Hello and welcome to TheFilm Review with me, anna smith. Im filling in for Mark Kermode to review this weeks releases. My first choice is an ambitious Rock Opera which divided audiences at this years cannes film festival. Chattering. Gasping. How did The show go . I killed Them. Destroyed Them. Murdered Them. Good boy. And yourgig . I saved Them. One, two, three, four. Im still slightly reeling from annette, The long and complicated Story Of A Famous Comedian called henry, played by adam driver, and his Opera Singer wife, anne, played by marion cotillard. The title refers to The child They have togeTher. But to say much more about her would be a spoiler. Lets just say that things get very surreal after These two have a kid and hit a rocky patch. This is directed with bold visual flare by holy motors helmer, leos carax. And is scripted by The band, sparks, who were recently The subject of edgar wrights documentary. Ron and Russell Mael bring a recognisably quirky humour to The score, and There are moments of intentional hilarity, as Driver And Cotillard sing in unusual places, including in bed. But TheStory Structure feels haphazard, and The characters are hard to access. I also think this couldve used The input of a real standup comedian, even though henrys meant to be losing his touch, his standup scenes feel unfunny and unrealistic. Still, realism is not The goal with this film, and There are high points for one thing, i enjoyed The performance from simon helberg, after his similar turn as an accomplice in florence fosterjenkins. And Theres a duet at The-end'>The End of The film which is very powerful. This moment delivers a revelatory explanation for a lot of The madness thats preceded it, but it feels like too little too late. A lavish folly, annette is in cinemas now. Next, to marvel� s first asian superhero Shang Chi and The legend of The ten rings. Shang chi is The son of a Ther'>Master Criminal FaTher and a martial artist moTher, but hes keeping a low profile, working as a valet in san francisco. Going by The name of shawn, he enjoys drinks and karaoke with his best buddy, katy, played by awkwafina. You have The wrong guy does he look like he can fight . Come on, bro but a spectacular scrap on a bus reveals him to be seriously skilled in The fighting department, with daddy issues to rival luke skywalker. You 0k . Katyjoins him on a trip to mako to find his Sister And Fight against The ten Rings Organisation who will be familiar to devotees of The marvel cinematic universe. Directed by destin daniel cretton, this is also The first Marvel Film where The majority of The cast are asian or of asian descent. Shang chi. Shawn chi. No, Shang Chi. Shawn chi. Shang. Shawn. Shang. Shawn. S h a N G shang. Shang . Yeah. Star, Simu Liu makes a likeable lead and is joined by seasoned actors, Michelle Yeoh and tony leung, with Menger Zhang making an impressive Screen Debut as Shang Chis sister. Marvel regular Benedict Wong also makes a welcome return. But once again, The secret weapon is that fabulous awkwafina, and her irreverent comic asides. Even if shes also There to explain everything in very simple terms. Personally, i could have done without The return of Ben Kingsley as Hammy Actor trevor slattery, who first appeared in Iron Man 3. And his fluffy Cg Sidekick seems aimed to please purely small kids and The merchandising department. That aside, The film is fantastic to look at, from visual effects to costumes all The departments are at The top of Their game here. Shang chi is an entertaining blockbuster that should please fans of The mcu, and its a historic moment for asian representation in mainstream movies. Who are you . Its in cinemas now. I hear your sisters back. She came home herself. Where was she . Where did The police find her . Is she 0k . Lauren . She gasps. A missing woman returns home in wildfire, an impressive debut from director, cathy brady. Nika mcguigan plays kelly, Who Reappears in her small Thern-irish'>NorThern Irish Town A year after she vanished. Hersister, lauren, played by nora jane noone, is relieved but also angry with kelly for putting her through The trauma of The past year. As kelly shakes up laurens suburban existence, The sisters tragic past is revealed. Its a tense and powerful drama exploring loss, Mental Health and family, with strong supporting performances from Martin Mccann and also kate dickey, whom we saw in last weeks our ladies. But this film really belongs to its two female leads who are terrific and very believable as siblings. Wildfire is an intense and moving watch thats made all The more poignant knowing that star Nika Mcguigan sadly passed away last year. Its in cinemas now. I could never make up this plot. If i did, somebody would say, this is preposterous, this would not happen. I was so overwhelmed by this story. Its unbelievable. Onto a documentary about a literary Scandal Misha and The wolves. If you havent heard of misha defonseca, dont look her up before watching, because this doc is The cinematic equivalent of a real page turner. Misha is a Holocaust Survivor. Shes here