Movies.
Gotta love ’em.
Here’s what’s on the box on Friday, 23 December…
Wonder Woman – ITV2 – 6.15pm
The first one.
Mrs. Doubtfire – Film4 – 6.40pm
Robin Williams goes to zany, criminal lengths to get his children back.
Kill Bill Volume 2 – SyFy – 7.15pm
The Bride concludes her roaring rampage of revenge.
White House Down – Virgin Media Two – 9pm
Jamie Foxx and Channing Tatum fight off terrorists at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery – Comedy Central – 9pm
The first one.
Bridesmaids – ITV2 – 9pm
Raucous comedy action.
Upgrade – Film4 – 9pm
Fun, violent sci-fi thriller in which a man finds himself under the control of a murderous AI.
Django Unchained – TG4 – 9.30pm
Taking the coveted Friday night TG4 western slot is Quentin Tarantino’s star-studded outlaw revenge tale. Arguably bottom-tier Tarantino, but still very entertaining.
Love Actually – RTÉ One – 9.30pm
Taking the coveted Late Late Show slot on Friday night is the deranged, beloved, not very good at all sorry Christmas ensemble that is Love Actually. Rejoice.
Invictus – RTÉ 2 – 9.50pm
Morgan Freeman and Matt Damon are at the heart of this true story in which newly-elected President Mandela seeks to use the 1995 Rugby World Cup to unite a divided South Africa.
X-Men: First Class – SyFy – 10.15pm
Back to school for the famous mutants.
Jackass: The Movie – Comedy Central – 11pm
The first one.
Blood Simple – Film4 – 11pm
Mean and moody early noir effort from the Coen Brothers in which a man hires a sleazy private eye to kill his wife, only for the sleazy private eye to decide on another course of action.
The Man From U.N.C.L.E. – Turner Classic Movies – 11.10pm
Henry Cavill and Armie Hammer do the ‘suave spy thriller’ thing.
The Mechanic – Virgin Media One – 11.30pm
Solid hitman thriller with Jason Statham and Ben Foster.
Last Christmas – BBC One – 12.15am
See how long it takes you to figure out what’s really going on here.
Office Christmas Party – Channel 4 – 12.45am
You’ll just never guess what this comedy is about.
Memories of Murder – Film4 – 12.55am
Outstanding serial killer drama from the director of Parasite. Catch this for free on All4 over the next few weeks if you’re not feeling this at 1am.
Bring It On – Comedy Central – 12.55am
Maybe you’d prefer a light cheerleader comedy instead?
Mermaids – RTÉ One – 1.05am
Romantic comedy-drama with Cher and Winona Ryder.
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