Emelie
Horror, 10.55pm/Horror+1, 11.55pm 3
Sex OOO Violence OOO Language OOO
Eschewing sudden scares in favour of more insidious and far more unsettling
chills, this cunning home-invasion horror thriller stars Irish actress Sarah
Bolger, who is frighteningly good as the unhinged title character. Bolger’s
stone-cold psycho poses as a replacement babysitter when a married couple
go off to celebrate their 13th anniversary, but it doesn’t take long for the eldest
of her three charges (Joshua Rush) to twig that the strangely permissive sitter
has evil intentions. 2015, 15, 79MIN
CHILLER
Megamind
Film4 HD, 1.10pm/Film4+1, 2.10pm 4Sex OOO Violence OOO Language OOOThis superhero spoof movie from DreamWorks has it all: bright and clever
animation, a smashing story, lots of laughs and exciting action, and terrific
characters and great vocal performances. Will Ferrell is splendid as the voice
of alien supervillain Megamind who, having defeated his lifelong nemesis, theheroic Metro Man (Brad Pitt), is casting about for a new dastardly purpose in
life. Tina Fey adds an extra layer of fun as news reporter Roxanne Ritchi, as
does Jonah Hill as TV cameraman Hal. 2010, PG, 96MINANIMATED COMEDY
Wednesday 21 August Thursday 22 August
ANIMATED ADVENTURE
Spider-Man: Into
the Spider-Verse
Sky Sci-Fi & Horror HD, 7pm 4
Sex OOO Violence OOO Language OOO
This dazzlingly playful, Oscar-winning
animated movie takes Marvel Comics’
friendly neighbourhood crimefighter into
fresh realms, or rather, into half-a-dozen
parallel universes, each of which has its
own version of Spider-Man. Brooklyn
teenager Miles Morales (Shameik Moore)
takes on the web-slinging superhero’s
mantle after being bitten by a radioactive
spider, and he is soon encountering a
bunch of other Spideys. 2018, PG, 117MIN
WESTERN
True Grit
Film4 HD, 10.50pm/
Film4+1, 11.50pm 4
Sex OOO Violence OOO Language OOO
Jeff Bridges steps into John Wayne’s
boots to play the whisky-soaked,
one-eyed marshal Rooster Cogburn in
Joel and Ethan Coen’s splendid remake
of the 1969 Western. The cantankerous
lawman is hired by a 14-year-old frontier
girl (Hailee Steinfeld) to bring the man
who murdered her father to justice and
who, together with Matt Damon’s Texas
Ranger, insists on accompanying
Cogburn on his quest. 2010, 15, 110MIN
PERIOD ADVENTURE
The Mask of Zorro
Sky Family HD, 11.30pm 4Sex OOO Violence OOO Language OOOA top-notch romantic swashbuckler
from director Martin Campbell. Anthony
Hopkins plays the original 19th-century
masked hero Zorro, who trains a young
successor (Antonio Banderas) to follow
in his footsteps by taking revenge on his
longtime enemy Montero (Stuart
Wilson) and rescuing his daughter
(Catherine Zeta-Jones). Campbell
includes much affectionate humour to
counterbalance the often violent action
sequences. 1998, PG, 137MINALSO ON WEDNESDAY
The Princess Bride
Film4 HD, 2.40pm 4
Robin Wright won’t marry in haste.The Simpsons Movie
Film4 HD, 4.50pm 5
There’s no place like Homer’s.Sleepless
Film4 HD, 9pm 3
Everyone’s got it in for Jamie Foxx.Girls of the Sun
Sky Premiere HD, 10.20pm 4
Fighting back in Kurdistan.Ant-Man and the Wasp
Sky Hits HD, 11.25pm 4
Paul and Evangeline have a small problem.■ Full listings start on p73
CHILLER
The Innkeepers
Horror, 9pm/Horror+1, 10pm 3Sex OOO Violence OOO Language OOOChills rather than shocks are the order
of the day here, as Sara Paxton and Pat
Healy’s hotel desk clerks poke around
trying to record the ghostly activities of
a newlywed who hung herself while
honeymooning there, but become sure
that there are actually three ghosts
haunting the hotel... There is a fair
modicum of suspense and Paxton’s
anxious heroine is far more believable
than the thin stereotypes that populate
most horror offerings. 2011, 15, 101MINACTION THRILLER
November Man
Sony Movie Channel, 9pm/
Sony Movie Channel+1, 10pm 4Sex OOO Violence OOO Language OOOThe plot has more holes than a string
vest, but this slice of cloak-and-dagger
hokum does at least give former James
Bond Pierce Brosnan a chance to flex
his spy skills. He plays an ex-CIA man,
who runs up against his one-time
protégé (Luke Bracey) after he
steps out of the shadows to shield a
vulnerable war crimes witness (Olga
Kurylenko) from scores of murderous
spooks and goons. 2014, 15, 108MINPSYCHOLOGICAL DRAMA
Take Shelter
AMC HD, 9pm 4Sex OOO Violence OOO Language OOOA film for troubled times, Take Shelter
taps into anxieties about economic
meltdown and climate change with its
depiction of a man driven to the edge by
apocalyptic fears. Michael Shannon plays
a family man whose nightmarish visions
convince him that a huge tornado is
about to strike his small Ohio town,
leading him to throw all his energy and
money into enlarging his backyard storm
shelter. The film is gripping and unsettling
in equal measure. 2011, 15, 121MIN■ Full listings start on p83
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The Day of the Jackal
TCM HD, 6pm 5
Edward Fox shoots – it’s De Gaulle!GoldenEye
ITV4 HD, 9pm 4
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Sky Premiere HD, 10.20pm 2
Rosemarie and Danny have a housing crisis.The Innocents
Talking Pictures, 11pm 5
Who’s turning the screw on Deborah Kerr?The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
TCM HD, 11.30pm 4
Robert Shaw is taking the train.It turned out that
Sarah didn’t go in
much for child’s playMegamind wanted
Roxanne to leave
the thinking to himFAMIL
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