Elsewhere in the star studded cast jodie foster is nancy hollander, the lawyer who takes on salahis case with assistant terri duncan, played by Big Little Lies star shailene woodley, and Benedict Cumberbatch is liutenant colonel stuart couch, tasked with tying salahi to terrorist atrocities. Ive never been part of a conspiracy but im starting to think that this is what it must feel like to be on the outside of one. Im sorry, what exactly are you accusing me of . One of the challenges faced by director kevin macdonald, whose career has shifted between fiction and documentaries, is how to make the mauritian� s revelations of torture more dramatic, when many viewers will already be well aware of what went on at guantanamo. Its an endeavour in which he is hugely aided by rahims riveting central performance, which lends a very personal edge to the proceedings, drawing us deep into the nightmare of salahis individual ordeal, allowing us to see the world through his eyes. Being here, im im im like a statue ironically, for all the horrors of his imprisonment, the mauritanian works best as a portrait of an unbreakable spirit, of someone who came through this ordeal and survived. While both the story and the filmmaking may be somewhat familiar, rahims performance lifts this out of the ordinary. The mauritanian is on Amazon Prime Video now. A couple of weeks ago i reviewed locked down, a heist caper made on the fly during the pandemic by director doug liman. It was fine, unremarkable, but kind of fun. The same cannot be said of Chaos Walking, a Bloated Sci Fi Epic Which Liman originally shot back in 2017, and which is only now crawling out on digital nearly four years later, presumably in the hope that no one will notice. There was a terrible crash. Adapted from a popular ya source by patrick ness, author of the brilliant a monster calls, Chaos Walking plays out on a colonised planet where the men can all hear each other� s thoughts. An interesting idea that owes a debt to the books and radio shows of douglas adams, but which is here visualised with a silly purple fog that looks like some kind of psychic body odour. Woah stop dont come any closer girl, girl. Its a girl. Oh, my gosh. Where are you from . Youre a girl. No noise, are you from earth . Girl shut up. Sorry, im sorry. Ive never. Never seen a girl before. Onto this planet falls viola, played by star wars heroine daisy ridley, who teams up with tom hollands youthful renegade, todd. It was strange for me too not knowing whats going on in your head. Legend has it that all the women in todds tribe were killed during a war with the indigenous spackle and yes, they really are called the spackle stop laughing at the back. But one look at mads mikkelsen� s sinister mayor tells you that foul deeds are afoot, which is fitting since watching this is rather like stepping in a big pile of poo. Get in the boat todd, i cant swim you wont have to get in originally scripted by a now uncredited charlie kaufman, Chaos Walking was a chaotic production from the outset, beset by endless re writes, reshoots, dismal Test Screenings and disastrous word of mouth. The result, which cost around 100 million, is simply one of the stupidest and most boringly inept Sci Fi Fantasies i have ever seen. A movie that makes the dystopian maze runner and divergent films look every bit as Ground Breaking as blade runner. Id rather stay with you, todd. Id rather be with you. Kiss me, todd. Kiss me, kiss me. Seriously, comparare to tom holland arguing with the animated purple haze of his thoughts, the sight of sean connery in a Posing Pouch Climbing into a giant flying head in zardoz looks positively sensible. Chaos walking is available for Premium Rental on all digital platforms now. In the 2002 documentary lost in la mancha, bafta nominated producer lucy darwin captured the unfinished story of Terry Gilliams ill fated attempts to make his Dream Project the man who killed don quixote. Now in he dreams of giants, she re teams with co directors keith fulton and louis pepe to watch gilliam finally complete the project on which he began work nearly 30 years earlier. Prepare to die, foul and fearsome giant Laughter Boom the lance pails the sail, boom, and quixote is wrenched from the rocinante, thrown. theres a revised script and a new cast, withjonathan price as the man who believes he is quixote, and adam driver stepping into the shoes originally filled by johnny depp as the somewhat empty director who becomes sancho panza. As before, there are huge battles to be fought, not least with gilliams health, which at one point seems to fail him just as the finishing post is in sight. Am i dying here . After all of this time, on the film, and i die before we finish it . Yet, like werner herzog, gilliam has always been a good soldierfor cinema someone who refuses to take defeat lying down and is willing to do whatever it takes to get their vision on screen. Its often said that drama is conflict and theres no shortage of conflict here as Gilliam Rails against the movie gods who seemed determined to thwart his efforts. But while it can be painful watching a filmmaker going through hell, he dreams of giants captures both the agony and the ecstasy of the creative process, offering what is ultimately a celebration of one of cinemas great mavericks. A modern quixote. Towards the end, youre sitting there pondering, did you change the world . Did you make a difference . You can find he dream of giants on digital platforms now, along with gilliams the man who killed don quixote, which is also available on dvd and blu ray. Now, one of this award seasons big contenders is minari, a winning drama from writer director lee isaac chung, with multiple nominations including best picture at the oscars and Best Film Not In The English Language at the baftas. David, look theyre wheels steven yeun and Yeri Han Are Jacob and monica yee, a korean couple who relocate from California To Arkansas where jacob dreams of starting his own farm. Monica, however, is worried about the fate of their