the film review on bbc news. to take us through this week's cinema releases is mark kermode. so, mark, what do we have this week? a very mixed bag, we have logan, a superhero movie that is not really a superhero movie that is not really a superhero movie. viceroy‘s house, a handsome period drama from gurinder chadha. and certain women, the latest low— key chadha. and certain women, the latest low—key offering from kelly reichardt. so wolverine, back with us. reichardt. so wolverine, back with us. in a way, that missiles it, so this is basically a superhero movie that isn't about superheroes, it is about ageing and arthritis and growing old. wow, i am already surprised! it is an x-men movie for people who prefer westerns to comic book adaptations. dead in a not too distant future in which the hugh jackman character, will bring, is making a living as a limo driver. he is looking wretched, bloodshot eyes, and he is looking at their patrick stewa rt‘s charles and he is looking at their patrick stewart's charles xavier, who has a degenerative brain disease in the most dangerous brain in the world. they are living off the grid, trying to keep themselves to themselves, or at least that is what they are trying to do. hey, carl, it looks like mr munson hired some muscle. looks that way. he's a friend of mine. friend with a big mouth. i hear that a lot. you probably hear this too. rifle cocked. more than i'd like. then you know the drill. i'm going to count to three, and you're going to start walking away. i got rights to this one. one. i have a lawyer now. two. three. ah—ah—ah! you know the drill, get the hell out of here. now, the interesting thing about the film is, often with the superhero comic book franchise is, you know exactly where you are. this is such a different beast, the plot involves a different beast, the plot involves a young girl who logan byndom is of having to take care of, he is forced to do so by circumstances. —— finds himself. the real themes of violence and redemption, there is a big western theme, it refers again and again to shane, clint eastwood's and forgiven. there is a line that recurs, there is no living with the killing. some of the violence does involve a young child, it is bloody and brutal and properly shocking. like deadpool, this is a 15 certificate, it is not for kids. but unlike deadpool, it is not played for laughs, it is a film about what happens when you get old, when you are trying to make sense of your life, when you are trying to find some kind of redemption in a world which is fundamentally broken. as i said, when you talk about those things, the western theme keeps coming back. there is violence, quite surprisingly and is. and that is the bit that puts me off. but it has context and meaning, and it has pain, it doesn'tjust feel exciting, it feels like there is genuine pain. when you think that we have seen so many of these movies in which entire cities are merrily wiped out and you don't feel anything at all, in this you do. no—one was more surprised than me, it is directed byjames mangold, obviously, a really fine piece of work that stands on its own, and you don't have to have seen all loved the other films, you should give it a. 0k. the next one i wa nt to should give it a. 0k. the next one i want to like, because i really like company macro's work. and i do like it, it is a handsome period drama which blends history and personal drama. you have hugh bonneville and gillian anderson as lord and lady mountbatten. the story is told through the prism of the people who are working in the household, so whilst upstairs you have dignitaries and politicians arguing about the fate of nations, downstairs you have all these different characters whose fates seem to reflect those of the larger end byron. there is a romeo and juliet romance at the heart, which was a false move, it never really gelled for me. it looks like gurinder chadha wanted to make a popular, mainstream drama, that would work for a multiplex audience, that would be entertaining, and i think she has done that. i know that some people have complained that the film plays to the gallery, it is so simple, broad strokes characters, but i think that she has understood what the audience needs, and she has managed to delay complicated story ina way managed to delay complicated story in a way which is accessible. obviously, it is a particular take on that story, but i was surprisingly charmed, because it is a movie that has that right cheeky wit, which are a lot of the stuff does, even among these complex historical events which are often so brutal. certain women, i don't know much about it, quite a cast. it is great, kelly reichardt, this is a triptych of tales by maile meloy, and they are put together in one film, and the stories intertwine, but only slightly. in one of them, laura dern is a lawyer who has a client who has an old casey keeps coming back to, cannot move on from it. michelle williams is attempting to build a dream house while her life and marriage is falling apart. in the third, kristen stewart and lily gladstone are a teacher and a rancher who strike up an unlikely friendship, here is a clip. i took thisjob i took this job before i took thisjob before i finished law school. i wanted anyjob, family, loans coming through. i guess i was thinking about belgrave, which is a lot closer. so stupid. then i got a realjob. and they are letting me do this because they think it is funny. it takes me four hours to get here, it is going to ta ke hours to get here, it is going to take the four hours to get back. i have to work in the morning. you can tell from that, the tone of the film seems to be, remember that famous quote about waiting for godot? nothing happens twice? in this film, nothing happens three times, butan this film, nothing happens three times, but an awful lot is happening when nothing is happening. it is the looks which are saying more than the dialogue, and what i like about this, kelly reichardt was a film—maker who works on mood, long shots, you believe in these characters absolutely, and the story is not evident immediately, you have to give its time, let it settle. it isa to give its time, let it settle. it is a film i want to see again. the performances are fantastically naturalistic, you do believe in the characters, sometimes to the point where you think, i am going to stay with them for a