Sunday.
That’s what day it is.
Sunday 30 December, to be precise. Nearly there now, 2018 almost in the rear-view mirror.
But first, some further movie options on the television on this night.
And there’s LOTS of them so let’s dive on in…
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey – RTÉ 2 – 5.30pm
Not as good as the Lord of the Rings trilogy, but if you’re into that world you could do worse.
Paddington – Channel 4 – 5.40pm
You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll love.
Jurassic World – ITV2 – 5.40pm
How to revive a 90s franchise and make a disgraceful amount of money in the process.
Transformers: Dark of the Moon – E4 – 7pm
None of the Michael Bay Transformers movies are strictly ‘good’ in any real sense of the word, but you have to give him credit for spending so much money and time destroying a city in this one.
Seriously, the major battle here is a far superior spectacle to the highly similar one that the first Avengers movie served up.
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel – More 4 – 7pm
Charming enough comedy to watch with the parents.
Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens – ITV – 8pm
Yes, it’s basically a remake of A New Hope. Pretty good one, though.
Cliffhanger – Virgin Media Three – 9pm
Sylvester Stallone and John Lithgow face off in the mountains in a trash classic.
Kingsman: The Secret Service – Film 4 – 9pm
Colin Firth and Taron Egerton kick off an x-rated spy franchise.
The Fugitive – TCM – 9pm
Harrison Ford on the run.
In the Heart of the Sea – RTÉ 2 – 9.30pm
Chris Hemsworth and Cillian Murphy get wet.
The Silence of the Lambs – ITV4 – 10pm
Anthony Hopkins shines in his most iconic role.
Pulp Fiction – Comedy Central – 10pm
Pulp Fiction definitely has plenty of wit and dark humour, but Comedy Central, really?
Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation – Virgin Media Two – 11pm
The best entry in the Mission: Impossible series until Fallout came along this year and violently knocked it off its perch.
Sleepy Hollow – SyFy – 11.10pm
The kind of macabre mayhem that Tim Burton was born to make.
War of the Worlds – BBC One – 11.45pm
Tom Cruise again, this time far less dashing and cool as a troubled father caught up in an extraterrestrial crisis.
The Woman in Black – Channel 4 – 12.05am
Daniel Radcliffe updates a vintage horror for a new generation.
30 Days of Night – Film 4 – 1.45am
If you’re having an especially late night, this ultra-brutal and bloody vampire thriller boasts Josh Hartnett, Ben Foster and some occasionally beautiful cinematography.
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