Saturday.
The midpoint of the weekend.
Prime time for a movie or two, wouldn’t you say?
Here’s the most eyebrow-raising on the box on this Saturday 7 September…
Spider-Man – SyFy – 8pm
Tobey Maguire swings into action for the first time.
Split – Channel 4 – 9pm
M. Night Shyamalan earns some credit back in the twisty horror realm. The less said about Glass the better, eh?
The Wolverine – E4 – 9pm
Logan goes to Japan.
Panic Room – Universal TV – 9pm
Jodie Foster struggles through a home invasion in David Fincher’s smart thriller.
Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit – Virgin Media Two – 9pm
Chris Pine’s one-and-done shot at Tom Clancy’s super-spy.
Jackie – RTÉ One – 10.10pm
Natalie Portman steps into the shoes of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis as she battles in the wake of her husband’s assassination.
Carrie – TCM – 10.50pm
Brian De Palma adapts Stephen King in bloody fashion.
Everest – Channel 4 – 11.15pm
Jake Gyllenhaal and Josh Brolin get into mountaineering difficulty in this fact-based drama.
Blade: Trinity – ITV4 – 11.15pm
Almost serves like a documentary on how to ruin a good franchise.
In the Loop – BBC Two – 11.30pm
Profane political satire that’s pretty much required viewing after the events in London this week.
A Perfect Murder – TCM – 12.55am
Michael Douglas plots A Perfect Murder.
LISTEN: You Must Be Jokin’ with Aideen McQueen – Faith healers, Coolock craic and Gigging as Gaeilge
