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Movies & TV

13th Jan 2021

Here are the best movies on TV today

Alan Loughnane

Movies on TV

Wednesday.

Another day, another lockdown, another night in front of the TV.

Good movie news has been in plentiful supply today with the revelations that Netflix is going to release a new movie every single week for 2021 with some of the biggest names in the world starring and directing in them.

But for now, here’s the best movies on TV today.

Super 8 – Film4 – 6.45pm

JJ Abrams directs a group of movie-loving kids fighting for their lives in Smalltown USA, as a mysterious monster prowls the night-time streets.

Ender’s Game – Sky One – 9pm

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.

X-Men: Apocalypse – Film4 – 9pm

Some of the newer X-Men films are good, and some are not.

(This is not).

American Pie – Comedy Central – 9pm

One of the most memorable comedies of all time.

Thunderball – ITV4 – 10pm

Sean Connery as James Bond. This sits comfortably inside the top ten best Bond movies.

Spectre baddies are also introduced for the first time as we know them.

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