We did it.
Just like Rocky.
We got through the weekend.
That’s what Rocky was about, right?
Anyway, Rocky is not one of the films on TV tonight – Sunday 18 November – but there is a good clutch to choose from regardless…
Back to the Future – Channel 4 – 4.30pm
You know this one. It’s good.
Pleasantville – SyFy – 6.2opm
Clever and funny satire about 1950s America with a great cast that boasts Tobey Maguire, Jeff Daniels, Reese Witherspoon, Joan Allen, William H Macy and the late J.T. Walsh.
Robin Hood – ITV2 – 8pm
The one with Russell Crowe. Has its moments.
Die Hard 2 – Film 4 – 9pm
Deserves more love than it gets.
The Village – SyFy – 9pm
If you don’t know the twist, see how long it takes you to guess.
Lone Survivor – RTÉ 2 – 9pm
Fair warning, Lone Survivor is as over-the-top American patriotism as it gets, with more than a dash of ignorant xenophobia thrown in for good measure.
If you can stomach that, you might find admiration for Peter Berg’s exceedingly muscular approach to the depiction of a true-life US Navy Seal operation gone wrong.
Mark Wahlberg, Ben Foster, Taylor Kitsch, Emile Hirsch and Eric Bana make up the numbers.
Blade – ITV4 – 10pm
Because some motherf*ckers are always trying to ice-skate uphill.
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