scoffs. in the lead role, miller, who shone in 2018 s american woman, continues to impress, carrying the weight of an elliptical drama that constantly threatens to collapse around her. as for the film, it doesn t quite hang together, with the central conceit teetering on the brink of silliness, threatening to exasperate rather than engage its audience. but if the result is ultimately a failure, then at least it s an admirable failure. and i d always rather see a film maker aim high and fall short than simply play it safe. wander darkly is available on digital download from monday. altogether more successful, although no less fantastical, is raya and the last dragon, the latest eye popping animation from disney. six years of searching. please let this be it. whoa! focus! eyes forward, tuk tuk! good boy! kelly marie tran, who played rose tico in the star wars movies, provides the voice of raya, a young woman struggling to reunite the warring kingdoms of her homeland. to do this
in the field, as you can see. farmers hoped they may be able to turn back the clock and attract more local workers like they did in the past. how many british workers have you got here now? none. no british workers at all. we had five young lads who came to work for us and then it got wet and it was windy and their backs ached, theyjust said they couldn t hack it any more. the government has given 30,000 visas this year to foreign fruit and vegetable pickers, but farmers say the scheme also needs to include flowers. ministers have promised they will make sure that all sectors have the labour they need in future. if you re wondering why the farmers don tjust use machinery to pick the daffodils instead, well, they say it s not really practical because there are so many different varieties of flower, all growing at different heights and blooming at different times. they say without changes, their industry could also wither and die. jon kay, bbc news, cornwall. beautiful. now it
and higher pressure is here this weekend, so we should see plenty of dry and settled conditions. 0ver weekend, so we should see plenty of dry and settled conditions. over the coming days we will see quite a dramatic change. i ll be back with more details. it s saturday, the 6th of march. our top story: pressure is mounting on the government over its proposed pay offer of 1% for health workers in england, after it was claimed that a long term plan had assumed an increase of double that. nhs providers, which represents trusts in england, accused ministers of snatching planned pay rises from the pockets of deserving nhs staff. four health unions have written to the chancellor, urging him to reconsider. our health editor hugh pym reports. nhs providers is the first employers group to wade into the health service pay row in england. it argues that a long term government financial plan for the nhs in 2019 included a commitment to pay staff a wage increase ofjust over 2% from this
establishment in the dig, winslet s anning faces the double whammy of being both largely self taught and a woman. this, at a time when the geological society of london, for example, was a men only enclave. more problematic, i think, is the chilly tone of the film, which reminded me somewhat of the austere mood of michael winterbottom s jude, an early critical triumph for kate winslet. both films have much to admire artistically, but also left me rather cold. you can find ammonite on a wide range of digital platforms. sticking with british films, the banishing is a 305 set haunted house chiller from christopher smith, whose cv ranges from the death line style subway chiller creep through the satirical slasher severance, to the mediaeval romp, black death. silence. what s this room? mummy says you re not to go there. excuse me? mummy says you re forbidden. jessica brown findlay is marianne, a reverend s wife who moves into a dusty home full of creaks, shadows and secrets. anya
sticking with british films, the banishing is a 30s set haunted house chiller from christopher smith, whose cv ranges from the death line style subway chiller creep through the satirical slasher severance, to the mediaeval romp, black death. what s this room? mummy says you re not to go there. excuse me? mummy says you re forbidden. jessica brown findlay is marianne, a reverend s wife who moves into a dusty home full of creaks, shadows and secrets. anya mckenna bruce is adelaide, a young girl who seems to fall under the influence of strange forces, turning her against marianne and leading her back into the house s dark history. are you talking about the voices? what did you hear? it was nothing. it s a history that s only too familiar to sean harris flamehead spiritualist harry and to john lynch s strangely sinister malachi, who s placed this family within these dangerous walls. hauntingly lensed by cinematographer sarah cunningham, the banishing is atmospheric fare that le