One of the best Irish horror movies ever is on TV tonight

Holding an 88% score on Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an incredibly cool premise.

The dramatic feature debut from documentarian and TV veteran Paul Duane (Amber, Secret Diary of a Call Girl), the film centres around Anna (Simone Collins) and Aleks (Charlie Maher). They are a couple who are part of a secret organisation that believes magical power is contained in old, forgotten songs.

As such, the pair travel around Ireland seeking out trad tunes. The lesser heard and known the better.

The duo find themselves directed to Rita Concannon (the always hypnotic Olwen Fouéré, The Northman). She is the last in a line of women to have handed a song down through generations, one that has never been recorded and is forbidden to men.

When Anna and Aleks make a secret recording of the tune, however, they open the door to an ancient evil and madness.

Featuring a striking and disquieting soundtrack from Ian Lynch (Lankum), All You Need is Death sees Duane putting an Irish and musical spin on folk horror, resulting in one of the best entries in the sub-genre we've seen in a long time.

While the movie's distinct tone and off-kilter story may put off some casual viewers, those seeking something truly inventive and unique should definitely add the film to their watchlist.

Holding an 88% Rotten Tomatoes score, All You Need is Death is airing on TV tonight on RTÉ2 at 9.30pm.

The film is also available to stream on Prime Video and Shudder.

Here are the other movies on TV tonight:

Knight and Day - Film4 - 9pm

This decent action flick sees Cameron Diaz play a classic car restorer, who unwittingly gets caught up with an eccentric secret agent (Tom Cruise) on the run from the CIA.

Needful Things - Sky Sci-Fi - 9pm

The '90s Stephen King adaptation starring Ed Harris and Max Von Sydow that we recently recommended.

Another Man Another Chance - TG4 - 9pm

A '70s Western with James Caan and Geneviève Bujold.

Transporter 2 - E4 - 9pm

Jason Statham is... the transporter (again).

Safe House - Legend - 9pm

In his decent action thriller, a young CIA agent (Ryan Reynolds) is tasked with looking after a fugitive (Denzel Washington) in a safe house, but finds himself on the run with his charge when the location is attacked.

Rambo: Last Blood - Legend Xtra - 9pm

Sylvester Stallone's very violent final outing as action man John Rambo.

Cold in July - Legend Xtra - 10.50pm

A brilliant but underseen 2014 crime thriller that we’d also recommend.

Apocalypse Now: Final Cut - Film4 - 11.10pm

This Vietnam War-set thriller epic remains one of the greatest films ever made.

In Camera - BBC Two - 11.10pm

This 2023 British drama about a struggling actor (Nabhaan Rizwan) holds a 100% Rotten Tomatoes score.

Love Affair - RTÉ One - 11.15pm

A '90s romantic drama starring real-life couple Annette Bening and Warren Beatty.

Double Team - Legend - 11.15pm

The cult ’90s action movie starring Jean-Claude Van Damme, Dennis Rodman and Mickey Rourke.

Rubikon - Sky Sci-Fi - 11.35pm

This Austrian sci-fi centres on the crew of a space station who clash with each other after Earth disappears below them in a brown, toxic fog, and all contact is broken off with the ground.