Friday, am I right?
It’s that time. The weekend is here.
Let’s see what movies are on the television on this Friday 18 October, yes?
Gremlins – TCM – 6.40pm
Don’t feed after midnight.
Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol – Film 4 – 9pm
One of the best of the series as Ethan Hunt goes rogue for the 117th time.
Daybreakers – SyFy – 9pm
Futuristic vampire yarn with Ethan Hawke and the always welcome Willem Dafoe.
Fast and Furious 8 – ITV2 – 9pm
Not as good as 7, 6 or 5 but good fun all the same.
Goodfellas – RTÉ 2 – 10.30pm
The best gangster film ever made?
Hard Rain – SyFy – 11pm
Underrated thriller as Christian Slater takes on Morgan Freeman’s tenacious bank robber against the backdrop of – you guessed it – torrential rain.
Sexy Beast – Film 4 – 11.40pm
Cult classic with Ray Winstone trying to leave a life of crime behind only for the short-fused and ultra-profane Ben Kinglsey to catch up to him.
Swordfish – ITV4 – 1.05am
John Travolta faces off with Hugh Jackman’s cyber-hacker expert in this very turn-of-the-century actioner.
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