family, particularly young son david, who has a Heart Condition that prevents him from any form of physical exertion. Enter a scene stealing Yuh Jung Youn as the grandmother who comes to live with the yee family and who rivals tsai chins performance in lucky grandma as the screens most lovably irascible oap. Meanwhile will patton is paul, an eccentric korean war vet and religious fanatic who helps jacob on the farm between performing Impromptu Exorcisms and dragging a large cross up the highway. Its clear from the outset that faith will be a central theme of minari, which takes its name from a weed like vegetable that can thrive in the toughest of circumstances and that significantly flourishes in its Second Season after dying and being reborn. That theme of rebirth runs throughout the film, which boasts the kind of Trial By Fire Tests and everyday miracles beloved of best picture contenders. Yet what makes minari more than just another formulaic feel good film is the grit with which chung evokes the Hard Scrabble lives of these characters, balancing the dreamy elements of the drama with a naturalism that keeps it rooted in reality. Aided by a superb score by Emile Mosseri that forms a bridge between the mundane and the magical realist elements. Child squealing. Minari is available on demand and through Virtual Cinema screenings now, and then in drive in cinemas from 12 april. Ill leave you with news of godzilla vs kong the latest instalment in Legendary Pictures expanding monsterverse. Dramatic music. This is our only chance. We have to take it. The plot, if you can really call it a plot, finds kong being returned to his mythical homeland, Crossing Paths En Route with the Fire Breathing Lizard while a Sinister Corporation manufactures a showdown with a potentially even more destructive adversary. Its godzilla. Of the previous series instalments, my favourite was kong skull island not least because director Jordan Vogt Roberts managed to wrestle a Franchise Behemoth into a weirdly sinny literate oddity that tipped its hat towards apocalypse now, Hell In The Pacific and even cannibal holocaust like an indie movie thatjust happened to cost millions and millions of dollars. Theres little of that quirkiness in this latest instalment helmed by adam wingard whose directorial cv includes youre next, the guest, and the 2016 blair witch reboot. The plot makes no sense, even by monster movie standards, the characters are paper thin and the Wanton Destruction is so inconsequential that it becomes hard to care, especially when viewed at home rather than on a massive cinema screen. While Big Creatures Fighting can be fun, the biggest problem with godzilla vs kong is that it keeps reminding you of all the other films youd rather be watching, from ishiro hondas original 1954 godzilla still an atom age classic, to guillermo del toro� s pacific rim the high watermark of Giant Mechanoids punching massive monsters. Still, godzilla vs kong does what it says and its available to rent from a range of Vod Platforms now. Thats it for this week, thanks for watching the film review, stay safe and ill see you next week. Pretty boy im not pretty, im good looking hello there. A cloudier day today across scotland and Northern Ireland, cooler as well. The really cold air is just north of scotland, proper arctic air, sweeping its way down across the whole of country during monday with the risk of wintry showers. Today, with the winds not coming in off the north sea, its been a much warmer for Eastern Parts of england in the sunshine, ending the day with sunshine as well. The cloud and patchy rain further the north sweeps south overnight. The winds pick up, the air gets colder and the showers turn more wintry, even to lower levels in northern scotland. Frost and ice in scotland, frost in the far north of england, not so cold elsewhere, though still cloud by the end of the night. Some rain and wintriness and then it pushes through with sunshine and wintry showers on monday. Most of the snow falling in northern scotland, some wintry showers down the east coast into east anglia, some in Northern Ireland and some over the irish sea. In some inland areas, quite sunny in the afternoon, all areas windy, strong to gale force winds, up to 70mph in the north of scotland. Temperatures will be lower, three degrees the low, but when you add the strength of the wind, probably feeling more like the middle of winter, despite the sunshine. With clearer skies overnight, a widespread frost early on tuesday, icy patches in the wintry showers, most of the snow sitting across the north of scotland still. A few more wintry showers around northern and western coasts but some wintry showers heading inland into scotland and northern england, later wales and the midlands too. Temperatures on a par with monday, still windy and still feeling cold. It is april after all, so worth pointing out that any impact from snow is more likely to be felt across northern scotland, where were more likely to have snow lying and blizzards because of the strength of the wind. Those really cold arctic winds get swept away on wednesday out into the north sea, and this is where our weather starts to come from on wednesday and thursday, more from the atlantic source. So not a cold but still not very warm. Not as windy at all, many places dry on wednesday, patchy rain in the north on thursday. Those really cold arctic winds get swept away on wednesday out into the north sea, and this is where our weather starts to come from on wednesday and thursday, more from the atlantic source. So not a cold but still not very warm. Not as windy at all, many places dry on wednesday, patchy rain in the north on thursday. This is bbc news. The headlines at 7pm england is to trial Covid Passports in a bid to allow the safe return of mass events. The fa cup final will be among the pilots. Royal Crisis Injordan former crown prince hamzah says hes under house arrest. Hes accused of being involved in a plot to destabilise the country. 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