But the time of quarter to. And its friday, so that means its time for the Film Review. Hello, and welcome to the Film Review with me, anna smith. Im filling in for Mark Kermode to review this weeks releases. So, legend has it, if you look in the mirror and say his name five times, he will appear behind you. Candyman. Anthony. Candyman. Anthony, no. Candyman. Stop stop it. Candyman. Stop it 0k. You better not do that. 0k, 0k. Whispers candyman. You play too much 0w, no, stop yes, the candyman is back. While there have been other sequels, this is framed as a direct sequel to the 1992 horror about a Supernatural Killer with a hook with a hook for a hand, who is hunting the Housing Projects of chicagos cabrini green. Fast forward to the present, and the areas being gentrified with Luxury Loft condos. Its a comfortable life for visual artist anthony, played by Yahya Abdul Mateen ii and his gallery director partner, brianna played by teyonah parris. At least until anthony decides that the best way to get artistic inspiration is to invoke said candyman. Lets just say his new exhibition hits the headlines for all the wrong reasons. Say his name. Candyman. Ah if you are looking for scares, then candyman has plenty of suspenseful scenes, and a few very gory moments. But its also darkly funny and thought provoking. Expertly directed by nia dacosta, this is co produced and co written byjordan peel, the man behind get out and us. Like those filsm, candyman explores the monstrous aspects of real people, not just supernatural ones, and delivers a contemporary cynical spin and archetypes from the art world. Well, im the one hand this comedy reinforces stereotypes about powerful wealthy people, the casting subtly bucks tradition, very few of these characters are played by white men. The same cannot be said of the many Police Officers in this film. This has a lot to say about Police Brutality and race relations. Candyman also has a very distinct visual identity, from its opening font, to its flash backs told by shadow puppetry. Honestly, this is such an interesting found, i could write a thesis on it. Honestly, this is such an interesting film, i could write a thesis on it. Im sure students will be doing so for years to come. Candyman. No Candyman Ugh 0h dont say his name. Dont follow me. Its in cinemas now, and if you want to see the original candyman, its on netflix now. They sing. 0ur Story is older than these hills and glens. It was springtime, and we had one thing on our minds. Boys. But it was more of an innocent time, the force of the media and Mobile Phones changed everything forever. It was 1996. As a former catholic schoolgirl, i was intrigued to see the new Comedy Drama 0ur ladies, about Choir Girls Running Riot in 1990s edinburgh. This is based on the award winning novel The Sopranos by alan warner, which was taken to the stage as 0ur Ladies of perpetual succour, the name of the school in the rural highlands. Now simply called 0ur Ladies, it follows choir of Trilling Teens who have won a place in edinburgh competition. They are taken there by choir mistress, sister condron, who is played by Kate Dickey in a rare and welcome comedic role. Rather rashly she lets the girls decide what to do with their free time in the big city. I mean, how much mischief can a group of schoolgirls really get up to . Yeah, you guessed it, a lot. Fresh meat. Three oclock. Having exhausted most of the romantic and sexual opportunities in their small highland town, 0rla, tallulah greive, chell, Rona Morrison and kyla, marli siu, head off on the pole, complete with a supersized bottle of cola spiked with vodka. Meanwhile, finnoula, played by Abigail Lawrie cycles off on a secret mission, where she bumps into head girl, kay, played by eve austin. What follows is a witty Whistle Stop Tour of edinburgh hunts. Whether they are reading the karaoke or winding up the local coppers, these girls are brimming with indestructible teenage confidence. But, of course, there are serious Dramas Underneath from friendships in crisis to cancer. While i think this Film Wouldve benefited from more women behind the scenes, Caton Jones does a good job of bringing the characters to life with a great cast to capture the stories mischievous spirit. 0ur Ladies is in cinemas now. Are you ready to order, sir . Yeah, i think so. We will start with a dozen oysters and the shrimp cocktail. My princess will have the chateaubriand, and ill do the whole roasted sea bass. Lets start with a bottle of white, and then we will have red with our dinner, whatever goes best with our food. Dont look at him, ive. Told you what we wanted. Thank you. Youre embarrassing. And youre exhausting. How . Everything is going to be fine. From 1996 to 1986, whereJude Law stars as a volatile father in the nest. An unsettling claustrophobic drama. The the nest sees a family of four uprooted from the states to rural england. Rich rory has found what he thinks is in irresistible Business Opportunity in london and rents a huge Country House thats entirely impractical, just one sign of his impulsive nature and unrealistic ambition. There is