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13th Apr 2019

Here are the 11 best movies on TV this Saturday

Dave Hanratty

Movies on TV Saturday 13 April

You know why you’re here.

You know why we’re all here.

Not in the cosmic, ‘What is life really about?’ sense, but in the ‘Here’s a bunch of movies worth checking out on TV tonight for one reason or another’ sense.

It ain’t complicated.

Here’s the most intriguing cinematic options on the box tonight – Saturday 13 April.

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers – ITV2 – 5.50pm

The journey to rid oneself of unwanted jewellery continues apace.

Thunderball – ITV4 – 7.35pm

Vintage 007 action.

The Happening – SyFy – 9pm

So bad it’s brilliant.

Tango & Cash – TCM – 9pm

Grimy throwback mismatch buddy cop thriller featuring Sylvester Stallone, Kurt Russell and a ham-chewing turn from the late Jack Palance.

Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation – Film 4 – 9pm

The one that brought both Rebecca Ferguson and Sean Harris into the mix.

Interstellar – RTÉ 2 – 9.10pm

Christopher Nolan goes to space and yields maybe the finest performance of Matthew McConaughey’s career in the process.

As with most Nolan joints, this one is a touch too long and loses the run of itself before the credits arrive, but it’s well worth a revisit and Hans Zimmer’s soundtrack is sublime.

RED – Channel 4 – 10pm

Fun enough action-comedy that lets some veteran talent like Helen Mirren, Morgan Freeman and John Malkovich get in on murderous antics alongside Bruce Willis.

Zero Dark Thirty – ITV – 10.35pm

Jessica Chastain – who also pops up in Interstellar – is seriously compelling as the CIA analyst who embarks on a mission of obsession to bring down Osama Bin Laden.

Assassins – TCM – 11.10pm

Stallone again, this time as an assassin (you never would have guessed, eh?) who goes up against rival hitman Antonio Banderas, who gave the world this meme:

John Carter – BBC Two – 12.00am

One of modern cinema’s most fascinating flops. This thing was supposed to launch a franchise and turn Friday Night Lights man Taylor Kitsch into an A-list player.

It did neither. But, honestly, it’s not that bad…

Sing Street – Channel 4 – 12.10am

Rip-roaring Irish coming of age tale that boasts a fittingly great musical identity.

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