit of a struggle to get much play at lord's for the cricket. we should get a full day's played tomorrow. increasing amounts of cloud that it should

coming up next, it is the film review. hello, and a warm welcome to the film review on bbc news.ke us through this week's cinema releases is jason solomons. hi, jason — what have you been watching? hi,jane. well, this week, an uptight ewan mcgregor gets a surprise visit from some familiar furry flying friends. he's with hayley atwell. more to come in disney's christopher robin. there's a love letter from one film—maker to another, as mark cousins addresses his hero orson welles in a documentary called the eyes of orson welles, which is inspired by finding a treasure trove of orson welles' never—before—seen sketches and drawings. and the boss is back, just in time for the football — denzel washington pops up with the equalizer 2. he is on a vengeful mission, and you don't want to get in his way. i wouldn't argue with him! starting with christopher robin... only a pg, and i am fascinated about whether this is really children's film, for summer? what is this? ijust came from a screening where there were children there with their merchandise, thinking, "great, i am going see a winnie

hello and welcome to the film review 0h hello and welcome to the film review on bbc news, and mark kermode like it has been ages. what have you chosen this week? the children act, starring emma thompson, and alpha, the new movie. and black klansman, the spike lee film. i have read the novel of the the children act. emma thompson is engulfed by this case, a case about a boy who was 17 years old and is refusing blood transfusions, but he is still technically a child, and there is an argument about whether or not he's being forced into this position by his parents. she also has deal with cases of conjoined twins. when she comes home, she brings the work home with her, and her husband, stanley tucci, is starting to feel shut out of their marriage. here is a clip. i will make reservations for dinner, because i have had an awful day myself. and we will drink some wine, andl myself. and we will drink some wine, and i can get some opera tickets for saturday night? i'm due to judge all weekend. you can't switch it? two judgments for monday. what? nothing. it'sjust like last judgments for monday. wh

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next on bbc news, it's the film review.nd a very warm welcome to the film review on bbc news, and the good news is mark kermode is back from his summer holidays. nice to see you. nice to see you, it feels like it's been ages. it does, it really does actually. what have you chosen this week? so the children act, which is a new film starring emma thompson, we have this week. also, very different, alpha, the new movie by albert hughes. and blackkklansman, the spike lee film. and the children act... yes. i'm very interested to hear what you say because i've read the novel... 0k. and i like it. so, so? and, you know, adapted from the novel by ian mcewan... yes. ..in the screenplay. so emma thompson is a high court judge, whose work is engulfing her life. she is involved in matters of life and death, very, very complicated cases — one of which is about a boy who's i7 years old, who's refusing a blood transfusion on religious grounds. but he is still technically a child, there is an argument about whether or not he's being forced

now on bbc news it's the film review. hello and welcome to the film review on bbc news. sen this week? the children act, a new film starring emma thompson. the very different alpha. and blackkkla nsman, the spike lee film. and the children act, i am interested to hear what you say, because i have read the novel and i liked it. adapted from the novel by ian mcewan. emma thompson is a high courtjudge whose work is engulfing her life. she's involved in life—and—death cases, one of which is about the 17—year—old boy refusing a blood transfusion on religious grounds, but he is technically a child, and there is an argument about whether he's been forced by his parents into this position. she has to deal with weighty philosophical issues. she brings the work home with her, and her husband, he is starting to feel shut out of their marriage. here is a clip. i'll make reservations for dinner, because i've had an awful day myself. we'll go drink some wine, and i can get some opera tickets for saturday night.

it's the film review with ben brown and jason solomon. hello welcome to the film review.egotiate the release of a hostage in the negotiator. and there's a big goldfish, an angry one coming up. there it is, jason statham getting his teeth into the meg, a prehistoric shark is on the loose. can he save us from it? and we take a rare cinematic trip to paraguay for a film called the heiresses. it's about late—flowering freedom found amongst older women. so let's start with the negotiator. this has been billed as sort of bond or bourne meets mad men, in beirut.

