Hello and welcome to the film review with me, mark kermode, reminding you that while cinemas may be closed, there is still plenty of new movies to enjoy in the comfort and safety of your own home. The most mainstream release this week is the dig, A Bittersweet Real Life Drama about the unearthing of the sutton hoo treasures on the the eve of world war ii. What are they . Do you hazard a guess . Burials, men, id expect. We are standing in somebodys graveyard i reckon. Viking. Maybe older. Apparently local girls used to lie down on them in the hope of falling pregnant. Ive read plenty of legends. Ive heard plenty of legends. Is that why you want to dig, mrs pretty . Details of Buried Treasure . Ralph fiennes stars as basil brown, the self taught archaeologist who wears his immense learning lightly and who is enlisted by carrie mulligan s wealthy widow, edith pretty, to excavate the imposing Burial Mounds on her property. My interest in archaeology began like yours, edith tells the initia
on in downing street during the very covid restrictions he d imposed on the rest of us? all guidance was followed completely during number 10. really? there was no party, and that no covid rules were broken. a senior civil servant, sue gray, investigated. so, too, the police. today, another page turns. the conclusion devastating for mrjohnson. let s be blunt, this report concludes that he lied. it says he deliberately misled mps, he deliberately misled the committee. he breached their confidence by saying out loud what was in their report before they did, and that he was complicit in a campaign of abuse and attempted intimidation of the committee. look at what else the committee had to say. it takes aim at the frequency with which he closed his mind to the truth . and it said some of mrjohnson s denials and explanations were so disingenuous that they were deliberate attempts to mislead . is this the end, mrjohnson? we re shouting at boris johnson because he said no to a
intelligence, the supremacy of the algorithm, represents one of those transformational moments for humankind? i m not sure that it does. but there is a fair chance that it will have transformative effects. it is all commonplace to compare it to the fire, or to the rise of industrial machinery starting in the 18th century. it remains to be seen whether it will be as important for our productivity and our lives, but we are already seeing some of its deep effects on how we organise our democracy, and inequality in modern nations. maybe you are not quite so sure about how dramatic its transformational impact will be, but you certainly seem to be pretty sure that you re sceptical. you say ai will fuel inequality, disempower workers, and, quote, choke democracy ? how? ai is a continuation of a trend that started perhaps around forty years ago, where we have been using digital technologies, for changing how production is organised, who controls information, and how we communicate.
he has been chosen by chelsea to turn the club around. in a statement, they said. this club has just had its worst season in 29 years, where they lurched through three different managers. thomas tuchel left in september, and graham potter came in and signed a five year deal he lasted six months. frank lampard then took temporary charge, but in nine league games, he won just one. chelsea finished 12th. all this for a club who got a new owner last year. todd boehly has now spent half a billion on players and wants a coach to bring results. what will the minimum expectation be for him in this first season at chelsea? the owners have not paid 2.5 billion and promised two billion more to finish fourth. they want the title. i think with his style and the way that can have that man management, it s a perfect fit for the club. since he left tottenham, pochettino has managed at paris saint germain, where he led their superstars to three trophies. at his new club, he has preseason to