
Movies & TV


Our TV movie pick for tonight (Monday, 23 February) is Dark Waters, a 2019 legal thriller based on true events.
It revolves around a corporate defence attorney (Mark Ruffalo, Spotlight) who takes on an environmental lawsuit against a chemical company on behalf of a family friend and farmer (Bill Camp, The Queen's Gambit) who claims his cows are being poisoned.
As the attorney dives deep into the case, he exposes a lengthy history of pollution - one that not just impacts the health of livestock but of people too.
Thanks to its urgent subject matter, the horror-tinged atmosphere conjured by director Todd Haynes (Carol, Far From Heaven, May December) and two hugely empathetic performances by Camp and Ruffalo, Dark Waters earned rave reviews - boasting an 89% Rotten Tomatoes score.
JOE, however, is also recommending the movie because it deserves a much larger audience, having sadly only garnered less than $25 million at the box office upon release.
Dark Waters is airing on TV tonight on BBC Two at 11.35pm.
Champions - TG4 - 9.30pm
A former minor-league basketball coach receives a court order to manage a team of players with intellectual disabilities. Together they can go further than they ever imagined.
xXx: The Return of Xander Cage – ITV4 – 9pm/10.10pm
Action thriller, starring Vin Diesel, Donnie Yen, Toni Collette and Samuel L Jackson.
Blind Fury - Legend - 1.30am
A blind Vietnam veteran trains in martial arts while convalescing and eventually returns to America, where he helps protect the son of a fellow soldier from mobsters.
Call Jane - Film4 - 10.55pm
In 1960s Chicago, a married woman must turn to an underground organisation of women to help end her life-threatening pregnancy.
The Man Called Noon - Legend Xtra - 11.05pm
Western, starring Richard Crenna, Stephen Boyd, Rosanna Schiaffino and Farley Granger.
Explore more on these topics:
Share
23rd February 2026
04:57pm GMT