thank you for watching the film review. bye— bye.his weather watcher picture from lincolnshire sums up the afternoon. some sunshine around but the best of the sunshine today has been reserved for shetland and orkney, that is well to the north of these fronts, which will continue there very slow progress is through this evening and overnight, further outbreaks of patchy rain and potentially heavy and locally thundery showers. this is where it has been falling in the last three or four hours, central and northern scotland, showery rain, eastern coast of england, these clusters of showers, across north—west england, into wales, south—west england, which will work east through the evening and overnight, local thunderstorms, warnings in place for those. clea rest bells, warnings in place for those. clearest bells, northern ireland, far south of wales. a lot of cloud, rain continuing to work nor through central and northern parts, lows overnight between ten and 15 celsius. on into tomorrow morning, area of low pressure still around, by thi

almost film review time, but first a look ahead to sportsday.hird test against india at trent bridge tomorrow. his captain joe root has called it, though, the toughest call he has had to make a skipper. we also have the latest from belfast as both carl frampton and tyson fury prepare to perform in front of a big crowd at windsor park. all coming up in sportsday at 6:30pm but

next on bbc news, it's the film review. hello and welcome to the film review on bbc news.hat do we have this week? well, for comic book fans, there is evangeline lilly creating a buzz in marvel‘s ant—man and the wasp. for music fans, there is nick offerman following his dreams of rock stardom in hearts beat loud. and for gemma arterton fans, there is gemma arterton, just being awesome in the escape. let's start with ant—man. did we need a sequel? is the world crying out for this? apparently so. it is three years since the first one. this is ant—man and the wasp. paul rudd and evangeline lilly are the title characters returning, better known as scott and hope. michael douglas is back as well as hope's father, dr hank pym, the science boffin. this time, villains are after his secrets. they're after what he knows about shrinking. there is a lot of shrinking in this film. let's look at evangeline lilly as the wasp in action. i wouldn't mess with her. she is cool. there is a slight difference to the first one in that it does feel more like a three—hander. paul rudd, who is ant—

that's all at 6:30pm, but now it's time for the film review.ave you got for us? this week, we go to beirut in 1982. it's mad men in the middle east, wherejohn hamm tries to negotiate the release of a hostage in the negotiator. and there's a big goldfish, an angry one coming up.

thank you for watching the film review. bye— bye. good morning.but first, let us look back at friday, because it was a day of mixed fortunes, some heavy rain around for some. so much so that weather watchers had to shelter under hastings pier to get this dramatic shot. there was some sunshine to be found, particular cross the channel isles, as you can see at guernsey. there was this kind of changeable theme that moves us towards the weekend, in actual fact. something that will be quite important will be the feel of the weather. that is because we have these clear skies moving across us as we speak. the air direction coming from the north—westerly, quite quiet. the showers disappeared. not much in the way of significant weather to talk about. temperatures are falling away. that is worth bearing in mind if you are up and off early saturday morning. likely to see single figures, may be low single figures in rural spots. a chilly start to saturday. lots of sunshine around. that bodes well for day three of the cricket. it looks as though we could get a

thank you for watching the film review. bye— bye. main stories from bbc news. nasa will this morning launch one of its most ambitious space missions — sending a probe into the sun's atmosphere. a rocket carrying the parker solar probe will blast off from cape canaveral, in florida, just after 8.30. scientists hope the seven—year mission will gather data to help understand the solar storms which can disrupt satellite communications. an explosion at a military factory in wiltshire has killed one person and left another in a critical condition. chemring countermeasures, which is based near salisbury, makes products to protect military ships and aircraft from attack. the police said the incident was under control and there was no risk to the public. marks & spencer will close seven shops today as part of a major restructuring programme. the company plans to shut 100 branches by 2022 as it attempts to improve profitability at a time of unprecedented pressure for the british high street. it comes a day after department store chain house of

it's time to take a look at this week's film review.week's releases is jason sullivan. hello and welcome to the film review on bbc news, and taking us through this week's releases is jason sullivan. what have you got for us? this week, we go to beirut in 1982. it's mad men in the middle east, wherejohn hamm tries to negotiate the release of a hostage in the negotiator. and there's a big goldfish, an angry one coming up. there it is, jason statham getting his teeth into the meg, and a prehistoric shark is on the loose. can he save us from it? and we take a rare cinematic trip to paraguay for a film called the heiresses. it's about late flowering freedom found amongst older women. so let's start with the negotiator. this has been billed as sort of bond or bourne meets mad men, in beirut. that's right, bourne is a particularly good example, because it's written by tony gilroy, the scriptwriter who wrote the first four bourne films and directed one of them himself. so he's very good on the shady operations of the cia and the negotiations th

hello and a very warm welcome to the film review on bbc news, and the good news is mark kermode is backe it's been ages. it does, it really does actually. what have you chosen this week? so the children act, which is a new film starring emma thompson, we have this week.