a flavour of the Mosquito Coast as he drags his family into his schemes, but this also feels like a very personal work from writer flash director, sean durkin. Who gave us the brilliant martha. Marlene in 2011. Carrie puts in a riveting performance as rory� s equestrian wife, alison, a Strident Sardonic women going through a range of emotions over the course of this film. I remember really enjoying her performance as ben affleck� s sister, margo, in gone girl, and as a Cult Leader in tv� s the sinner. Jude law, meanwhile, delivers a suitably manic performance, but he is particularly good when we are let in on rory� s more private moments. What with this tv� s the third day, Jude Law seems to be on a roll, and he isjoined by a strong supporting cast, including adeel akhtar, anne reid, and michael culkin, who incidentally also had a role in the original candyman film. Exploring themes including masculinity, gender and family, intense by durkin� s use of horror stylings. What is happening . You are all strangers to me right now all of you youre embarrassing. And youre exhausting. Wmsmzns this is what we always wanted. Its in cinemas now. An egyptian teenager leads a double life in the new drama souad. 19 year old souad played by bassant ahmed wears her veil in public, but her Social Media tells a different story. She shares flirty photos and texts with her boyfriend, ahmed, whom shes never met. Heryoungersister, rabab, played by Basmala El Ghaiesh observes all of this and plays an increasingly key role in this film of two halves. Its a fascinating and disturbing look at the contradiction of young girls lives in modern day urban egypt. Film Maker Ayten Amin draws excellence performances from her cast of newcomers, and everyday scenes become riveting under her keen observational eye. I couldve watched the opening bus scene, in Which Souad tells various strangers tall stories about her fiance, for hours. And there is a subtle Bathroom Moment that speaks volumes about repressed female sexuality. Souads second Half Isnt quite as strong as its first, but it is still a real find when it comes to thoughtful art house fare. Its in cinemas now, including londons bfi southbank, spotted their season on contemporary arab cinema. Ten, ten, through the course of this, theres been a terrorist incident. A what . They were speaking their own language, they werent speaking in english. You dont think they couldve been speaking welsh . This gentleman was sent by a crime family. We are intent on taking over your turf. Hand over you takings how much is it . £1. 20. Oh, come on last week, i mentioned michael smiley� s great supporting turn in the horrorfilm, sensor, this week, he is back in a leading role in that trailer, the toll. Smiley plays a Tollbooth Worker in rural wales. He is rarely troubled by passing traffic, but that suits him just fine. Hes a criminal lying low and figures that no one will find him in the middle of nowhere. But, of course, one day, a driver recognises him and his past threatens to catch up with him. His previous life as a mystery, but his calm and ruthless demeanour speaks volumes. Humorously, it turns out that he is far from the only criminal in this remote corner of west wales. Pretty much everyone else is up to no good, apart from One Cop played by anne. The amusing supporting cast includes Game Of Thrones iwan rheon, sightseers, steve 0hram, and comedian paul kaye, who plays an eccentric ambulance driver. The addition of a female Elvis Impersonator and her sidekick feels superflurious, so the toll is a bit crowded. But its a very enjoyable watch for fans of dark british crime comedy. Where did you get this car . Its in cinemas and on digital now. Thanks for watching the Film Review with me, anna smith. Ill be back next week. In the meantime, stay safe. You might prefer my usual technique, cave his head in with a brick, blame it on the gypsies. Theyre travellers, though. Travellers travel. Theyre gypsies. Hello there. For many of us, its a holiday begin to, it less State Finance settled, with various amounts of clouds can also some sunshine. Tonight will be mainly dry, lengthy clear spouse, particularly across northern and western areas, Light Winds here, starting to see some of that sea fog, mist, Running Back in two parts of northern ireland. Patchy clouds for eastern england, more of a breeze in the southeast, that should hold temperatures up in double figures, single figure values elsewhere. Plenty of sunshine for many places from the where to go. The c5 should tend to burn back to the coast, then across the southeast, we held onto the breeze, just an outside chance of a shower in the very far southeast, otherwise mostly dry, some patchy cloud again across parts of england and wales. Top temperatures, close to the mid 20s for Central Scotland and close to that fire in southern britain. Saturday looks like the warmest day of the weekend. A similar story for sunday and monday, feeling a Touch Cooler than saturday. This programme contains some scenes which some viewers may find upsetting. 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