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THE BEST OF THIS WEEK’S
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Red Tails (Sat)SATURDAY
Zootropolis
5pm BBC
Cute cartoon creature caper about a
city where all animals live together
peacefully. However, when some
beasts turn savage, a rabbit cop and
a con-artist fox team up to solve the
conspiracy. (2016/PG) ★★★★
FILM OF THE WEEK
T2: Trainspotting
9.30pm C4 PREMIERE
The sequel to Danny Boyle’s 90s
masterpiece was embraced with a
warm nostalgic hug. Truthfully, the
mood of midlife miserablism grates
somewhat, as Renton (Ewan
McGrgeor) and the gang are re-
united in Scotland. (2017/18) ★★★
The World Is Not Enough
10.05pm ITV
Arguably Pierce Brosnan’s best Bond
film, before invisible cars and kite
surfing on tidal waves did for him.
The secret agent tries to foil Robert
Carlyle’s terrorist plot, with the help
of a nuclear physicist played by
Denise Richards. (1999/12) ★★★★
Philomena
10.20pm BBC
Journo Steve Coogan helps retired
nurse Judi Dench search for the son
who was taken from her 50 years
ago. It’s a softer film than the
similarly themed The Magdalene
Sisters, with a fine performance from
Dame Judi. (2013/12) ★★★★
upped the stakes spectacularly. Luke
Skywalker (Mark Hamill) trains with
Master Yoda, while Darth Vader
pursues Han Solo. (1980/U) ★★★★Harry Potter and the
Deathly Hallows: Part 2
4.05pm ITV
The final film in the franchise doesn’t
disappoint, as Daniel Radcliffe’s boy
wizard hunts for the three remaining
Horcruxes – thus setting the scene
for a dramatic battle with evil Lord
Voldemort. (2011/12) ★★★★Spotlight
10.45pm BBC
The Boston Globe newspaper
assigns a team of journalists to
investigate allegations against a
priest accused of molesting more
than 80 boys, in this exceptional
drama. Mark Ruffalo and Michael
Keaton star. (2015/15) ★★★★★MONDAY
Role Models
9pm Comedy Central
Deftly balancing cynicism and
potty-mouthed humour with awhole lot of heart, this adult
comedy sees Seann William Scott
and Paul Rudd play colleagues forced
to mentor troubled kids in a
community-service programme.
(2008/15) ★★★★TUESDAY
Arrival
9pm Film
There are no laser battles or
marauding monsters in Denis
Villeneuve’s slowburn cerebral sci-fi
mystery. Amy Adams plays a linguist
who helps the US Army
communicate with aliens who have
landed on Earth. (2016/12) ★★★★★Mistress America
11.20pm Film4 PREMIERE
Wry comedy starring Lola Kirke
as an impressionable college
student who goes to live in
New York with her hipster step-
sister (Greta Gerwig). A
warm and witty caper about
the pretensions of youth.
(2015/15) ★★★★The Big Short
10.50pm BBC
Steve Carell and Ryan Gosling play
investors who make out like bandits
when the US mortgage market
collapses in 2007/8. Don’t worry, the
complexities of financial lingo are
clarified by Margot Robbie in a
bubble bath! (2015/15) ★★★★★Red Tails
12.55am BBC
Like an airborne Glory, this drama is
about African-American servicemen
who fought for the US, despite
facing racism at home. Cuba
Gooding Jnr is among a group of
black pilots out to prove their
heroism during WWII. (2012/12) ★★★SUNDAY
Star Wars: Episode V –
The Empire Strikes Back
1.35pm ITV
Following the biggest sci-fi
blockbuster of all time must have
been daunting, but this sequel