Saturday night’s alright…
…for movies.
Here’s the very best available on the small screen today, Saturday 24 August…
Captain America: Civil War – ITV – 6.25pm
The unofficial Avengers movie that’s better than most official Avengers movies.
The Devil Wears Prada – Film 4 – 6.45pm
Streep. Hathaway. Decent.
The Day After Tomorrow – SyFy – 7.30pm
In which the world succumbs to climate emergency disaster. Not a documentary.
Casino Royale – ITV2 – 9pm
Daniel Craig’s first outing as James Bond, boasting an absolute banger from the late, great Chris Cornell.
Gladiator – RTÉ 2 – 9pm
Are you not entertained?
Die Hard 4.0 – Channel 4 – 9pm
More enjoyable than it generally gets credit for.
Agnes Browne – RTÉ One – 9.25pm
An Irish mother of seven struggles to survive in the 1960s following the death of her husband.
Heat – SyFy – 10pm
It is kind of strange that SyFy keeps showing Heat, but it’s Heat and so we’ll keep on recommending it. You know the drill; Pacino, De Niro, cops, robbers. An epic.
Total Recall – ITV – 10.30pm
The Arnie one, so the good one.
Tremors – ITV4 – 11pm
Kevin Bacon creature feature.
Ransom – TCM – 11.45pm
Mel Gibson plays hardball with his son’s kidnappers.
Tango & Cash – TCM – 2.20am
If you’re stumbling in the door around about 2am, this is perfect couch fodder.
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