Throughout history, different cultures all over the World Reference a great tournament. Enterjessica mcnamee� s sonya blade, who spends a lot of time doing an impression of Basil Exposition from the austin powers movies, ensuring that no one gets confused, although if truth be told, i did get confused a bit. Kano wins also along for the Ride Isjosh lawsons impressively obnoxious kano, a loudmouthed australian, as opposed to all those quiet australians, who accompanies Cole And Sonya to an otherworldly tournament encountering laser eyes, freezing stares, robotic arms, killer lizards, on demand fireballs and lethal frisbee hats. Really. While previous mortal kombat films have felt rather toothless, this reboot is an impressively blood splattered affair, packed with much enjoyably squishy violence and moments of utterly gratuitous gore that left me feeling nostalgic for The Good Old Days of the video nasties. Gamers will doubtless argue over the presence of some favourite characters and the absence of others, but with a sequel in the pipeline, this hasnt finished the franchise. Theres still time for any absentees to get a look in. On the downside, this reboot is lumbered with some clunky dialogue and uninspiring performances, with lawson too often saving the day as the only really charismatic character on screen. But considering the depressing history of console to screen transitions, this is, to misquote the game, definitely not a fatality. Its available to rent now from all major streaming platforms. Now, last week, movie fans endured the horrors of christopher walken� s ear scraping irish accent in the baloney filled romcom wild mountain thyme. There are more americans at large in the Emerald Isle in end of sentence, an offbeat drama from icelandic Director Elfar adalsteins. So, what is this anyway . Like, a little Father And Son Fishing Trip . Kind of skipped over all the things that started with father son. His bail. Sorry, can you repeat that . Couldnt hear you. Oh, i said unless you count posting bail. John hawkes and Logan Lerman play estranged Father And Son frank and sean fogle, the latter of whose mother dies while hes serving a stretch in prison. Unhappily reunited with his dad upon release, sean reluctantly agrees to accompany frank to ireland following a Deathbed Request from his mum, who was clearly a screenwriter in her spare time and knew how to spot an off the peg, last Wish Road Movie set up. Initially, things are tetchy and hostile, but after meeting up with sarah bolger� sjewel yes, she really is called Jewel The Frostiness seems to thaw and formulaic Movie Bonding ensues, albeit temporarily. You wanted Clark Kent for a father. Had Clark Kent, wanted superman. Theres little in end of sentence, that played at the Edinburgh Film Festival way back in 2019, that seasoned Moviegoers Wont have seen before, although hawkes does a fine job of quietly portraying the Loss And Pathos of frank, a man whose son despises him for what he perceives as his Weakness And Frailty of character. I kissed my love by the factory wall. But while this largely sidesteps the Blarney Romance of wild mountain thyme, id still love to see a movie which didnt imagine every pub in ireland has a welcoming band just waiting to burst into a rendition of dirty old town, joined on vocals by a sultry local beauty while everyone sinks pints and sings along. Note to Film Makers its an island, not a theme park. You can find end of sentence on digital download from monday. Altogether more surprising is cowboys, the new film from Writer Director anna kerrigan. Joe likes cowboy hats. So what, she just wants to be like you. And you encourage it, troy. No, no, no, no. She said that she is a boy. Oh, god that she feels like shes in the wrong body, like shes like an Alien Living in someone elses body. Like that body Snatchers Movie. Like the body Snatchers Movie . Troy, what are you talking about . Steve zahn and Jillian Bell star as the separated parents ofjoe, played by upcoming Trans Actor Sasha knight. Joe is being raised as a girl but identifies as a boy, something which baffles and distresses bells sally, who thinks zahn� s troy has been putting ideas into their childs head. Meanwhile, troy, who has a bipolar condition, decides to takejoe across the wild lands of montana to canada, creating a new life for both of them. With a supporting cast that includes the great ann dowd, whose forthcoming Film Mass is already shaping up as one of my favourite films of the year, cowboys is a low key treat, a film of great sensitivity and tact, but also a genuinely engaging drama packed with humour and heartbreak, offering real humanist insight into its characters strengths and foibles. You understood what we were doing what was the plan . You were supposed to protect me crucially, although it deals with some hot button issues, cowboys never feels preachy or polemical. On the contrary, its an open and honest drama thats designed to be enjoyed by the widest possible audience, finding Strength And Positivity in the prospect of taking people as they are, with genuinely moving results. Its available on Curzon Home Cinema and digital download now. From america to greece with apples, the strangely satirical and unexpectedly melancholy Debut Feature from director and co writer christos nikou, which was his Countrys Entry for best international Feature Oscar at the 93rd academy awards. Set amid an epidemic of amnesia, Aris Servetalis cuts a lonely figure as a man who finds himself unable to remember his name, his occupation or his home address. So, hes placed in a bizarre Recovery Programme designed to create new memories and a new identity. To do this, he receives taped instructions for