A true undiscovered gem.
Our TV movie pick for tonight (Thursday, 13 March) is Boss Level, the 2020 sci-fi action flick co-written and directed by Joe Carnahan (Copshop, Narc, The Grey).
In the vein of stories like Groundhog Day and Edge of Tomorrow, Copshop’s Frank Grillo plays a former special forces agent named Roy Pulver who is trapped in a time loop that constantly repeats the day of his murder.
After 140 days of this loop, Pulver has become more adept at dodging the eclectic gang of killers dispatched to take him out.
This is as he tries to uncover clues about a secret government project that could unlock the mystery behind his death and why he is experiencing such bizarre phenomena.
“In a race against the clock, Pulver must hunt down Colonel Ventor (Mel Gibson, Braveheart), the powerful head of the government program, while outrunning skilled ruthless assassins determined to keep him from the truth in order to break out of the loop, save his family and live once again for tomorrow,” the plot synopsis reads.
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Boss Level’s star-studded cast also includes Annabelle Wallis (Peaky Blinders), Ken Jeong (The Hangover), Michelle Yeoh (Everything Everywhere All at Once) and Naomi Watts (King Kong).
And the movie’s brilliantly bonkers action sequences, clever video game-inspired story, and likeable lead turn from Grillo make it well-worth seeking out for genre fans.
Sadly, the film did not get a cinema release in Ireland, going straight to Prime Video instead.
And though it is no longer streaming on the service, you have a chance to watch Boss Level again tonight on Film4 at 9pm.
It should also be available to stream on Channel 4’s website after it airs.
Here are the other movies on TV tonight:
The Ipcress File / Get Carter – BBC Four – 8pm / 10.45pm
It’s a double bill of Michael Caine classics.
High Plains Drifter – ITV4 – 9pm
Clint Eastwood stars in this great Western with a twist. It was also the first film in the genre that he directed.
The Pearl of Death – Sky Arts – 9pm
A 1944 Sherlock Holmes film with Basil Rathbone.
Analyze This – Comedy Central – 9pm
In this well-liked ’90s comedy, a crisis-stricken mafioso (Robert De Niro) solicits the assistance of a reluctant psychiatrist (Billy Crystal)
Ferrari: Race to Immortality – Sky Showcase – 9pm
A sports doc chronicling the early years of the Scuderia Ferrari racing team.
Dorian Gray – Sky Max – 10pm
An adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s novel The Picture of Dorian Gray featuring Ben Barnes and Colin Firth.
Memento – Film4 – 11pm
Christopher Nolan’s brilliant breakthrough thriller noir stars recent Oscar nominee Guy Pearce as a man with anterograde amnesia hunting for his wife’s killer.
Kull the Conqueror – ITV4 – 11.15pm
The poorly received ’90s fantasy flick starring Kevin Sorbo.
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