Spoiled for choice of a Saturday…
Yes, it’s Saturday.
A day that is traditionally above average when it comes to an assembly of films on your television screen.
Let’s see how the standard bears out today, shall we?
Spartacus – ITV4 – 6.15pm
Vintage swords-and-sandals epic.
Shrek the Third – RTÉ One – 6.35pm
The third one, oddly enough.
The Devil Wears Prada – E4 – 6.50pm
Biting comedy-drama with Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway and a breakthrough performance from Emily Blunt.
Yes Man – ITV2 – 6.55pm
In which Jim Carrey responds in the affirmative to just about everything.
Back to the Future Part II – Film 4 – 6.55pm
The second one.
Commando – Film 4 – 9pm
Arnie kills many, many men.
The Martian – E4 – 9pm
Matt Damon owns the screen as a man stranded in space.
American Made – Channel 4 – 9pm
Tom Cruise and Domhnall Gleeson get involved in deadly – and often amusing – undercover exploits.
The Matrix Reloaded – Sky One – 9pm
Arguably a good deal better than its reputation would suggest.
Firewall – TCM – 9pm
Harrison Ford deals with sophisticated robbers led by Paul Bettany.
Doom – SyFy – 9pm
Video game movie adaptations don’t tend to fare too well, do they?
Cadillac Records – TG4 – 9.15pm
Biopic about the life and times of Chicago music producer Leonard Chess, a hugely influential figure between the 1940s and 1960s.
Hercules – RTÉ 2 – 9.15pm
The Rock steps into the boots of one of the most revered mythological heroes.
Lone Survivor – ITV4 – 10pm
If you can stomach the intense American patriotism and the lionisation that comes with it, Peter Berg’s Mark Wahlberg-starring true story account of Navy SEALs pinned down in enemy territory makes for impressively muscular filmmaking.
Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse – Film 4 – 10.50pm
Does what it says on the tin, this one.
The Babadook – SyFy – 11.10pm
If it’s in a word, or it’s in a look…
A Million Ways To Die In The West – Channel 4 – 11.15pm
Seth MacFarlane screwball comedy. You know the drill by now.
At Any Price – BBC One – 11.40pm
Rebellious type Zac Efron dreams of becoming a race car driver sensation.
Kisses – RTÉ One – 11.55pm
Coming-of-age Irish drama in which two young neighbours flee their dysfunctional families at Christmas.
Pawn Sacrifice – RTÉ 2 – Midnight
Tobey Maguire portrays chess grandmaster Bobby Fischer.
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