mundane tasks like riding a bike, diving into a Swimming Pool or going to a fancy Dress Party tasks that require photographic proof of completion, with the pictures duly posted into an album of memories. Nikou describes apples as an allegorical Comedy Drama born out of a personal bereavement and exploring the subject of whether we are all, in the end, simply the sum of all of those things we dont forget. Theres an echo of Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind in the premise, although i was also reminded of the hungarian Drama Preparations to be together for an unknown period of time, which similarly explored the mysteries of memory. As with his greek weird wave compatriots Yorgos Lanthimos and athina rachel tsangari, nikou Balances Profundity with absurdism, along with a hilarious potted synopsis of james camerons titanic thats worth the Ticket Price alone. Apples is on Curzon Home Cinema now and then in cinemas when they reopen. Ill leave you with news of charlatan, a biographical drama from Polish Director agnieszka holland, whose impressive cv includes such Oscar Nominated Hits as Europa Europa and in darkness, but whos perhaps best known to english speaking audiences for her brilliant � 90s Adaptation of the secret garden. In charlatan, holland revisits the young story of a young jan mikolasek, the Faith Healer and herbalist who diagnosed and treated patients using plant based remedies, but who ran afoul of the czech authorities. Having tended to nazis and communists alike, mikolasek has earned a tidy sum, but following the death of his key political protector, becomes a target of the regime, accused of Poisoning Party stalwarts. Real life Father And Son ivan and josef trojan, who respectively play the older and younger mikolasek, breathe convincing life into this somewhat unfathomable character, aided by a strong turn from Juraj Loj as the herbalist� s assistant and speculative lover frantisek palko. Yet for all the dramatic intrigue of its source story, charlatan feels oddly episodic, like a Tv Movie whose broken back structure never quite brings together its disparate elements. Its available on Curzon Home Cinema and Bfi Player and through virtual cinema screenings. Thats it for this week. Thanks for watching the film review. Stay safe, and ill see you next week. Whos that . Its nobody. Hello. On sunday, the uk recorded its highest temperatures since the end of march, 22. 5 celsius in suffolk. Now, nothing that high in the week ahead. Temperatures will be close to average for the time of year, and for monday, it is a mix of sunshine and showers. In fact, that pretty much covers it for much of the week ahead, because for much of the week ahead, low pressure will be close by the uk, the source of these showers, and at least for monday, some brisk winds as well, especially in england and wales. And after a cloudy, breezy, showery night, well, this is where temperatures are to start the day. No frost out there. In fact, some spots just around 10 12 degrees celsius. Were not expecting any frost in the week ahead. There mayjust be a bit of Rain Skirting Parts of Eastern England to begin with. That moves off and may well towards the Northern Isles of scotland later in the day. Some of that could be heavy and thundery. Whereas elsewhere, its sunshine, these showers moving west to east, some heavy and thundery, a risk of hail. And it will be quite blustery, particularly in england and wales. These are average wind speeds. Therell be higher gusts around 40 45 mph or so. And temperatures generally in the range of around 13 17 degrees celsius. Now, quite a bit of sunshine to end the day across East Anglia and South East England as many of the showers will fade away. As ever, some places will avoid the shower. You may get one, just a brief wet moment in an otherwise dry day. And england and wales will be mainly dry on monday night, but a batch of showers will move out of Northern Ireland and into parts of scotland. And these are Tuesday Mornings temperatures. Again no frost out there. Low pressure still very much close by as we go into tuesday, and from that, were going to see some further showers. Now, maybe notjust popping up, but tending to move through in a zone that will travel from South West to North East during the day. And a Weather Front Close to North West Scotland will bring cloud and some outbreak of rain. Some places may well miss the showers as the system moves its way in. Similar sorts of temperatures on tuesday. And for wednesday and thursday, sunshine and showers. Its not going to be as breezy. And then by friday, it becomes mainly dry with a fair amount of cloud out there. And with the air coming down from the North East, it will turn a bit cooler, but not particularly cold, mind you. So, thats how the week is shaping up. It is sunshine, showers some of those are going to be quite heavy and not as cold as it was last week, and mainly frost free. I dont know whether were done with frost at the moment, but its certainly not around this week. This is bbc news. Im Geeta Guru murthy with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. A third night of tension injerusalem, as Unrest Simmers over the possible eviction of palestinian families. Funerals take place in afghanistan for more than 60 people mainly young girls killed in a militant attack outside a school. Britains Opposition Labour Party reshuffles its top team. Leader Keir Starmer acts after his partys disappointing election results. A potential disqualification at the kentucky derby, after the winning horse in americas most prestigious race fails a drugs test. His trainer denies foul play. I got the biggest Gut Punch in racing for something that i didnt do