FIVE MORE SLEEPS.
We made it, guys.
It’s the Friday before Christmas.
Not long to go now. How does it all look on the movies-on-TV front, though?
Let’s take a look-see on this Friday 20 December…
Training Day – TCM – 9pm
Denzel Washington took home the Best Actor Oscar for his dominating turn as Alonzo Harris in this fast-paced, tension-filled thriller.
Ronaldo – Virgin Media One – 9pm
In-depth documentary on the best footballer of modern times not named Lionel Messi.
Event Horizon – SyFy – 9pm
Critically panned at the time of release and visibly affected by studio interference, yet Event Horizon has held up surprisingly well over time. A great cast and good scares help.
Rocky – ITV4 – 9pm
The original and arguably the best.
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets – Film 4 – 9pm
A mess. A failure. And yet oddly compelling for those reasons.
The Night Before – RTÉ 2 – 9.30pm
Christmas-themed shenanigans with Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Seth Rogen and Anthony Mackie.
Final Destination 2 – Comedy Central – 10pm
Ah yes, noted comedy Final Destination 2.
Marianne and Leonard: Words of Love – BBC Two – 11.10pm
Documentary focusing on the tragic love story between Leonard Cohen and Marianne Ihlen.
Must Love Dogs – RTÉ One – 11.50pm
Diane Lane and John Cusack navigate the whole ‘romance’ thing with the assistance of – you guessed it – dogs.
LISTEN: You Must Be Jokin’ with Aideen McQueen – Faith healers, Coolock craic and Gigging as Gaeilge