while, even though i am not sure whether narrative thread is going. over the course of the drama, it does have a cumulative affect, but so much of it is to do with the tone of the atmosphere, you know, the way in which people look at each other, the environment in which they find themselves, the isolation, the way in which they do oi’ isolation, the way in which they do or do not relate to the other characters around them and the landscape. that is a very hard sell, you are not going to put that on a movie poster, the way you may or may not relate to the people and the landscape around you! but it is a film that you have to meet halfway, but she is a superb director, great performances. it sounds intriguing to me, that put it on my list, for sure. and can there be any doubt about film of the week? moonlight is the best thing in cinemas at the moment, the best thing i have seen ina very moment, the best thing i have seen in a very long time. it won the best picture oscar, and when was the last time that the best film of the actually won the oscar for best film of the year? finally it happens! it is so brilliant that it did, barry jenkins has done a brilliantjob, a coming—of—age story, a triptych, three periods in the same character's life, played by three different actors. it is about a tough life, but it has got immense beauty, wonderful soundtrack, it looks fabulous, you really believe in the characters, it is tactile, sensuous and strange and adventurous. and everything that you wa nt adventurous. and everything that you want a movie to be. everything about it says, this is great, no way this will win big at the awards, and it did, and it is such a brilliant thing, iam did, and it is such a brilliant thing, i am so pleased for barry jenkins. he is still a very young director, and you don't realise that, in movie terms, it was made on a berry small budget. absolutely tiny, and it is one of those demonstrations that it is not about your resources, it is about passion, commitment and talent. this is a low—budget movie, when you compare what it is up against, and it is really wonderful. you talk about passion and it meant, that takes us to the dvd. i, daniel blake, it was overlooked by the academy, and it is a great shame that it was, unbelievably powerful, directed by ken loach, great performances, and the story which basically has a message, the message being that bureaucracy can be used as a tool of oppression. that doesn't sound like it will make for great drama, but it does, it is about characters that you like and care about, and it has got a foodbank sequence that is one of the most perfect pieces of film—making, understated film—making. the cameras stay a long way away from the character, they watch the action play out in real time, and it is so powerful. so moving. it is notjust that it has a message, the way in which tells the story is powerful. as a piece of film—making, it is really brilliant. i. film—making, it is really brilliant. i, daniel blake is out on dvd if you don't want to go to the cinema, stay at home and watch and possibly sob! it isa at home and watch and possibly sob! it is a good week in all those varieties. a quick reminder before we go that you'll find more film news and reviews from across the bbc online at bbc.co.uk/film. and you can find all our previous programmes on the bbc iplayer. that's it for this week, though. thanks for watching, goodbye. good evening. we saw a fair bit of cloud and rain through the day, all working northwards, and this was a picture taken not so long ago by one of our weather watchers in barnsley, big puddles in the garden, and we are expecting to see some fairly u nsettled are expecting to see some fairly unsettled weather over the next two days, yes, over the weekend expect rain, some of it on the heavy side. this is the satellite sequence showing a lot of cloud across much of the uk, lovely day in northern scotland, but rain working ever northwards, followed by a crop of showers in the south and west, those moving further northwards and eastwards over the next few days, further rain working up from the south overnight. a lot going on overnight, temperatures not struggling away too far, around 4 degrees in glasgow, 7—8 in cardiff and london. a pretty wet start to the weekend for many parts of the uk, particularly so in these thameside scotland, wet and windy and quite as well. —— in the eastern side of scotland. the eastern side of england may start on a bit of a dull and wet note, but the rain will not last too long, and the bulk of england getting off to a reasonable start with some sunshine getting through. there will be more clouds towards the western side of england and wales, showers waiting in the winds, one or two showers dotted around england and wales through the day tomorrow, but generally dry and bright. but in scotland, and windy and cold, rain moving further northwards, and that should slowly ease away to the north of northern ireland. temperatures in scotland 7-8, 12 ireland. temperatures in scotland 7—8, 12 or ireland. temperatures in scotland 7-8, 12 or 13 ireland. temperatures in scotland 7—8, 12 or 13 and the london area. heavy snow this weekend in the alps, as much as one metre in places with an avalanche risk increasing. meanwhile, back on our shores, weather fronts bringing wetter weather fronts bringing wetter weather to england and wales, so something of a role reversal with the wettest weather on sunday to england and wales, not so much across scotland and northern ireland. again, seven or8 across scotland and northern ireland. again, seven or 8 degrees, 11 or 12. looking ahead to monday, there will be rain skirting through south wales, southern counties of england, largely dry further north. tuesday start on a dry note, active band of rain from the atlantic, so quite a lot going on, keep an eye on the forecast. a tunnel vision nationalism, which focuses only on independence at any cost, sells scotland short. the snp, for its part, has accused mrs may of mind—boggling hypocrisy. also tonight: the shoreham airshow disaster in which 11 people were killed. an inquiry concludes the pilot flew too low and was too slow. the red cross claims chemical weapons have been used in an attack not fit for purpose — scathing criticism of cumbria police's botched investigation into the death of poppi worthington. the dup and sinn fein are returned as