now in a few minutes it'll be the film review. but first, here's click. welcome to click — hope you are doing 0k. you probably don't want to hear this, but we are now almost coming up on a year of video calls, zoom meetings, and teams chats. in that respect, at least, i think the world has adapted quite well. unsurprisingly, a lot of innovators have lept to the chance to invent a whole range of video call accessories. and my good friend lara lewington is wearing one now. can you spot it? what could possibly be? these are the periphery smart earrings. not only do they help you get your top half dressed up for a video call, but they also provide sound directly into your ear from behind the earring, and there is a microphone just here, as well. it means you can make phone calls or video calls and communicate through these. i'm no expert — i would say they are a little on the big side, but they do match your frock. almost, and they come in different designs. but, as you say, they are chunky and could do with being made smaller. the idea is not bad. and talking about not—bad ideas, how about this? what's that? this went viral a month or two ago. it turns out one of the most awkward parts of a video meeting is trying to leave it. i don't know if you have been there, but everybody waves, and with their other hand they hit the leave meeting button, then it turns out that you haven't left the meeting, and then you need to click to confirm that you want to leave. this inspired one creative technologist to create the zoomout. to leave a meeting, i pull this... he's gone. you know when you're talking to somebody and you say goodbye in person, and then you end up walking in the same direction? i hate that. exactly. it's like that, but every hour, when you're doing calls all day. you are trying to leave and you say goodbye, and you're fumbling for the leave button. this is brian moore, who created the zoomout. of course we had to make our own. so stephen beckett downloaded the plans that brian put on github, got handy with the printer, and here is the result. here you go. a pull cord connected to a bluetooth—enabled circuit board that sends a message to your computer to end the call. simple and effective. it's a race. one, two, three, go. you don'tjust have to make these things for yourself, you can share them with the world on the internet so you can go viral with these things. i feel really good comedians, they make a joke about something that everybody thinks isjust something that they experience, but then because they love it because, well, everybody experiences it. the same thing goes with this. i didn't think that many people would — this is certainly something that i experience. it turns out that millions of people who watched this felt the same way. i never know — i'll make something and put it out in the world, and one person will see it, and then sometimes, i will make it, and put it on the web, see what happens, and suddenly blows up and i'm like "wow, i can't believe it." it just struck a chord, no pun intended. what are some of the other crazy things that you have built? i have built a scooter that is powered by screaming. it's powered by anger. it was for angry birds. it's a scooter with a microphone on it. it didn't work unless you screamed. the louder you screamed, the faster it went. something i am working on that i have not mentioned is this polaroid. when you take a photo of somebody, it actually prints out a reverse image recognition photo of them off the internet, which is terrifying. it's a really scary thing. i tried taking a photo of my wife and i printed out a photo i had taken of her seven years ago, because it was on the internet somewhere. brian, can you keep these dumb projects coming, please? i can try. with covid—19, all i'm doing is sitting at home and making these things. i've been working home comment from home now for almost a year, and i've done a lot of slouching. and i started getting worried i might be doing myself some harm. i've also been bombarded with instagram ads for this gadget that makes you sit up straight, so i thought i'd give it a go. this is the upright g0 2, and you wear it at the top of your back. it comes with sticky pads so that you can stick it to your skin, or you can wear it on a neckband. i prefer the glue. once it's in place, you tap the button twice to calibrate. then, if you lean forward, it will vibrate, reminding you to sit up straight. that's all there is to it. the application records how long you've been slouching, and how long you have been upright. where i completely forgot i was wearing it. at least once i showered with it on. thankfully, it still works. after using it a few times, those stints where i was wearing it, i was managing to get 80—90% of the time upright. i'm lucky i have never had serious neck or back pain, but i wonder if there are health benefits to this. the company makes no health claims on its ads on instagram, but it does make health related comments on its website. so, i spoke to ashleyjames from the uk's charter society of physiotherapy to ask if there is anything wrong with slouching. absolutely not. there is nothing wrong with slouching in moderation, just as the same there is nothing wrong with sitting up perfectly straight. what we know is there is no right or wrong position to sit in. there are only positions that are held for too long. i've seen those posts on social media that see if you use your phone too much or use it badly in a chair, you are permanently changing the shape of your necks