now it's time for the film review hello and a very warm welcome to the film review on bbc news, and theeally does actually. what have you chosen this week? so the children act, which is a new film starring emma thompson, we have this week. also, very different, alpha, the new movie by albert hughes. and black kkklansman, the spike lee film. and the children act... yes. i'm very interested to hear what you say because i've read the novel... 0k. and i like it. so, so? and, you know, adapted from the novel by ian mcewan... yes. ..in the screenplay. so emma thompson is a high courtjudge, whose work is engulfing her life. she is involved in matters of life and death, very, very complicated cases — one of which is about a boy who's 17 years old, who's refusing a blood transfusion on religious grounds. but he is still technically a child, there is an argument about whether or not he's being forced into this position by his parents. she has also to deal with cases of conjoined twins and, you know, these are weighty philosophical issues. when she comes home, she brings the work home with her, an

coming up next is the film review.

in a few minutes on bbc news, the film review, but before that, its time for click.it's a look back at the summer. we will start with a trip to f1 from july, which has been at the cutting edge of technology and design since its creation in 1946. welcome to the pit. every year, teams compete fiercely to outdo each other in aerodynamics, data communications and materials, all with one aim — to make their cars go really, really fast. and they do a really good job of making them that, as we are finding out here at the austrian grand prix. lewis hamilton's ride. what's even more impressive is that this whole show is permanently on the road, with car, teams, engineers and scientists moving from country to country and track to track. now, these are the most expensive motorhomes i've ever seen. each one of these is a lorry, and theyjust drive them to the next formula i, stick them together, zip, zip, zip, and that's ferrari's office for the length of the race. and ahead of the base here in spielberg, austria, mercedes are the current world champions, and like every other tea

we'll hear what anna smith thought of that and the rest of this week's releases in the film review.eral of aretha franklin is taking place in her home city of detroit. the singer died earlier this month at the age of 76, from pancreatic cancer. faith hill is performing at the moment in front of thousands. and there are many, many performers do on stage there in detroit. stevie wonder among them. and there are former presidents, senators, former senators, who are in the audience as well, as members of the public, of course. the funeral service itself is invitation only but it is still, as you may gauge, a very, very large affair. more from detroit later in the hour. a man who plotted to kill theresa may in a suicide attack on downing street has beenjailed for life, with a minimum term of 30 years. naa'imur rahman, who's 21 and from birmingham, was convicted last month of preparing acts of terrorism. he was arrested in november by undercover officers, in a joint police and intelligence services operation. matt cole has been following the case and is at the old bailey. we mentioned the

later, mark kermode and jane hill will have the film review, but now on bbc news, it's time for clickflorida, america's sunshine state, and home to the us‘s first sustainable town. this is babcock ranch. powered, befittingly, almost entirely by that big burning ball in the sky. it's 33 degrees. the humidity is, i believe, about i,000,000%. and i've come to a solar field, so you don't have to. 343,000 solar panels span some 440 acres, providing 75 megawatts of electricity. and that's enough to power 15,000 homes. one of the big problems with solar energy has always been when the clouds come over or especially when it gets dark, the whole thing effectively goes dead. and we haven't really had a way of storing solar energy until very recently. but over there, ten buildings full of batteries. so it's a start. a pretty good one too. babcock has the largest combined solar and storage facility in the us. the batteries can store 40 megawatt hours of electricity, which is enough to keep around 2000 average us homes alight forfour hours. of course, lithium batteries are just one way of storing

find out whetherjames king thinks it has much of a buzz about it, in the film review.our top story: in the next few minutes, theresa may will have a private meeting with her french counterpart emmanuel macron, in an effort to win backing for her brexit plans. these are pictures of the french president arriving at his private retreat, which happens to be on a fort in the south of france. the prime minister is expected to arrive any minute now. we'll be live in the south of france shortly, but the meeting comes amid a stark warning from the governor of the bank of england, mark carney, that the possibility of a no—deal brexit is ‘uncomfortably high'. mr carney told the bbc that such an outcome would be highly undesirable, and the uk and eu should do all things to avoid it. our business correspondent rob young reports. it's less than eight months until brexit. but we still don't know what economic life outside the european union will actually look like. ministers have been warning about the risk that a deal won't be done in time, potentially leading to disruption. today,

