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Ant-Man ★★★★
5.45pm-7.35pm BBC1
Paul Rudd’s cat burglar dons
scientist Michael Douglas’
special suit and becomes
the miniscule superhero.
Rudd’s self-deprecating
persona works wonders
with the material
and this engaging
and good-natured
fantasy fizzes
along. (2015; Cert 12).●{{{{{LanguageViolenceSex{{{The Wizard of Oz
11.25am-1. 2 5 p m IT V3^5
Dorothy (Judy Garland)
and her little dog Toto follow
the Yellow Brick Road with
their new friends, the
Scarecrow (Ray Bolger),
Tin Man (Jack Haley) and
Cowardly Lion
(Bert Lahr). A still
enchanting piece
of vintage musical
magic. (1939; Cert U).Flash Gordon ★★★
12.00noon-2.10pm C4
A lavish version of the 1930s
sci-fi comic strip, helped by
Queen’s pounding music.
Sam J Jones is Flash and
there are enjoyably hammy
turns from Max von Sydow,
plotting domination
of the universe as
Ming the Merciless,
Brian Blessed and
Topol. (1980; Cert PG).{{{{{{LanguageViolenceSex{{{Total Recall ★★★★
10.30pm-12. 3 5 a m IT V
Arnold Schwarzenegger
longs to visit Mars and, this
being 2084, the easiest way
to do so is to buy a memory
implant – which uncovers
his secret past as a spy...
Director Paul
Verhoeven stirs Philip
K Dick’s tale into an
unforgettable sci-fi
treat. (1990; Cert 15).●●{●{{LanguageViolenceSex●●{A Bridge Too Far ★★★★
3.40pm-6.55pm Channel 5
It’s late 1944 and the bridge
in question is at Arnhem in
Holland. Directed by Richard
Attenborough, this epic is
spread too thinly among an
all-star cast (including Sean
Connery, Michael
Caine and Robert
Redford), but vividly
portrays the horrors
of war. (1977; Cert 15).●●{{{{LanguageViolenceSex●{{{{{{{{LanguageViolenceSex{{{20th Century ★★★★
Women
10.45pm-12.45am BBC2 (not NI)
In late-1970s California,
Annette Bening raises her
teen son (Lucas Jade
Zumann), aided by Greta
Gerwig and Elle Fanning.
The stars are
fabulous in writer-
director Mike Mills’
charming and funny
film. (2016; Cert 15).Stuart Little
5
1.55pm-3.35pm C4
Nice New York couple Hugh
Laurie and Geena Davis
adopt a cute talking mouse
(voiced by Michael J Fox) as
a brother for son Jonathan
Lipnicki. Nathan Lane is a
film-stealer voicing
jealous cat Snowbell
in a seamless mix of
animatronics and live
action. (1999; Cert U).{{{{{{LanguageViolenceSex{{{A Good Day ★★★
to Die Hard
10.00pm-11 .5 0 p m C 4
In his fifth Die Hard film, Bruce
Willis is in Moscow to find
estranged son Jai Courtney.
He’s in fact a CIA spy trying
to get a Russian whistleblower
(Sebastian Koch)
to safety. The plot’s
routine, but the action
and bickering stars
impress. (2013; Cert 15).Puss in Boots ★★★★
1.00pm-2.45pm Film 4
The swashbuckling feline from
the Shrek films gets his own
spin-off and it’s a joy, wittily
telling the tale of his outlaw
origins. Antonio Banderas
provides the purr-fect vocals
for Puss, who struts
his stuff through a
mash-up of spaghetti
Westerns and fairy
tales. (2011; Cert U).●●{{{{LanguageViolenceSex●●{{{{{{{LanguageViolenceSex{{{Viceroy’s House ★★★
9.00pm-10.45pm BBC2
10.00pm-11.45pm Northern IrelandThe partition of India in 1947
forms the turbulent backdrop
for director Gurinder Chadha’s
striking, if soapy, drama.
Hugh Bonneville is Lord
Louis Mountbatten,
Britain’s last imperial
viceroy, and Gillian
Anderson plays his
wife. (2017; Cert 12).{{{{{{LanguageViolenceSex{{{{{{●●{LanguageViolenceSex●●{BBC2 Premiere BBC2 Premiere
Die Hard 4.0 ★★★★
9.00pm-11 .4 0 p m C 4
Bruce Willis is still on form as
New York cop John McClane
12 years after his last outing.
Here, he teams with Justin
Long’s computer geek to take
on Timothy Olyphant’s gang
of cyber terrorists.
With non-stop action
and witty one-liners,
this is a great action
thriller. (2007; Cert 15).Victor ★★★
Frankenstein
11.40pm-1. 3 0 a m C 4
James McAvoy’s
Frankenstein and
Daniel Radcliffe’s
Igor play things to
the hilt in this plush
yarn. (2015; Cert 12).Mannequin ★★★
2.05pm-3.45pm ITV
Andrew McCarthy falls in
love with a department store
mannequin possessed by
the spirit of an Ancient
Egyptian princess (Kim
Cattrall). Well performed by
the bright and breezy
stars, this amiable
romcom makes the
most of its daft
idea. (1987; Cert PG).●{{{{{LanguageViolenceSex{{{
TOP PICK ITV PREMIERE
Captain America: ★★★★
Civil War 6.25pm-9.10pm ITV
See page 31 for review.Last Vegas ★★★
11.50pm-1 .4 0 a m C 4
Robert De Niro, Morgan
Freeman, Kevin Kline and
Michael Douglas
are old pals on a stag
do in this raunchy
but good-humoured
comedy. (2013; Cert 12).{{{●{{LanguageViolenceSex●●{
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The Muppets ★★★★
1.10pm-2.45pm BBC2
See page 31 for review.TOP PICK C5 PREMIERE
Hacksaw Ridge ★★★★
9.00pm-11.35pm Channel 5
See page 31 for review.Sing Street ★★★★
11.40pm-1.50am Film 4
With catchy songs, this is an
exuberant teen drama about
a hopeful young pop
band in 1985 Dublin.
Ferdia Walsh-Peelo
and Lucy Boynton
star. (2016; Cert 12).●●{{{{LanguageViolenceSex●●{{{{{{{LanguageViolenceSex{{{{{{{{{LanguageViolenceSex●{{