It comes from the same writer-director as the upcoming Tom Hardy movie The Bikeriders.
For those staying in this Friday night, there are lots of viewing options.
You have The Graham Norton Show on BBC One, one of 2023’s biggest movies on Disney+ and the following films airing across a bunch of different TV channels.
Mission: Impossible – Fallout – E4 – 9pm
The best of the Mission: Impossibles.
Venom – Film4 – 9pm
A great Tom Hardy just about makes this average superhero flick worth watching.
Deck the Halls – Virgin Media One – 9pm
Danny DeVito and Matthew Broderick star in this Christmas comedy that did not get good reviews.
Bad Santa 2 – Sky Max – 9pm
Another Christmas-themed comedy that critics did not love for the most part.
The Way West – TG4 – 9.30pm
Friday night is Western night at TG4. This one is from the ’60s and stars Kirk Douglas and Robert Mitchum.
Traffic – Dave – 9.40pm
The Oscar-winning star-studded crime drama that explores the illegal drug trade from several different angles.
Between the Canals – RTÉ2 – 9.40pm
This gritty Irish crime thriller – which features a young Barry Keoghan – is from the director of Cardboard Gangsters.
Tye Sheridan in Mud, our TV movie pick for tonight
Vampires – Legend – 10.50pm
A fun action horror from legendary filmmaker John Carpenter (Halloween, The Thing).
Hellbound: Hellraiser II – LegendXtra – 10.50pm
This sequel to horror classic Hellraiser is nowhere near as good as the original.
Mud – BBC Two – 11.05pm
Our pick for tonight is this 2012 drama that sees two teenage boys (Tye Sheridan and Jacob Lofland) discover a dishevelled but charismatic man named Mud (Matthew McConaughey) living along the Mississippi River.
Forming a bond, Mud reveals to the teens that he is a fugitive, with the pair then agreeing to help him evade his pursuers.
Written and directed by Jeff Nichols (whose next movie is the much-anticipated Tom Hardy-starring The Bikeriders), Mud’s atmospheric setting, compelling story and wonderful lead turn form a peak “McConaissance” McConaughey led to the film earning a 97% score on Rotten Tomatoes.
As well as airing on TV tonight, Mud is available to rent on Apple TV+, Google Play and Rakuten TV.
Weathering With You – Film4 – 11.1opm
An acclaimed animated romantic fantasy from Japan.
Beautiful Boy – RTÉ One – 11.15pm
This biographical drama centres around a father (Steve Carell) and son (Timothée Chalamet) relationship that becomes increasingly strained by the latter’s drug addiction.
Adaptation – Comedy Central – 11.30pm
This Oscar-winning meta comedy-drama sees Nicolas Cage play the writer of the movie – Charlie Kaufman.
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