. —— in the film review. that evening and welcome to bbc news.onsoon floods in india have killed nearly a thousand people. the state of kerala has been the worst hit region with the death toll at 171, as a result of recent flooding. local authorities say in total more than 320 people have died, due to the affects of the summer's heavy rain. rescuers in helicopters and boats are struggling to reach the thousands of people in the southern state, who are still believed to be marooned by floodwaters, which are the worst to hit the region in nearly a century. more heavy rain is expected. yogita limaye reports. forced out of their homes by the floods, people are walking miles to safety. beyond this surging water, there are tens of thousands who are stuck, waiting to be rescued. this child is amongst several people who have been airlifted in kerala. dozens of helicopters are pulling out as many as they can. the monsoon always brings heavy rainfall to kerala, but locals say this year is different. translation: after 36 years, it's the first time such flo

hello, and a warm welcome to the film review on bbc news.omons. hi, jason — what have you been watching? hi,jane. well, this week, an uptight ewan mcgregor gets a surprise visit from some familiar furry flying friends. he's with hayley atwell. more to come in disney's christopher robin. there's a love letter from one film—maker to another, as mark cousins addresses his hero orson welles in a documentary called the eyes of orson welles, which is inspired by finding a treasure trove of orson welles' never—before—seen sketches and drawings. and the boss is back, just in time for the football — denzel washington pops up with the equalizer 2. he is on a vengeful mission, and you don't want to get in his way. i wouldn't argue with him! starting with christopher robin... only a pg, and i am fascinated about whether this is really children's film, for summer? what is this? ijust came from a screening where there were children there with their merchandise, thinking, "great, i am going see a winnie—the—pooh movie — how cute." they're not. ah, they're

time now for the film review with jane hill and mark kermode.ood news is mark kermode is back from his summer holidays. nice to see you. nice to see you, it feels like it's been ages. it does, it really does actually. what have you chosen this week? so the children act, which is a new film starring emma thompson, we have this week. also, very different, alpha, the new movie by albert hughes. and black kkklansman, the spike lee film. and the children act... yes. i'm very interested to hear what you say because i've read the novel... 0k. and i like it. so, so? and, you know, adapted from the novel by ian mcewan... yes. ..in the screenplay. so emma thompson is a high court judge, whose work is engulfing her life. she is involved in matters of life and death, very, very complicated cases — one of which is about a boy who's 17 years old, who's refusing a blood transfusion on religious grounds. but he is still technically a child, there is an argument about whether or not he's being forced into this position by his parents. she has also to deal with c

hello and welcome to the film review on bbc news., james, what do we have this week? well, for comic book fans, there is evangeline lilly creating a buzz in marvel‘s ant—man and the wasp. for music fans, there is nick offerman following his dreams of rock stardom in hearts beat loud. and for gemma arterton fans, there is gemma arterton, just being awesome in the escape. let's start with ant—man. did we need a sequel? is the world crying out for this? apparently so. it is three years since the first one. this is ant—man and the wasp. so, paul rudd and evangeline lilly are the title characters returning, better known as scott and hope. michael douglas is back, as well as hope's father, dr hank pym, the science boffin. and this time round, villains are after his secrets. they're after what he knows about shrinking. there is an lot of shrinking in this film. let's look at evangeline lilly as the wasp in action. ok, i wouldn't mess with her. she's cool, actually. there is a slight difference to the first one in that it does feel more like

a recent us survey found the vast majority of film reviewers were white and male. in cinemas? well, emma jones has been finding out. i have never seen anything like this. how much more are you hiding? those who criticise for a living are now dealing with a dose of their own medicine. visible diversity on screen is one of the direct results of the 0scarssowhite campaign. now questions are being asked about why the status quo prevailed for years. they all think that you and me and planning some kind of uprising. the people need a sign for them to believe in their own strength. jessica chastain, who recently starred with native american actor michael greyeyes in woman walks ahead, has been a vocal critic of the critics and their own lack of diversity, even as they reported on the uproar in hollywood. it's about not only having one narrative. that goes in terms of filmmaking, it goes in terms of acting, it goes in terms of film criticism, which i think is a major problem and no one seems to be talking about it. that when you have 90% ofjournalists are from one demograp