Tis Monday.
The weather isn’t a great deal of fun right now.
Maybe stay inside and watch some movies?
Here’s how it looks on the box on Monday, 6 December…
Transformers: The Last Knight – Film4 – 6pm
The fifth one.
Blood Father – Turner Classic Movies / TCM – 9pm
Mel Gibson embarks on a violent quest to rescue his daughter from a vicious drug cartel.
Jason Bourne – Film4 – 9pm
Matt Damon takes the baton back from Jeremy Renner.
Gran Torino – TG4 – 9.30
Clint Eastwood hits a 10 on the ‘grizzled Clint Eastwood’ scale in this tale of a widower and veteran of the Korean War who learns to put his prejudices aside as he develops an unlikely relationship.
Half Past Dead – ITV4 – 10pm
One of the more ridiculous titles of Steven Seagal’s storied career, that.
47 Ronin – TCM – 10.50pm
Our choice for this evening.
A band of samurai warriors is betrayed by a ruthless warlord, leading to ferocious and fantastical battles.
Keanu Reeves, Hiroyuki Sanada, Rinko Kukuchi and Tadanobu Asano star.
And hey, if you don’t fancy this particular Keanu adventure, why not dive into his other notably underrated action effort that just landed on Netflix?
Topsy-Turvy – Film4 – 11.25pm
Oscar-winning drama from Mike Leigh, vividly detailing the creative strain between opera writers Gilbert and Sullivan.
Rush Hour 2 – ITV4 – 12.05am
The second one.
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