Lights, camera, action.
It’s Thursday. The big one.
Thursday 3 January. 2019 in full effect.
It’s nearly the weekend, so that’s decent, right?
Also decent – tonight’s picks for movies on TV.
Jumper – SyFy – 7pm
Hayden Christensen attempts to start another sci-fi franchise with the help of Jamie Bell, Rachel Bilson and Samuel L. Jackson.
A sequel never arrived.
Jaws – ITV4 – 8.05pm
Shark attack.
Hot Fuzz – ITV2 – 9pm
Edgar Wright’s vivid tribute to his favourite action movies is still sharp some 12-odd years on.
Hail, Caesar! – RTÉ 2 – 9.30pm
The Coen Brothers assemble yet another top ensemble – George Clooney, Josh Brolin, Scarlett Johansson, Channing Tatum, Tilda Swinton, Ralph Fiennes, Jonah Hill, Alden Ehrenreich, Frances McDormand – as they take a sideways glance at the old Hollywood studio system and the various over the top pratfalls within.
Not exactly vintage Coens, but good fun nonetheless.
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra – SyFy – 10pm
Good dumb fun and worth it entirely for Joseph Gordon Levitt’s bizarre, unrecognisable performance.
Along Came a Spider – Film 4 – 10.45pm
Morgan Freeman reprises his role as detective Alex Cross in a pot-boiler thriller that’s not as effective as Kiss the Girls.
The Last Boy Scout – TCM – 11pm
Bruce Willis teams up with Damon Wayons in a fast-paced, fast-talkin’ action thriller with Shane Black on script duties and the late Tony Scott behind the camera.
Spirited Away – Film 4 – 12.50am
Beautiful animation and a terrific dark fairytale from Hayao Miyazaki.
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three – RTÉ One – 1.15am
Walter Matthau heads up a classic crime caper.
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