Lovely to be with you. And you. Nice to see you. What do we have . This is a really, really good week. We have i am not your negro, which is an oscar nominated documentary about James Baldwin. We have raw, which is a real breathtaking debut feature. And a quiet passion, Terence Davies film about emily dickinson. And i am not your negro, billed as a documentary. Is it solidly a documentary, a funny genre . Well, basically what it is if its based on an unfinished project that James Baldwin had started working on, to tell the story of america through the story of three men, medgar evers, malcom x and Martin Luther king. And so what you get is the film is narrated by samuel ljackson, and it mixes news footage, reportage, clips from movies, clips from Television Programmes and it puts together basically a narrative which tells the story in a way which is both polemical and i think rather poetic. One of the outstanding features is some of the footage of baldwin himself, who comes across as a brilliant orator with an absolutely mesmerising mind. Lets see a clip. I have more in common with a black scholar than i have with a white man who is against scholarship. And you have more in common with a white author than you have with someone who is against all literature. So why must you always concentrate on colour, or religion, or this . There are other ways of connecting men. I tell you this. When i left this country in 1948, i left this country with one reason only, one reason. I might have gone to hong kong, i might have gone to timbuktu. I ended up in paris, on the streets of paris. I had a theory that nothing worse could happen to me there that had already happened to me here. You talk about making it as a writer by yourself. You have to be able then to turn all the intent with which you live, because once you turn on your back on this society, you may die. You can see it seems really, really urgent, really engaging, and its a terrific watch. Its brilliantly constructed. The montage work is fantastic. The way in which they mix news footage and television and films. There is a very coherent argument, which is about the sort of nature of america, which seems every bit as pertinent now as it did when this was sort of first envisaged. The thing that was most striking about it is, on the one hand, you asked, is it a documentary. Yes, it is. Its nominated alongside 13th. But its also a polemical essay. Its basically its a visual essay thats put together with i think extraordinary clarity. But it doesnt lecture. No, it doesnt and thats whats so brilliant about it. Thats what makes it watchable . You end up feeling that what you are seeing is a visual representation of an argument that may have been laid down a literature and really engaging, really as i said timely. Feels very, very urgent. Put together in a way that absolutely grabs the audiences attention and leads them through this story. I think it does so brilliant. It was up against very strong competition in the oscars, but its a really good piece of work that is accessible to everybody, i think. And has done really well at the box office. It really has. Perhaps more than they expected, which is quite heartening as well. Now. Now, look, mr kermode, because when we decided that we would like to continue working together, i said your challenge of course was to try to get me into horror films. Well, thanks for doing that on week one. Thats fine. Because ive read a lot about raw. But you havent seen it. You havent yet seen it. I havent the stomach to go. Yes, you do. Its a french belgian cause celebre, from the writer directorjulia ducournau. The story of a young woman who was a vegetarian, who goes to that school and there are these hazing rituals. One such ritual, she is forced to eat a raw rabbit. She says, im not going to do that, im a vegetarian, but then she starts to develop previously suppressed appetites. The film turns into, on the one hand, a horror movie, that refers to movies like i suppose trouble every day, and to some extent carrie, we are what we are. But on the other hand is a story about a young woman attempting to fit in when she is a misfit, about somebody who really wants to be part of a group but discovers that shes something outside the group. Its very metaphorical and allegorical and on some level the director described it as a modern tragedy, a modern ancient tragedy. Its also got a Fairy Tale Element to it. Yes, there are visceral things in it. Yes, there are moments in which she will gasp and recoil, but theres also humour, wit. Theres really heartfelt emotion in it. Brilliant performances. Its a film which means something. It has meaty substance, pun fully intended. Yes. I hear you. But i also read that people have been actually physically sick in the cinema. There have been stories of People Fainting but i am sure they are exaggerated. I am sure they are exaggerated. Give it a go, you will like it a lot. Lets see how long we Work Together before i have the guts to see it. Im looking forward to a quiet passion. Terence davies. He is a genuine amazing director. A young poet, emily dickenson, is told early on that classics of every language are the works of man, not women, says the editor. She is a rebellious