It’s Friday.
We’re approaching the weekend, so here’s what movies are on TV today.
Ender’s Game – Film4 – 6.45pm
Ender Wiggin, a brilliant young strategist, is recruited by the International Military to lead the force defending Earth from a genocidal alien race bent on annihilating humankind.
The Dukes of Hazzard – Comedy Central – 8pm
Falls well short of the easy charm of the original series.
Faster – Virgin Media One – 9pm
The Rock stars in this action picture with a bit of thought behind it.
Ted 2 – E4 – 9pm
Nowhere near as funny as the first but still some very enjoyable moments.
War for the Planet of the Apes – Film4 – 9pm
Some critics described this movie as an “improbably magnificent film”, and they’re correct.
Tara Road – RTÉ2 – 9.35pm
Adapted from the Maeve Binchy novel, Ria Lynch in Dublin and Marilyn Vine in New England, do a house swap, which proves to be very useful to both parties.
Rush – BBC One – 11.15pm
One of our favourite sports movies of the last ten years.
Jarhead – Sky Atlantic – 11.30pm
Based on the book of the same name, it tells the story of an dysfunctional unit and an undisciplined Marine during the Persian Gulf War.
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