It won three Oscars and holds a 94% Rotten Tomatoes score.
Need something to watch this Monday evening? Well, Amazon Prime Video has just added a bunch of massive movies, including last year’s best comedy. Plus, Succession returns today for its fourth and final season.
But for more options, here are the films on TV tonight.
Alita: Battle Angel – Film4 – 9pm
Set on Earth far in the future, a cyborg (Rosa Salazar) awakens in a new body with no memory of her past and sets out to rediscover her destiny.
Co-written by James Cameron (Aliens, The Terminator), this underrated sci-fi action epic boasts incredible special effects.
Red 2 – Sky Showcase – 9pm
Willis stars in this so-so action-comedy sequel to the actually quite fun original Red.
Righteous Kill – Turner Classic Movies – 9pm
After The Godfather Part II and Heat, Al Pacino and Robert De Niro reteamed for this action thriller in 2008. Sadly it was nowhere near the quality of their previous collaborations.
Whiplash – TG4 – 9.30pm
Our pick for tonight is this US indie psychological drama about an ambitious young jazz drummer (Miles Teller) that is pushed to his limits by his ruthless and abusive band conductor (J.K. Simmons) at a prestigious New York music college.
The breakthrough film of writer-director Damien Chazelle (Babylon, La La Land), Whiplash features two ferocious lead performances from Simmons and Teller, some of the tautest filmmaking you’ll ever see and a killer soundrack.
On top of earning a 94% score on Rotten Tomatoes, it was rightfully awarded with three Oscar wins. Simmons took home the Best Supporting Actor trophy, with the movie also cleaning up in the Best Film Editing and Best Sound Mixing categories.
Strange But True – AMC – 10.45pm
Rising star Margaret Qualley (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood) stars in this 2019 mystery thriller.
Dirty Harry – Turner Classic Movies – 11.10pm
“You’ve gotta ask yourself one question: ‘Do I feel lucky?’ Well, do ya, punk?”
Don’t Look Now – BBC Two – 11.15pm
This haunting 70’s horror sees Julie Christie and Donald Sutherland play a married couple who travel to Venice following the recent accidental death of their daughter.
Death Wish 2 – ITV4 – 11.15pm
Charles Bronson is out for revenge again in this ’80s sequel.
F – Film4 – 11.25pm
In this very creepy British slasher, a group of teachers must defend themselves from a gang of murderous youths when their school comes under siege after hours.
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