22 TV&Satellite Week
Films day-by-day
My Cousin Rachel
Sky Drama HD, 11.45pm 3
Sex ●●● Violence ●●● Language ●●●This is a glossy, if underpowered adaptation of Daphne du Maurier’s
classic Gothic mystery set in 19th-century Cornwall. Sam Claflin plays
orphan Philip Ashley, who suspects foul play after his beloved
guardian dies abroad following his marriage to the eponymous Rachel
(Rachel Weisz). When she arrives at the large estate he is due to inherit
on his 25th birthday, Philip resolves to expose her guilt – but finds
himself falling under her spell instead.2017, 12, 102MINMYSTERY DRAMA
Crazy, Stupid, Love
Sky Comedy HD, 11.40pm & 8pm 4
Sex ●●● Violence ●●● Language ●●●Spinning its plot around the amorous follies of a group of Los Angeles
people, this classy romantic comedy stars Steve Carell as a suburban
family man who is sent reeling after his wife demands a divorce, and
Ryan Gosling as a smooth-talking pick-up artist who gives him tips on
how to charm women. As Carell transforms from Mr Frump to Mr
Cool, Gosling’s slick charmer begins to lose his cool when he falls for
Emma Stone’s young lawyer.2011, 12, 118MINROMANTIC COMEDY
Monday15 July Tuesday16 July
ACTION COMEDY
Here Comes the Boom
Sky Comedy HD, 6.10pm 3
Sex ●●● Violence ●●● Language ●●●Kevin James and martial arts might
sound like a dodgy combination, but this
sports comedy turns out to be mostly
harmless fun. The rotund American
comedian plays a high-school biology
teacher who becomes a cage fighter
to save his school’s music programme
from being discontinued. Salma Hayek
co-stars as the hero’s improbable love
interest, while Henry Winkler amuses
as the eccentric music teacher whose
career is in jeopardy. 2012, 12, 105MINSCI-FI ACTION
Venom
Sky Sci-F & Horror HD, 9pm 3
Sex ●●● Violence ●●● Language ●●●Tom Hardy plays dual roles in this Marvel
Comics superhero movie. A spin-off
figure from the Spider-Man series, his
character is crafty US investigative
journalist Eddie Brock, who becomes
bonded with an alien life form that gives
him superpowers as alter ego Venom.
There are some darkly funny moments
as Hardy’s antihero grapples with his
new persona, who has a snake-like
tongue, sharp teeth and a taste for human
brains. Also on Tuesday.2018, 15, 112MINWESTERN
The Missing
AMC HD, 11.55pm 4
Sex ●●● Violence ●●● Language ●●●Director Ron Howard seems to be
aiming for the same sort of resonance
as the 1956 classic The Searchers with
this brooding Gothic Western, and he
makes a brave stab at it, even if the film
doesn’t quite reach those peaks. Cate
Blanchett plays a frontierswoman who is
forced into an uneasy alliance with her
estranged father (Tommy Lee Jones at
his most grizzled) in order to find her
daughter, who has been abducted by
slave traders. 2003, 15, 137MINALSO ON MONDAY
Say Anything
Sky Drama HD, 8pm 4
John and Ione in a piece of 1980s nostalgia.
Blackhat
Paramount HD, 9pm 4
Chris Hemsworth tries his hand at hacking.
Skyscraper
Sky Action HD, 10pm 3
Dwayne Johnson hits the heights.
American Sniper
ITV4 HD, 10.05pm 4
Clint and Brad star in an absorbing biopic.
Nico, 1988
Film4 HD, 11.25pm 4
Premiere. Biopic of the 1960s singer.■ Full listings start on p53
ACTION FANTASY
Black Panther
Sky Sci-Fi & Horror HD, 6.40pm 4
Sex ●●● Violence ●●● Language ●●●Chadwick Boseman’s superhero T’Challa,
aka Black Panther, had a dash-on part in
2016’s Captain America: Civil War. Now
he gets his own solo turn in the wildly
successful comic-book adventure, which
won three of its seven Oscar nominations.
He has a number of strong women on
his side, including Letitia Wright, Lupita
Nyong’o and Danai Gurira, together with
Martin Freeman in the role of the token
CIA agent sidekick. Also on Thursday-
Friday. 2018, 12, 134MINDRAMA
First Reformed
Sky Select HD, 8pm 4
Sex ●●● Violence ●●● Language ●●●Superbly played by Ethan Hawke, Ernst
Toller is the pastor at a poorly attended
Dutch Reform church in New York.
Already racked with doubts about his
faith and purpose, he plunges even
deeper into despair after a parishioner
(Amanda Seyfried) asks him to counsel
her pessimistic radical environmentalist
husband. This austere but rewarding
drama keeps us gripped, wondering
and dreading what path Toller might
choose to follow. 2017, 15, 113MINFANTASY COMEDY
My Super Ex-Girlfriend
Universal HD, 9pm/
U n i ve rs a l+1, 10 p m 3
Sex ●●● Violence ●●● Language ●●●A genial spoof of comic-book
superheroes from Ivan Reitman, director
of Ghostbusters and Evolution. Invincible
superheroine G-Girl (Uma Thurman) is,
in normal life, a neurotic shrew, hell-bent
on making life miserable for her affable
ex-boyfriend (Luke Wilson) after he
dumps her in favour of a sweet, well-
balanced work colleague (Anna Faris).
The film soon becomes just a series of
comic sketches. 2006, 12, 96MINALSO ON TUESDAY
Enemy at the Gates
True Movies, 9pm 4
Jude Law and Ed Harris are shooting stars.
Get Carter
ITV4 HD, 9pm 5
Gangster Michael Caine heads north.
The World’s End
E4 HD, 9pm 4
Simon and Nick find home is not so sweet.
The Senator
Sky Drama HD, 10pm 4
Jason Clarke plays feckless Teddy Kennedy.
Night of the Living Dead
TC M H D ,11.15 p m 4
George A Romero’s classic zombie flick.■ Full listings start on p63
Emma pretended
to laugh along with
Ryan’s pitiful jokesRachel began to
think she should
eat more carrots