From the director of Top Gun: Maverick, no less…
It’s Monday. It’s time to see what movies are on TV.
Here’s how it looks on Monday, 14 November…
Bridge of Spies – Film4 – 6.15pm
Classy spy thriller with Tom Hanks and Mark Rylance, the latter of whom won a Best Supporting Actor Academy Award for his troubles.
US Marshals – Turner Classic Movies – 9pm
Sort-of sequel to The Fugitive. Not very good.
Red Sonja – Legend – 9pm
Epic fantasy adventure with Brigitte Nielsen.
Resistance – Film4 – 9pm
World War II drama with Jesse Eisenberg.
Only The Brave – TG4 – 9.30pm
Our main choice for you this evening.
Joseph Kosinski (TRON: Legacy, Oblivion, and a little underground project called Top Gun: Maverick) directs the true story of the Granite Mountain Hotshots, an American fire-fighter crew who come up against a deadly blaze.
Released in 2017, Only The Brave didn’t quite catch a large audience – it made just over $26 million from a $38 million budget – which is a shame as it’s a really powerful, often incredibly shot drama.
The cast, too, is quite something – take your pick from Josh Brolin, Miles Teller, Taylor Kitsch, Jeff Bridges, James Badge Dale, Jennifer Connelly and Andie MacDowell. A tough film, ultimately, but a good one.
Hellraiser – Legend – 10.45pm
One of the best horror films of all time, in this humble scribe’s opinion – other JOE writers concur, as it happens!
A mysterious puzzle box opens a door to another world – and all of the razor-sharp consequences that arrive with it.
True Grit – ITV4 – 11.10pm
The Coen Brothers take on a classic Western, with the help of Matt Damon, Jeff Bridges, Josh Brolin and a young Hailee Stenfield.
Eagle Eye – Film4 – 11.25pm
Silly enough late 2000s thriller in which Shia LaBeouf is framed and must go on the run.
Pet – Legend – 12.40am
Dominic Monaghan of LOST fame kidnaps a young woman and keeps her in a cage. Only thing is, she might just be as twisted as he is.
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