Occasion, you make a wish. And that comet, thats a special occasion. Dad says wishes dont come true. He does . Richard dreyfuss is angus, the retired widower whose spirits may be down, but whose head is in the stars. A keen astronomer, hes always dreamed of going into space, a dream which becomes a possible reality thanks to a tv contest to win a once in a lifetime seat on a commercial spaceship. You could look 65. Angus may be too old and too infirm to qualify, but in the whimsical wish fulfilment world of sheena mcleods debut future, he still has a shot. Angus stewart. Youre going to be an astronaut its clear from the outset that this very modest drama doesnt have the resources or the desire to become a space travel extravaganza. This was always going to be a down to earth tale of an elderly men facing up to life in a retirement home, balancing loss and loneliness with his still vibrant sense of adventure. Something this film captures rather nicely. Theres also an echo of roy neary, the character dreyfus played in close encounters. Suggesting that angus is what roy could have become if he hadnt climbed aboard the spaceship all those years ago. Originally intended for Theatrical Release in the uk, astronaut has a televisual quality which means it loses nothing by being watched at home rather than in the cinema. In fact, right now its ideal home viewing fare. Its available from monday. What . Thats moving pretty fast. Altogether more adventurous is sea fever. The feature debut from talented bafta winning niessa hardiman. Indebted to but not defined by the claustrophobic spirit of alien and the thing. This adventurous eco chiller plays out on a fishing boat trailing the west irish sea. Joining the crew is a Research Student who gets more than she bargained for when the boat strays and becomes entangled with a mysterious underwater parasite. Take out the barnacles for us. That could be anything. Thats what youre here for. An International Co production featuring danish connie nielsen, english Hermione Corfield and scottish dougray scott, sea fever is an excellent example of how to get big results from a small budget. Finely drawn characters and a properly thought out script draw us into this confined world in which we only ever know as much as the crew members who find themselves horribly stranded while a quarantine subplot strikes an accidentally timely note. The special effects are limited, but inventive. Meaning that sea fever relies on atmosphere and tension to deliver its thrills, an endeavour in which its aided by christoffer franzens eerie ambient score. There are couple ofjumps, but this isnt some formulaic quiet, quiet, bang affair. On the contrary, this is a film that gets you from the inside, much like its mysterious intruder. You can catch see fever on digital hd on all major platforms and on blu ray. Why not keep the party going . Depends on what you have in mind. Lets hit a bar. Are you kidding me . There are no bars. Theres like 7 elevens and diary queens. Sticking with horror, we summon the darkness is a satirical crowd pleaser of frightfulness at the uks premier horror Film Festival frightfest. Set in the late 80s, the story follows three Young American women who we first meet travelling to a rock concert amid News Headlines of satanic murders. You girls be careful now. Why, you dont think we can fend for ourselves . Johnny knoxville is the fundamentalist preacher snake oil selling voice rains from radio and tvs, ranting about devil signs and devil beats, of which there are plenty at the concert. It all seems fairly generic, but the film is more interesting wrong footing its audience than in pandering to its audiences expectations. Its hardly groundbreaking, but we summon the darkness makes the most of its narrative on keeping its tongue firmly in its cheek. Ifor the light i for the light was on and thought somebody was robbing the place. What was that . What was what . Theres a fair amount of blood letting in both of those horror titles, but neither has a body count that comes close to extraction, the new Chris Hemsworth movie thats not to be confused with the bruce willis stinker of the same title which critics have argued is about as fun as having a tooth removed. They were hoping if you spin the chamber enough times you will catch a bullet. Originally entitled dakar, this film finds hemsworth enlisted to kill a frankly Staggering Number of people with guns, knives, bombs and occasionally with his bare hands. Turns out hes very good at it, although inevitably hes haunted by the ghosts of the past, in particular the memory of a child whose loss has left him with a death wish. Cant you trust me . No. Good. No. Written by joe russo, co helmer of avengers infinity war and endgame, and directed by stunt specialist sam hargrave, the main selling point is the virtuoso action sequences against eyecatching backdrops. Labyrinthine chases that appear to play out in single shots, following characters out of windows, down streets, into cars, all without obvious cuts. During these adrenaline fuelled set pieces, you can just about forget about the emptiness of the story. Just about. A touch of class is added to the cast and hemsworth makes a very good punch bag, even when fighting a gang of street kids that he dubs the goonies from hell. You can find extraction on netflix now. Far more thoughtful is moffie, an arresting adaptation about his Compulsory Military Service in the South African Defence Force in the early 80s. Would you like a drink . No, im fine, thanks. You sure . You