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20th Jun 2020

Here are the best movies on TV this evening

Alan Loughnane

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It’s Saturday and there’s plenty of reasons to be cheerful.

  1. The easing of lockdown measures has been accelerated.
  2. This means, barring another wave, a return to some semblance of normality is on the cards.
  3. We’ve loads of quizzes you can do, starting here and here.
  4. There’s a rake of movies on TV tonight.

There’s four compelling reasons to be optimistic at the moment but if you need any more, just let us know.

Here’s the pick of the movies tonight.

Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them – ITV2 – 6.20pm

The first of the Harry Potter prequels.

Bend It Like Beckham – E4 – 6.40pm

Sport, comedy, misinformed parents and romance. A really enjoyable movie which is worth watching if you’re flicking the TV around this evening.

X-Men: The Last Stand – Film4 – 6.55pm

The third instalment of the comic book franchise is a bit all over the place. But it’s also a lot of fun all the same.

Magic Mike – Comedy Central – 9pm

My neighbour went to see this in the cinema and told me that it’s full of lads taking their clothes off but there’s also a good story in it as well.

So I’m relaying his review to you now.

The Ugly Truth – E! Entertainment – 9pm

When this movie was released in 2009, The Guardian’s Sady Doyle said “this is a movie for women who hate women.”

Gerard Butler and Katherine Heigl star.

Dirty Grandpa – Film4 – 9pm

How on earth did this ever get made?

Book Club – Channel 4 – 9pm

Four friends read 50 Shades of Grey as part of their book club and things start to change. Diane Keaton, Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen, and Mary Steenburgen star.

Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool – RTÉ2 – 9.40pm

Adapted from the 1986 memoir by Peter Turner, it follows the final years of the life of actress Gloria Grahame as she lives with a terminal illness.

The Nice Guys – ITV4 – 11pm

This was on RTÉ2 last night and is a very underrated movie. Russell Crowe and Ryan Gosling are a hell of a duo.

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