to tell her astonishing story. You couldve heard a pin drop. When she was only seven years old, she walked alone through nazi occupied countries, across thousands of miles, in search of her deported parents. In 1997, defonseca published her memoirs of surviving The holocaust as a child, partly by befriending a pack of wolves. The book was a huge success, but her publisher, jane daniel, had nagging doubts about The veracity of The tale, especially after misha turned down The chance to appear on oprah. After The pair fell out, daniel hired investigators to dig deeper, and The results make for shocking viewing. But There are plenty of colourful talking heads, most of whom are female, which strikes me as rare. Shes trying to hide something. I wouldve loved to have heard more from The wolf breeders, who make a fascinating contribution, although TheDetective Work from a real Holocaust Survivor is at The heart of this film thats as unsettling as it is sensational. He speaks french. How can this possibly be . Shes both a victim and a villain in this story. Its in cinemas now. This is how it works. You give me 20 of The takings thats The door, TheCloak Room and The bar. I say who comes in, i say who goes out. My word is final. Its a deal. Next up, essex criminals and The fifth in The rise of TheFoot Soldier series. Rise of TheFoot Soldier origins Stars Terry Stone as tony tucker, The real Life Drug Dealer who was killed in 1995. This traces his move from Army Vet to nightclub doorman, whos played by series newcomer, vinniejones. Tony is introduced as a Big Hearted Geezer who is always prepared to drop his kebab in order to break up a fight. His descent into crazed criminal behaviour all seems a bit sudden. What starts off like a Recruitment Ad for The army moves into a tawdry Nightclub Thriller and Borderline Spoof of british crime movies. Ill find ya unprovoked violence comes thick and fast, and i feel like They might be going for some kind of record for use of The c word. Its disturbing in parts, but often so over The top, you have to laugh. Theres some criminal use of good music, like new order, and some music that is just criminal in itself. Die hard Foot Soldier fans may wish to know that this is in cinemas now. If youre curious about it for comedy value, Then you might want to wait for it to come to The small screen. Ive always done things backwards. I kissed you. And Then i met you. What The. . Oh, my god i thought you were someone else congratulations on your upcoming wedding. I dont know how upcoming it is, he wont set a date. Well talk about it later. Later. Teddy, what is it. With you and later . Hot on The heels of The brilliant Palm Springs comes anoTher comedy inspired by The classic groundhog day. The Australian Film Long Story Short StarsRafe Spall as teddy, a Serial Procrastinator who marries leanne, The woman of his dreams, played by zahra newman. After his wedding day, teddy wakes up and its one year later. Leanne is pregnant and teddy is seriously confused, especially when he continues jumping into his own future, one year at a time, on his wedding anniversary. Josh lawsons comedy is very open about its debt to groundhog day, which is referred to several times, and this also has a strong whiff of its a wonderful life. This is about lesson learning, and while its messages are driven home simply and invariably repetitively, The film benefits from endearing characters and spall� s gift for sarcastic asides. Long story short might not be a classic, but its a pleasant way to pass The time. Its on Sky Cinema and TheStreaming Service now. Thanks for watching TheFilm Review with me, anna smith, and for watching The show from our Home Studios for The past year and a half. Mark will be back from his break next week, when The show will be coming from The bbc studio. Hold on, everybody ah we make a good team The warm and sunny spells. SouThern and eastern scotland staying mainly dry until late on along The eastern side of norThern ireland but as you can see some Rain Moving in with freshening wind and that will make for a wet evening in scotland and norThern ireland and overnight into monday some of this rain pushes down into parts of norThern england. It will be a mild start to monday. One through monday patchy rain to parts of norThern ireland and scotland slowly drying out. The numbers seeing sunny spells and as we go from monday into tuesday The warmth in england and wales will expand Northwards Into Scotland and norThern ireland with plenty of sunshine. Goodbye. This is Bbc News with The latest headlines for viewers in The uk and around The world. Pakistans Spy Chief visits kabul. What does it mean for The talibans yet to be announced government . Meanwhile, The taliban claims its fighters are closing in on The last organised group defying Them in The panjshir valley. Here in The uk, labour says Theres a strong case for offering all 12 to 15 year olds covid vaccinations The governments scientific advisors dont support it. Tuna stocks recover after years of overfishing, but The future of oTher species is still on The line