That’s right, 16 of ’em. You’re spoiled.
Can you feel it?
That sense of something in the air?
Christmas. It’s called Christmas, guys.
You’ve said your awkward goodbyes in work (did you opt for a handshake, high five or hug, though?) and it’s time to dive into a world of doing feck-all for the next couple of weeks.
With that in mind, there are plenty of options on the television tonight – Saturday 22 December – when it comes to movies.
Let’s do this.
Mamma Mia – ITV Be – 6.50pm
Any ABBA fans in the house?
Uncle Buck – ITV2 – 7.05pm
John Candy in a comedy classic.
Airplane! – Universal TV – 7.30pm
Leslie Nielsen in another comedy classic.
Iron Man – ITV 2 – 9pm
Robert Downey Jr. kicks the Marvel Cinematic Universe into overdrive.
That bit where Terrence Howard looks at the War Machine suit and says, “Next time, baby!” sure aged awkwardly, didn’t it?
The Witches of Eastwick – SyFy – 9pm
Jack Nicholson with a truly devilish performance.
Hitman: Agent 47 – Film 4 – 9pm
Because horrendously awful movies have charm, too.
The Hitman video games are some of the best around. The movies? Not so much.
Swordfish – TCM – 9pm
Speaking of bad movies, this one is worth flicking over to just to check out the hairstyles on John Travolta’s super-terrorist and Hugh Jackman’s computer hacker whizz.
Kingpin – Universal TV – 9.30pm
Woody Harrelson and Bill Murray battle it out on the bowling lanes in one of the better Farrelly Brothers laugh riots.
Die Hard 2 – RTÉ 2 – 9.35pm
Bruce Willis causes chaos in an airport at Christmas without resorting to the use of drones.
The Guard – RTÉ One – 10.40pm
Brendan Gleeson is a loveable lawman in John Michael McDonagh’s dark farce.
Hell or High Water – Film 4 – 10.50pm
Chris Pine, Ben Foster and Jeff Bridges bring their A-game in this superb modern western. Take the punt if you’ve never heard of it before.
Terminator 2: Judgement Day – ITV4 – 11.05pm
One of the very best action and/or science fiction films ever made.
East is East – Channel 4 – 11.10pm
Smart, socially conscious late 90s comedy-drama featuring Jimi ‘ended up in Eastenders’ Mistry.
Jaws – ITV – 11.30pm
Shark ruins everyone’s good time.
Garage – RTÉ One – 12.30am
Pat Shortt displays serious dramatic chops in a tough Irish indie effort.
Slow West – Film 4 – 12.55am
If you’re still feeling the western vibe after Hell or High Water, you could do a lot worse than Michael Fassbender and the great Ben Mendelsohn saddling up.
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