Overcast!
Rain!
MOVIES!
Good night for it, eh? Here’s the most eye-catching cinematic options on the box on this Monday 16 September…
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer – Film 4 – 7.15pm
In which the more cartoonish and family-friendly take on the Fantastic Four – boasting a pre-Captain America Chris Evans among its ranks – comes to an abrupt halt.
Unforgiven – TCM – 9pm
Clint Eastwood behind and in front of the camera in one of the great western epics.
The Last Stand – Film 4 – 9pm
Arnold Schwarzenegger hangs up the whole governor act and returns to the screen in this off-kilter, Johnny Knoxville-assisted modern-day western thriller.
Steve Jobs – TG4 – 9.30pm
Michael Fassbender dons the black turtleneck in this adaptation of pivotal moments in the life of late tech innovator Steve Jobs, with help from a typically verbose Aaron Sorkin script.
Immortals – SyFy – 10pm
Bloody, 300-influenced take on Greek mythology with Mickey Rourke and Henry Cavill among the scenery chewers.
Rambo – Sky One – 10pm
Equally vicious, violent and empty-headed 2008 return for John Rambo.
The Limey – TCM – 11.40pm
Terence Stamp investigates the suspicious death of his daughter in Steven Soderbergh’s slick turn-of-the-century indie.
Martha Marcy May Marlene – Film 4 – 1.45am
Can’t sleep? Elizabeth Olson and John Hawkes are superb in this tense drama about a woman’s effort to leave her troubled cult life behind.
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