On first glance, tonight's offering of films on TV is very slim pickings. However, what's lost in quantity in actually made up for in quality with a better than usual selection to occupy your Wednesday evening. Stretching from early evening to late night, and with all genres covered, there's definitely something for you on the box tonight. And there's a special treat if you can stay up late enough...
As always, all of these films are available on non subscription channels, though may not be on all platforms.
Gremlins: 6.45pm, TCM (Virgin 327 Sky 315)
Year: 1984
Cast: Zach Galligan, Hoyt Axton, Frances Lee McCain, Phoebe Cates
Plot: A boy inadvertently breaks three important rules concerning his new pet and unleashes a horde of malevolently mischievous monsters on a small town. (IMDB)
Rating: 84% (Rotten Tomatoes)
Little monsters, loads of craic. Still an absolute classic.
Brassed Off: 9.00PM, Film Four
Year: 1996
Cast: Pete Postlethwaite, Ewan McGregor, Tara Fitzgerald
Plot: The coal mine in a northern English village may be closing, which would also mean the end of the miners' brass band. (IMDB)
Rating: 79% (Rotten Tomatoes)
Gritty Northern England at its charming 90s best. Lots of laughs and passion. Never got the love or attention of The Full Monty, but possibly a better film.
Premium Rush: 9.00PM, Sony Movie Channel (Sky 321)
Year: 2012
Cast: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Michael Shannon, Dania Ramirez
Plot: In Manhattan, a bike messenger picks up an envelope that attracts the interest of a dirty cop, who pursues the cyclist throughout the city. (IMDB)
Rating: 74% (Rotten Tomatoes)
Decent action thriller with some good chase scenes and ridiculous plot.
Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior: 9.00PM, TCM
Year: 1981
Cast: Mel Gibson, Bruce Spence, Michael Preston
Plot: In the post-apocalyptic Australian wasteland, a cynical drifter agrees to help a small, gasoline rich community escape a horde of bandits. (IMDB)
Rating: 95% (Rotten Tomatoes)
Better than the original, and Mel Gibson at his best. You've seen this film 20 times but you know you'll watch it again tonight.
Baby Driver: 10.55PM, Sony Movie Channel
Year: 2017
Cast: Ansel Elgort, Lily James, Jon Hamm, Eiza Gonzalez, Jamie Foxx, Kevin Spacey
Plot: After being coerced into working for a crime boss, a young getaway driver finds himself taking part in a heist doomed to fail. (IMDB)
Rating: 93% (Rotten Tomatoes)
Very good film, great ensemble cast, better soundtrack
Cabin In The Woods: 11.15PM, Film Four
Year: 2011
Cast: Kristen Connolly, Chris Hemsworth, Anna Hutchison
Plot: Five friends go for a break at a remote cabin, where they get more than they bargained for, discovering the truth behind the cabin in the woods. (IMDB)
Rating: 92% (Rotten Tomatoes)
Classic "group of friends go to a house" horror.
Goodfellas: 11.25PM, ITV 4 (Virgin 132, Sky 2004)
Year: 1990
Cast: Robert De Niro, Ray Liotta, Joe Pesci, Lorraine Bracco
Plot: The story of Henry Hill and his life in the mob, covering his relationship with his wife Karen Hill and his mob partners Jimmy Conway and Tommy DeVito in the Italian-American crime syndicate. (IMDB)
Rating: 96% (Rotten Tomatoes)
Nothing needs to be said. If you can stay up late enough, watch it. If you can't, don't watch a few minutes because you'll be sucked in.
