Sundays, am I right?
If you’re not feeling a touch fragile today – Sunday 23 September, for anyone keeping score – then you probably didn’t do Saturday right.
In that broken spirit, it is very much a day and night in which to do very, very little.
Thankfully, your good friend the television is on hand with a clutch of really good movies to soak up.
Here’s what we got today…
The Lego Movie – ITV 2 – 6pm
Y’know, for kids! But also for adults thanks to some sharp writing and endless pop culture references.
Back to the Future Part II – E4 – 6.50pm
You’d think they’d have learned not to mess with time travel the first time around.
Quantum of Solace – ITV 2 – 8pm
Daniel Craig’s least-loved outing as 007 after the mess that was Spectre, QoS is actually totally fine if you treat it as Casino Royale 1.5.
The opening chase sequence is great, it expands the villain mythos and Mathieu Amalric is good left-field casting as the big bad.
Still, the seams of a script harmed by a writing strike are there and as such, Craig’s sophomore effort is indeed the difficult second album.
Shooter – Virgin Media One – 9pm
Mark Wahlberg is the ludicrously named Bob Lee Swagger who specialises in two things; being an excellent sniper and revenge.
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 – Film 4 – 9pm
If you’ve been watching J-Law’s dystopian series so far over the past couple of nights, you may as well see it through, eh?
The Nice Guys – RTÉ 2 – 9.30pm
Ryan Gosling and Russell Crowe make for unlikely – and unlucky – buddies in Shane Black’s throwback detective story.
The Nice Guys is packed with great comedy – Gosling in particular shows how good he is at this kind of thing – a decent twisty adventure, razor-sharp dialogue and fun performances from all involved.
Highly recommended.
Source Code – ITV 4 – 11.10pm
Groundhog Day only with less time and more explosions as Jake Gyllenhaal attempts to stop a terrorist attack over and over and over again.
Duncan Jones followed up his critically acclaimed Moon with this, and though Source Code isn’t as loved as Sam Rockwell’s space oddity, it’s a terrific choice for a late Sunday encounter.
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