know where were going . Like Stanley Kubricks full metaljacket, the film is divided into two segments. The first during a brutalising training regime, in are forced into macho conformity. The second in active duty near angola. Described as an examination of shame amongst a generation of men being militarized, moffie, the title is a derogatory term for a gay man or supposedly effeminate man, is a powerful examination of toxic masculinity, homophobia and racism. That sounds like a tough watch, but the movie itself is actually surprisingly engaging, and even tender. Thanks to some intimately terrific camerawork from jamie ramsay, great performances by the cast, and an adventurous if occasionally overpowering use of music that draws us right into this world. Its available now. We understand the arm here has given him a taste. But we think its now time to finish the job. No, dont do that. Not that sort of business, you know what im saying . Its time to get into that business, if you know what im saying. For my own pick of the very best film available for home viewing, i choose calm with horses. On a broad range of on demand platforms from monday. Inventively adapted from colin barretts young skins collection, this striking directorial feature film is about a broken boxer turned between loyalty to his family and the criminal gang for whom he has become an enforcer. Lens with unexpected beauty and brilliantly scored by blank mass, aka Benjamin John power. Its shaping up as one of my favourite films of the year. Thats not you. Ive heard that a lot lately. Just time to flag up the fact that guy ritchies latest geezery romp the gentleman comes to blu ray and dvd on monday. Matthew mcconaughey is the retiring marijuana kingpin whose brit based empire is under threat from a collection of leery stereotypes. While hugh grant has fun as a camp, sleazy tabloid investigator. I dont want to play a game. Please . No. Some critics and audiences found it funny, but to my ear itjust sounded like a bunch of drunken tarantino fans who spent too much time hanging out in one of guy ritchies celebrity london pubs. Hey ho. Thats it for this week. Thanks for watching. Stay safe, and i will be back next week with more home viewing treats. I forgot to wash my hands. Hello. There tend to be pros and cons of most weather set ups in the uk. The dry conditions of the last few days have been great for getting the washing out on the line and for doing work in the garden, but for gardeners, the dry weather has meant the extra work of watering. This april, for some, could turn out to be one of the driest aprils on record. Although, for the last few days of the month and the week ahead, nature is going to take a turn at pepping things up a little bit in terms of the rainfall, especially from midweek onwards. For this evening and overnight, a quiet story. Some showers for the far north of scotland. Generally, a picture with clear skies and still enough across east anglia and the south east of england for us to see a frost develop in one or two spots. Again, something for gardeners and growers to be aware of. For sunday, a fine day for many. However, we do have a weather front coming into play, which will start the day across southern scotland and northern ireland. Merely, really, its a band of cloud, but we may see a bit of rain out of it as it drifts into Northern England and north wales later on. Ahead of it, across south wales, the midlands, lincolnshire, parts of yorkshire, there could be some heavy thunderstorms through the afternoon. To the south of that, still warm airaround, temperatures 20 21. To the north of the front, its a cooler, fresher feel. And that cooler air will continue its journey southwards behind our weather front as we move on into monday. Again on monday, the front actually not that much to look at, mostly a band of thicker cloud. To the south, though, something a little bit more disruptive coming up from france into the south west and across southern counties of england to get into the latter part of the day. Still warm for the southernmost counties. Elsewhere, the cooler air working its way in and some showers across northern scotland. Heres the low pressure that will bring the more widespread rainfall for us as we look into tuesday and the middle part of the week. Surging up from the south, so not particularly chilly, but certainly notably cooler as that rain arrives. Some of that rain is going to be quite heavy, and the wind will start to pick up as well. Mostly the rain for england and wales on tuesday. For scotland and northern ireland, still largely dry with some sunny spells. Temperatures still up to 15 or 16 where we have the rain, but of course thats five degrees down on some of the highs well have seen through the weekend. And then wednesday and thursday, the low pressure throws its influence further north, and its a case of rain or showers for just about all of us. This is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. Coronavirus has now claimed the lives of 200,000 people around the world. The number of deaths in uk hospitals passes 20,000. For the nation in particular, this is a deeply tragic and moving moment. All our thoughts and sympathies are with those individuals that have lost family members through this horrendous and absolutely appalling virus. Coronavirus tests for uk key workers through the government website were booked up within an hour of it reopening today. The governor of new york the us state worst hit by the coronovirus outbreak authorises independent pharmacies