TUESDAY
Hunger
11.10pm Film
Director Steve McQueen’s harrowing
debut based on real events features
an intense turn from Michael
Fassbender. He plays a Republican
on hunger strike in a Belfast prison in
1981, demanding political status for
the IRA. (2008/15) ★★★★
WEDNESDAY
The Lost Boys
9pm Comedy Central
‘Sleep all day, party all night, but you
must feed’. Classic Eighties horror
comedy, starring Corey Haim and
Jason Patric as brothers bedevilled
by vampires in a Californian seaside
town. (1987/15) ★★★★★
THURSDAY
The Maze Runner
6.50pm Film
Here’s another young adult literary
adaptation which should appeal to
fans of the Hunger Games and
Divergent films. Dylan O’Brien is a
teen who arrives in a mysterious
community of boys, all trapped by a
lethal labyrinth populated by the
spooky Grievers. (2014/12) ★★★FRIDAY
Marie Antoinette
9pm W
A stylized sensory overdose, Sofia
Coppola’s historical drama about
France’s ill-fated queen is knowingly
irreverent. Kirsten Dunst excels in the
title role, though stuffy historians
will be appalled. But hey, let them
eat cake! (2006/12) ★★★^The Green Mile
9pm Film
The Shawshank Redemption director
Frank Darabont smashes out another
near flawless prison drama. Tom
Hanks plays a death-row prison
guard who witnesses a murderer
(Michael Clarke Duncan) performing
miracles. (1999/18) ★★★★★The Hobbit: The Battle
of the Five Armies
10.45pm ITV
Dwarves, orcs, elves, wizards,
wereworms and giants bats all scrap
it out in the epic final battle of Peter
Jackson’s Tolkien trilogy. Not all of
our Middle Earth heroes get out
alive, so prepare for some sad
scenes. (2014/12) ★★★★★The Levelling
11.45pm BBC Two (Not NI)
Bleak but atmospheric domestic
drama, about a young trainee vet
(Ellie Kendrick) who returns to her
flood-ravaged home in Somerset.
There she tries to solve the mystery
of her younger brother’s suicide.
(2016/15) ★★★Sky Cinema Premiere
What’s on this week
SKY 301 / 312 VIRGIN 401 / 402★★★★★ brilliant ★★★★ very good ★★★ good ★★ average ★ badCheck your planner for timest films. Dylan O Brien is aAsterix: The Secret
of the Magic Potion
(From Saturday)
When Getafix is injured, he decides
to appoint a successor to the magic
ways. So Asterix (below) and Obelix
join his quest, but it isn’t long before
the Romans take advantage of their
absence. Animation, with the voice
of Christian Clavier. (2018/PG) ★★★The Vanishing
(From Sunday)
Three men begin their six-week shift
tending to the remote Flannan Isles
Lighthouse. Donald, the youngest, is
learning the trade from family man
James, and grieving husband and
father Thomas. They get caught up
in a tangled web of greed, paranoia
and murder when they make a huge
discovery. Thriller based on a true
story, starring Gerard Butler and
Peter Mullan. (2019/15) ★★★
The Benchwarmers 2:
Breaking Balls
(From Monday)
When a freak injury ruins a man’s
chances of playing pro baseball, a
softball league for lawyers gives him a
second chance on the pitch. Comedy,
starring Chris Klein, Jon Lovitz and
Chelsey Reist. (2019/12) ★★★Trouble
(From Tuesday)
Maggie and Ben are middle-aged
siblings who can’t stand each other.
Rivalry explodes when Ben tries to
buy his father’s old property – now
owned by his angry sister. Writer and
director Theresa Rebeck’s comedy
drama, starring Anjelica Huston, David
Morse and Julia Stiles. (2017/15) ★★★
Cutterhead
(From Wednesday)
A woman visiting the site of a
tunnel-boring machine finds herself
battling against claustrophobic
conditions when she gets trapped in
an airlock. Rasmus Kloster Bro’s
Danish survival thriller, starring
Christine Sønderris, Kresimir Mikic
and Samson Semere. (2018/15) ★★★
Darkness Visible
(From Thursday)
London-raised Ronnie returns to his
home in India to discover his mother
has died in mysterious circumstances.
As he uncovers a series of similar
strange deaths, Ronnie’s own
inner darkness comes to light.
Thriller, starring Jaz Deol, Salóme
Gunnarsdóttir, Sayani Gupta and
Seema Biswas. (2019/15) ★★★
Holmes & Watson
(From Friday)
Years after they become friends,
the legendary detective duo spring
into action when they receive word
from arch-enemy James Moriarty
that Queen Victoria will die in
four days’ time. With help from
Dr Grace Hart, Sherlock Holmes and
Dr Watson attempt to foil the plot.
Mystery comedy, starring Will Ferrell,
John C Reilly, Rebecca Hall and
Ralph Fiennes. (2018/12) ★★★(2016/15)(2 ★★★★★★★The Green
Mile (Fri)The Lost
Boys (Wed)The Hobbit: The
Battle of... (Fri)Hunger
(Tue) Holmes & Watson