It is Wednesday.
Congratulations! You’ve made it nearly halfway through the work week.
To celebrate, why not check out one of these fine flicks.
Here’s what is on the box this evening.
Home Alone – Film Four – 6.55pm
We weren’t exactly fans of the trailer for the new Home Alone reboot that dropped earlier this week.
That said, we will always have the original, which is a good thing.
The Inbetweeners Movie – E4 – 9pm
The much-loved sitcom gets the classic big-screen treatment, meaning the writers send the characters on holidays.
The ‘Burbs – Horror Channel – 9pm
A young Tom Hanks stars in this ’80s black comedy from Gremlins director Joe Dante.
The Take – Film Four – 9pm
A young pickpocket (Richard Madden) and a CIA agent (Idris Elba) team up on an anti-terrorist mission in France.
This watchable action-thriller also goes by the name Bastille Day in some territories.
Pitch Black – ITV 4 – 10pm
In our pick for tonight, Vin Diesel plays Riddick – a dangerous escaped convict who becomes marooned on a desert planet with a motley crew who soon come to learn that they are not alone.
The first entry in Diesel’s second-best franchise (I’m ignoring the MCU where he voices a near-silent tree man), the action star’s gravitas and some neat world building help make this stand out amongst other knockoffs of the Alien and Predator franchises.
Blindspotting – Film Four – 10.45pm
While on probation, a man (Daveed Diggs) begins to re-evaluate his relationship with his volatile best friend (Rafael Casal).
Partly a hilarious buddy comedy, partly a dramatic exploration of class and racial issues in the US, Blindspotting is well worth a watch as well.
The Disappearance of Alice Creed – Horror Channel – 11pm
This taut thriller centres on a kidnapped woman (Gemma Arterton) who is held captive in an abandoned apartment by two former convicts (one of whom is played by Line of Duty’s Martin Compston) who are seeking a ransom from her wealthy father.
Passenger 57 – Turner Classic Movies – 11.40pm
The movie that made Wesley Snipes an action star.
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