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23rd Feb 2022

Spike Lee’s bold KKK takedown comedy is among the movies on TV tonight

Dave Hanratty

Wednesday.

It’s the midweek, baby!

Let’s see what movies are in store for us on the box this evening.

Here’s how it looks on Wednesday, 23 February…

Big Momma’s House 2 – Film4 – 7pm

The second one.

Hunter Killer – Film4 – 9pm

Submarine captain Gerard Butler investigates a torpedo attack on a US vessel.

Fighting – Turner Classic Movies – 9pm

Channing Tatum attempts to make it in the underground bare-knuckle boxing game.

The Silence of the Lambs – ITV4 – 10pm

Anthony Hopkins and Jodie Foster face off in one of the greatest horror-thrillers in existence.

Wake Wood – Horror Channel – 10.50pm

Aidan Gillen stars in a seriously creepy woodland-set horror.

Full Metal Jacket – Turner Classic Movies – 11.10pm

Stanley Kubrick’s incredible two-hander about how war is, in fact, hell.

BlacKkKlansman – Film4 – 11.20pm

Our main choice tonight.

Spike Lee presents a dark comedy with a heavy dose of still-relevant social commentary.

A young black detective (John David Washington) attempts to infiltrate the Ku Klux Klan by posing as a white man via a series of telephone calls to the notorious organisation.

Adam Driver, Laura Harrier, Topher Grace and Corey Hawkins provide strong support.

Top Five – Channel 4 – 1.55am

Can’t sleep? Chris Rock’s witty rom-com might offer decent company.

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