The weekend has landed.
And it’s pretty humid and overcast out there.
Might be an idea to just stay in and watch a bunch of movies.
Here are your options on the box today – Saturday 20 July…
Jurassic Park: The Lost World – ITV2 – 6.25pm
Yes, the first sequel to Jurassic Park makes some serious missteps – gymnastics to defeat a Velociraptor, you say? – but it’s got a lot going for it, too, especially that nerve-shredding sequence with the camper van…
The Martian – Film 4 – 9pm
Matt Damon owns the screen with intense charm in this star-studded space dramedy.
Unforgiven – TCM – 9pm
Clint Eastwood towers both behind and in front of the camera in one of the greatest Westerns ever constructed.
T2 Trainspotting – Channel 4 – 9.30pm
The sequel to Trainspotting that thankfully was way better than we thought it might be.
The Light Between Oceans – RTÉ One – 9.45pm
Michael Fassbender and Alicia Vikander head up an emotional drama as a lighthouse keeper and his wife raise a baby that they have rescued from a drifting boat.
I, Daniel Blake – RTÉ 2 – 9.45pm
Powerful drama from Ken Loach that boasts as excellent lead turn from Dave Johns, focusing on a man’s struggles to keep providing for his family following a health scare.
Starship Troopers – ITV4 – 9.55pm
Excellent – and extremely bloody – intergalactic war satire from Paul Verhoven that many only realised was meant to be funny years after its release.
The World Is Not Enough – ITV – 10.05pm
Brosnan’s third outing as James Bond featuring a villain who CAN’T FEEL PAIN.
Philomena – BBC One – 10.20pm
Judi Dench and Steve Coogan shine in a touching true story that centres on a mother’s search for her son.
The Big Short – BBC Two – 10.50pm
Proud of itself send-up of rich people ruining America for their own gain with the likes of Ryan Gosling, Christian Bale, Steve Carrell and Brad Pitt running the numbers.
Street Kings – SyFy – 11.30pm
Los Angeles detectives Keanu Reeves and Chris Evans have a difficult day on the job.
Commando – Film 4 – 11.45pm
Arnie flexes his muscles and kills many bad guys. Vintage ’80s nonsense.
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