and spine, is that true? yeah, no, there is no good evidence that sitting in any one position will permanently change the position of your spine. the key thing is movement and not to be sucked in any one position for too long. the company's research shows that people do sit up more when they use it. no surprise there because it buzzes every time you slouched. one thing i notice is it doesn't because if you lean backwards. position like this are not ok but you can sit really badly back in a chair and it will never vibrate. from my point of view i have enjoyed wearing this, i see in the shops with the mirrors, i see myself hunched over. but now, when the pandemic is over and i get to go to a posh event, i might wear this to remind myself to sit up straight and keep my shoulders back. meet marguerite, who lives in surrey. i have six grown—up children and 18 grandchildren and 15 great—grandchildren. some of them live far away, others are working all day and they cannot always come and visit me. but life can be isolating, especially in these days of lockdown or restrictions. so, one of marguerite�*s daughters went looking for a professional companion for harris. now, meet sue, a freelance script writer who lives close to marguerite. it was marguerite�*s name that kind of caught my attention. i asked her about her name and she started telling me her history and mentioned that she had once upon a time been a professional ballroom dancer. yeah, i was very interested in her life and she was interested in what i was saying to her. the application was originally launched to provide face—to—face short spells of company from vetted companions for an agreed fee. it may have been the start of a beautiful friendship, though? during lockdown times, many like sue and marguerite have chosen to switch to the app online meeting space. one of my hobbies is writing. so, hearing stories is fascinating for me. i love it. sometimes you can open up to people and not tell your family certain things, which i think is very enlightening. companions is not the only platform that can help you meet people for a bit of conversation at the moment. quarantine chart launched last year and the idea is that it randomly puts two people together from anywhere in the world for a 1—to—1 phone chat. we are about to connect to someone else, somewhere in the world? hello? hi. how's it going? i am doing pretty well. there was a big film festival two weeks ago, and a lot of my friends went... i'm out the restaurant, we are at 25% - capacity. i'm craving wide space at the moment, so, big mountains, and so on... i found somebody was at the party who had just tested positive... putting it to the test, a few of the calls i signed up for did not happen, but i did manage to make a friend injapan. what has been the greatest high for you? mostlyjust reading books. and i'm interested in people. the app matches you with someone who speaks the same language and is awake at the same time. operating via another app called dial up, no personal information is shared and calls are made using data. it has 10,000 users globally, and although they are not pre—vetted, there is a feedback system to report anything untoward. how interesting. something new for every one to try. looks like we have all tried something new this week's topic that is it from us for now. and as ever, you can keep up with the team on social media, find us on youtube, instagram, facebook and twitter on @bbcclick. see you soon! bye— bye! bye— bye. 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. in grimur hakonarson's deadpan 2015 gem rams, two feuding sheep farming brothers in a secluded icelandic valley are forced into common enterprise when scrapie threatens their ancestral stock. look at you, my dearies. you are beautiful. but you're the best. now in directorjeremy sims' remake of ram, which is available on a range of digital platforms, the chilly vistas of iceland are replaced by the sunshine of western australia with sam neil and michael caton playing colin and les, neighbouring sibling rivals who haven't exchanged much more than a grunt in years. clicks tongue. when a cull of their prize stock is ordered to prevent infection, colin decides to bend the rules and height hide a few of his sheep in his house. but when the authorities come calling, can the estranged brothers bury their differences? bring her in... get behind, get behind! dog barks. good dog. there you go. bring her in, yeah, good, good dog. oh, come on, stop mucking around! this is a much warmer, jollier and ultimately frothier film than its predecessor, replacing the sometimes piercing truthfulness of the sublimely morose star with a more amiable but less memorable feel—good factor. miranda richardson and wayne blair make the most of broadly written supporting roles while neil and caton last of the challenge of characters whose beardy silence often speaks louder than words. it's all entertaining enough, but if you want the real deal, check out hakonarson's original, along with his follow—up, the county, both of which are available on disc and streaming services. now, for viewers of a certain vintage, the name robert lloyd holds special significance. the front man ofjohn peel favourites the prefect and the nightingales, lloyd is something of a folk hero — a musician whose lengthy career has been untroubled by fame and fortune but still touched by greatness. so this pub, the eagle, in balsall heath, that was the offices of vindaloo records...

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