An absolute masterpiece if there ever was one.
Monday, Monday.
It’s certainly not the kindest of days.
That said, you can take the sting out of it by enjoying a good movie this evening.
Prime Video just uploaded 26 big ones to its library, while Netflix just added a modern classic to its service.
Here are the films airing on TV tonight.
Rocky II – ITV4 – 9pm
Boxers Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone) and Apollo Creed (Carl Weathers) return to the ring in this hit sequel.
Angel Has Fallen – Film4 – 9pm
The third in Gerard Butler’s popular Has Fallen series of action movies.
Out for Justice – Turner Classic Movies – 9pm
Steven Seagal plays a police detective that is out for justice.
The Titan – Legend – 9pm
Avatar’s Sam Worthington leads the cast of this sci-fi thriller about a family in the near future who participates in an experiment into man’s genetic evolution in space.
Sicario 2: Soldado – TG4 – 9.30pm
This crime thriller sequel is definitely a step down from the brilliant original but has its moments.
Doctor Zhivago – BBC Four – 10pm
Legendary filmmaker David Lean’s historical romance epic starring Omar Sharif and Julie Christie.
Ellen Burstyn in The Exorcist, our pick for tonight
The Exorcist: The Version You’ve Never Seen – Turner Classic Movies – 10.55pm
Our pick for tonight sees a teenage girl (Linda Blair) become possessed by a mysterious entity, after which her mother (Ellen Burstyn) seeks the help of two priests (Jason Miller and Max von Sydow).
Based on the novel by William Peter Blatty and directed by William Friedkin (The French Connection, Sorcerer), The Exorcist perfectly blends bone-chillingly creepy thrills with a powerful meditation on faith.
This alternate cut to the film adds 10 minutes to the original, including an emotional new closing scene.
Pet – Horror Xtra – 10.55pm
In this twisty horror, a woman (Ksenia Solo) is abducted by a stalker (Lost’s Dominic Monaghan) and held captive underneath an animal shelter where her captor works.
Extraterrestrial – Legend – 10.55pm
A group of friends who must defend themselves against an alien onslaught in this not very good Canadian sci-fi horror.
Mogul Mowgli – BBC Two – 11.15pm
A British Pakistani rapper (co-writer Riz Ahmed) on the cusp of his first world tour is struck down by an illness in this critically acclaimed 2020 drama.
Fanny Lye Deliver’d – Film4 – 11.20pm
This 2019 period drama starring Maxine Peake (Black Mirror) has a 95% score on Rotten Tomatoes.
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