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07th Jan 2022

The best movies on TV for your Saturday and Sunday nights in

Rory Cashin

Eighteen great movies to pick from this weekend!

Ten movies on Saturday.

Eight movies on Sunday.

Picking between them all is the tough part!

SATURDAY

Jack Reacher – Sky Showcase – 9pm

A homicide investigator (Tom Cruise) digs deeper into a case involving a trained military sniper who shot five random victims.

Goldeneye – ITV4 – 9pm

Years after a friend and fellow 00 agent (Sean Bean) is killed on a joint mission, a Russian crime syndicate steals a secret space-based weapons program known as “GoldenEye” and James Bond (Pierce Brosnan) has to stop them from using it.

The Girl in the Spider’s Web – FilmFour – 9pm

Young computer hacker Lisbeth Salander (Claire Foy) and journalist Mikael Blomkvist (Sverrir Gudnason) find themselves caught in a web of spies, cybercriminals and corrupt government officials.

The Age of Innocence – TG4 – 9.30pm

A tale of nineteenth-century New York high society in which a young lawyer (Daniel Day-Lewis) falls in love with a woman (Michelle Pfeiffer) separated from her husband, while he is engaged to the woman’s cousin (Winona Ryder).

Skyscraper – Channel  4 – 9.30pm

A security expert (Dwayne Johnson) must infiltrate a burning skyscraper, 225 stories above ground, when his family is trapped inside by criminals.

21 Jump Street – RTE Two – 9.50pm

A pair of underachieving cops (Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum) are sent back to a local high school to blend in and bring down a synthetic drug ring.

World War Z –  FilmFour – 11.15pm

Former United Nations employee Gerry Lane (Brad Pitt) traverses the world in a race against time to stop a zombie pandemic that is toppling armies and governments and threatens to destroy humanity itself.

Robocop 2 – ITV4 – 11.35pm

RoboCop (Peter Weller) returns to protect the citizens of old Detroit but faces a deadly challenge when a rogue OCP member secretly creates a new, evil RoboCop 2.

Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool – RTE One – 11.50pm

A romance sparks between a young actor (Jamie Bell) and a Hollywood leading lady (Annette Bening).

Midnight Special – BBC Two – 12.30am

A father (Michael Shannon) and son go on the run, pursued by the government and a cult drawn to the child’s special powers. Co-stars Adam Driver, Kirsten Dunst and Joel Edgerton.

SUNDAY

The Mountain Between Us – E4 – 9pm

Stranded after a tragic plane crash, two strangers (Kate Winslet and Idris Elba) must forge a connection to survive the extreme elements of a remote snow-covered mountain. When they realize help is not coming, they embark on a perilous journey across the wilderness.

Quantum of Solace – ITV4 – 9pm

James Bond (Daniel Craig) descends into mystery as he tries to stop a mysterious organisation from eliminating a country’s most valuable resource.

Rocketman – FilmFour – 9pm

A musical fantasy about the fantastical human story of Elton John’s (played here by Taron Egerton) breakthrough years.

Anchorman 2 – Comedy Central – 9pm

With the 1970s behind them, San Diego’s top-rated newsman, Ron Burgundy (Will Ferrell), returns to take New York City’s first twenty-four-hour news channel by storm.

The Sisters Brothers – BBC Two – 10pm

Eli (John C. Reilly) and Charlie (Joaquin Phoenix) Sisters, an infamous duo of gunslinging assassins, chase a gold prospector (Riz Ahmed) and his unexpected ally (Jake Gyllenhaal) in 1850s Oregon.

Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping – FilmFour – 11.25pm

When it becomes clear that his solo album is a failure, a former boy band member (Andy Samberg) does everything in his power to maintain his celebrity status.

St. Vincent – Channel 4 – 12am

A young boy whose parents have just divorced finds an unlikely friend and mentor in the misanthropic, bawdy, hedonistic war veteran (Bill Murray) who lives next door.

I Love You, Man – Comedy Central – 1am

Friendless Peter Klaven (Paul Rudd) goes on a series of man-dates to find a Best Man for his wedding. But, when his insta-bond with his new B.F.F. (Jason Segel) puts a strain on his relationship with his fiancée (Rashida Jones), can the trio learn to live happily ever after?

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