spirit, emily dickinson, and she is wrestling with the eternal soul and religion and society and also the lack of recognition in her lifetime. So she is finding solace in herfamily and herfriends. Here is a clip. This is my third commencement ball. And not a hint of romance. Do you suppose that men are frightened of a woman who teaches and is independent . Men are fearless, arent they . In war, sometimes. In love, never. Look at that divine creature. What a noble head he has. Like a roman emperor. Nero. I think Cynthia Nixon is terrific and Kathleen Bailey as well. It is funny. That is what i like. There is light and laughter. It is also profound. It is a film about poetry. If you know terences work, the way he moves a camera slowly around the room or around the theatre, he is someone who at an early age fell in love with cinema, sitting on a balcony as a child looking at the screen. You can tell this from every shot. So what happened . She became reclusive . She became old and frail and lived in the same house for years and years. Is there the sense of claustrophobia as a result about this . There is to all of his films. What he does brilliantly is write about lives. She expresses herself group poetry. At one point she says there is posterity, but i want to be recognised in my lifetime. Actually it all came later on. This is classic Terence Davies material. Claustrophobic circumstances with vibrant inner lives. As i said, you have to remember, the poster played this up, it is very funny. There is a lot of laughter. It is tragic and spiritual and transcendent as well. Think about it. In a week in which this and raw and others, it is the full smorgasboard of cinema. I suggest you see all of them, because you will get something from all of them. A long week ahead of the get out. It is divisive. An absurdist action movie set entirely in a warehouse with unsympathetic characters. The idea is, it is a whole movie of a final shootout. It is terrific cinema. It is again much funnier than you would expect from the subject matter. I will have to take your word on that one. What about dvds for those who want to stay in . Moana. Classic disney. A polynesian adventurer who sets out to save her homeland. Absolutelyjaw dropping animation. Beautiful storytelling. A film made with real love and affection that you could watch at any age at all from 9 19. It is a real winner. I was going to say. It is aimed at children only . Anyone of any age can sit down and be overwhelmed. I will discover that my niece has already seen it ten times, probably. They are always watching these. Thank you so much. And a quick reminder that you can find all of the reviews on line. The usual address. Bbc. Com filmreview. You will also find all of our previous programme is on the bbc iplayer. I have my task for the weekend. Enjoy all of cinema going are going. Goodbye. Hope you didnt go to the cinemas this weekend because it was far too nice. Glorious for most of us. Not a cloud in the sky across cambridge. In fact Eastern England and south east england, a Beautiful Day to day. But a bit more cloud further north and west, thick enough for some rain in scotland but that Weather Front and the rain is easing out as we speak. In fact, the front continues to push its weight steadily south overnight, Just A Band Of Cloud By then but more importantly behind it the far north and West Scotland will be wintry to the tops of the hills and mountains. A cold feel two things again tomorrow countrywide. Some dry weather in the story with sunshine coming through but we keep the risk of showers into the far north and west into the afternoon. Likely to bea west into the afternoon. Likely to be a better day in South West England and west wales through the west facing coasts after todays cloudy conditions but central and southern areas, temperatures 8 10 down on what we had today. The risk of showers into lincolnshire and east yorkshire, but as we head further north again, dry, some sunshine, a scattering of showers into the far north and west of scotland, some heavy from time to time. By the end of the afternoon, more organised rain will push into the far north west with a Weather Front arriving through the night. The isobars open up, the winds fall light, a chilly start to tuesday with A Touch Of Frost in sheltered areas. But we will continue to see a good deal of dry, sunny weather in the offing through much of england and wales. Wet and windy weather to the extreme north west, top temperatures, 9 16, where they should be for this time of year. Moving out of tuesday into wednesday, the isoba rs moving out of tuesday into wednesday, the isobars will squeeze together and swing around to a north westerly, a cold source yet again, a windierfeel to the day, gail is likely to exposed coasts. A lot of dry weather wednesday into thursday but feeling much fresher. Moving into easter weekend, not much change it has to be said. We keep the dry theme, sunshine with a few isolated showers but the Wind Direction will be the significant factor and that will make it feel cool factor and that will make it feel cool, particularly in comparison to this weekend. Good night. Im Sharanjit Leyl in singapore. 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