Your Saturday evening movie menu has arrived!
One of 2023’s most anticipated movies is finally available to watch at home (more on that here), but if that doesn’t interest you, one of these many, MANY movies on TV should do the trick…
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers – Sky Showcase – 8.35pm
One of the greatest sequels ever made. This is the one with the epic Battle of Helm’s Deep.
Anna – FilmFour – 9pm
Even with a decent cast – Cillian Murphy, Luke Evans, Helen Mirren – this assassin action thriller is just kinda dull.
Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li – AMC – 9pm
Makes the Jean-Claude Van Damme/Kylie Minogue movie look like The Godfather in comparison.
Midnight Run – Legend – 9pm
Recently celebrated its 35th anniversary, featuring Robert De Niro’s most surprising performance.
American Pie: Reunion – Comedy Central – 9pm
Set about a decade after the original movies, the stars return to see if getting older means they’ve actually grown up. Turns out, no, not so much.
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel – RTÉ One – 9.25pm
Judi Dench and Maggie Smith headline this enjoyable comedy.
The Grand Budapest Hotel – TG4 – 9.45pm
Our main pick for the evening is The Grand Budapest Hotel, the fantastic comedy by Wes Anderson, which scored 92% on Rotten Tomatoes. Mostly set within the confines of the titular hotel, the insanely stacked cast includes Ralph Fiennes, Tilda Swinton, Adrien Brody, Edward Norton, Bill Murray, Saoirse Ronan, Willem Dafoe, Owen Wilson, Harvey Keitel and Jeff Goldblum. If you miss it on TV this evening, The Grand Budapest Hotel is also available to watch on Disney+.
Minority Report – Channel 4 – 11.05pm
When this recently celebrated its 20th anniversary, we called it Spielberg’s best movie.
Jackass 3.5 – Comedy Central – 11.15pm
The third of the Jackass movies, but with point five more footage than the cinematic release.
Splice – FilmFour – 11.20pm
Adrian Brody and Sarah Polley star in this sci-fi horror about scientists who create a new lifeform, only for it to have it violently turn on them.
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— JOE.ie (@JOEdotie) October 4, 2023
Halloween II – Sky Sci-Fi – 11.20pm
The first Halloween part two from 1981, not to be confused with the second Halloween part two in 2009, or the third Halloween part two in 2021.
Money Plane – Legend – 11.30pm
Features the classic line “If you wanna bet on a dude f*cking an alligator… Money Plane.” A terrible action movie. But still weirdly fun.
The Turning – BBC One – 11.50pm
A not very good horror movie with that kid from Stranger Things. 12% on Rotten Tomatoes. Avoid.
The Hope Gap – RTÉ One – 12.45am
A decent romantic drama starring Annette Bening and Bill Nighy, telling the story of a woman who has her life turned upside down when her husband reveals that after 29 years of marriage, he is leaving her for another woman.
Sputnik – FilmFour – 1am
A very good Russian horror movie about a scientist who is sent to investigate a cosmonaut who may not have returned to Earth entirely alone.
Bad Hair – Channel 4 – 1.50am
A horror movie about sentient hair. Better than that sounds, tbh.
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