Do you even know what day it is today?
We’re in the midst of the Christmas/New Year blur so you’d be forgiven for not knowing.
Today, dear reader, is, of course… SATURDAY.
That’s right, Saturday 29 December to be precise.
The television gods have hurled a huge cluster of movies your way in previous days, so what’s on the box tonight, then?
Apollo 13 – ITV4 – 6.15pm
Tom Hanks shoots for the moon.
Quantum of Solace – RTÉ 2 – 6.30pm
Works perfectly as Casino Royale 1.5.
As its own thing? A bit disjointed, admittedly.
X-Men: The Last Stand – E4 – 9pm
X-Men 2 (X-Men United depending on what country you hail from) is still held up as the best X-Men outing, at least until Logan came along anyway.
X-Men: The Last Stand could either build on that reputation or drop the ball. It’s worth checking out Brett Ratner’s rushed take on it just to see how far that ball fell.
Jack Reacher 2: Never Go Back – Film 4 – 9pm
Your last chance to see Tom Cruise systematically break people apart limb-by-limb before the Lee Child series gets a new coat of paint.
Furious 7 – ITV2 – 9pm
Paul Walker exits the high-octane franchise in surprisingly graceful and touching fashion.
The rest of the movie is so over the top that it’s genuinely brilliant fun, too.
Rush Hour – ITV4 – 9pm
The first pairing of Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker and by far the best.
48 Hrs – TCM – 9pm
A significantly superior buddy cop action comedy with Eddie Murphy and Nick Nolte.
Deepwater Horizon – RTÉ 2 – 9.30pm
Peter Berg’s fascination with hard-working American patriots and Mark Wahlberg continues apace in this real-life disaster adaptation which eventually mines superb tension from absolute chaos.
About a Boy – TG4 – 10.55pm
Hugh Grant finds his cynical side melted when he makes friends with a bright young chap played by Nicholas Hoult in his breakout role.
X-Men: First Class – Film 4 – 1.20am
A decidedly better mutant adventure.
Watch out for the bit where Michael Fassbender suddenly starts speaking in a thick Irish accent for no justifiable reason.
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