Saturday night is movie night.
Usually, anyway.
Let’s see what today has in store if you’re staying put.
Here’s the most intriguing options on this Saturday 16 November…
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra – Film 4 – 6.45pm
A deeply silly film, and therein lies its charm.
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies – ITV2 – 7pm
The dramatic conclusion.
Independence Day – Channel 4 – 8pm
Welcome to Earth.
Clueless – Comedy Central – 8pm
A much less murderous spiritual successor to Heathers that paved the eventual way for Mean Girls.
The Dark Knight – Sky One – 9pm
Heath Ledger. The Joker. You know the rest.
Unforgiven – TCM – 9pm
TCM appear to be contractually obligated to show Clint Eastwood’s classic revisionist western at least once or twice a week but it’s really, really great so here it is again on our list.
Kingsman: The Secret Service – Film 4 – 9pm
Presumably programmed before the forthcoming prequel got pushed back to September.
End of Days – SyFy – 9pm
It’s Arnie versus our own Gabriel Byrne in this turn-of-the-century supernatural affair.
Mad Max: Fury Road – RTÉ 2 – 9.40pm
Not only one of the best action films of recent years, but of all time.
Runaway Jury – TG4 – 9.40pm
If you’d prefer a perfectly acceptable John Grisham adaptation with the likes of John Cusack, Gene Hackman, Dustin Hoffman and Rachel Weisz, here you are.
Ronin – ITV4 – 10pm
Tense thriller featuring Robert De Niro and a terrific car chase.
Guardians of the Galaxy – BBC One – 11pm
An unlikely hit in the Marvel Cinematic Universe that thus far has produced two of its most entertaining movies. Here’s the first one.
Bonnie & Clyde – RTÉ One – 12.15am
In which Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway embody two of history’s most notorious criminals.
Jimi: All is By My Side – BBC Two – 12.35am
Andre ‘OutKast’ Benjamin steps into the shoes of the iconic Jimi Hendrix.
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