The weekend has landed. Stay inside.
Seriously, who goes outside anymore?
It’s cold, there are people everywhere and you might get rained on at any moment.
No thanks, mate. I’d rather watch a good movie on TV.
Here are seven of the very best for this Friday 19 October…
Thor – Film 4 – 6.45pm
That one that nobody really cared about until Chris Hemsworth revealed that he’s actually a star.
The Thor series has admittedly been a rocky road – Ragnarok is where it’s at – but the first adventure is worth the punt thanks entirely to Hemsworth’s boundless charisma.
The Take – Film 4 – 9pm
Tom Hardy. Slow-burning crime drama. Decent for a Friday night in by the fire. Are we lighting fires yet, incidentally?
Furious 7 – ITV2 – 9pm
In which Paul Walker receives a really quite beautiful send-off from the franchise that depended so much on him.
All that and The Rock flexing his muscles to break out of a cast and the debut of Jason Statham. Crazy stupid fun.
Robocop – ITV4 – 9pm
The original and by far the best. Robocop holds up some 31 years on due to a piercing mix of social commentary and ultra-violence. Oh and that amazing theme tune.
Rush – More4 – 9.35pm
Something of a hidden gem, Rush tells the incredible true story of the intense feud between Formula 1 drivers James Hunt and Niki Lauda.
Both are played superbly by Chris Hemsworth (that man again) and Daniel Brühl, who perfectly nail the flawed humanity of these two great rivals.
Add in a brilliant soundtrack from Hans Zimmer and tight direction from Ron Howard and you have a modern underrated classic.
Assault on Precinct 13 – Film 4 – 10.45pm
John Carpenter is back on music duties for the new Halloween movie – which isn’t all that great, sadly – so what better time to revisit one of his very best movies?
They don’t make ’em like this anymore. And yes, we’re pretending that dull remake never happened.
Weekend at Bernie’s – Virgin Media One – 11pm
Madcap corpse-themed slapstick comedy to close off your Friday night, why not.
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