If you’re looking for a good watch over the next two days, then look no further than terrestrial, which is showing a number of great movies.
From an “extremely funny” British comedy that you may have missed to an intense Cate Blanchett psychological drama, there’s lots to watch on TV.
Here, Digital Spy has rounded-up five of the best.
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Star Trek
The classic sci-fi franchise was successfully rebooted with this 2009 movie, which follows a young James T Kirk (Chris Pine) and Spock (Zachary Quinto) as they take on Romulan Nero (Eric Bana).
The JJ Abrams movie also features a number of other familiar characters, including Zoe Saldaña as Nyota Uhura, Karl Urban as Dr Leonard ‘Bones’ McCoy and Simon Pegg as Montgomery ‘Scotty’ Scott.
As well as being a box office success, spawning two sequels in 2013 and 2016, Star Trek was also a critical smash, sitting at a near-perfect 94% fresh score on Rotten Tomatoes, with The Times calling it a “stunning prequel”.
Airing Saturday at 5.35pm on Channel 4.
The Last Stand
Arnold Schwarzenegger stars in this 2013 action thriller that centres on a small town sheriff and his staff as they try to stop a drug lord from escaping into Mexico.
Sitting at a respectable 61% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes, The Last Stand was called “surprisingly good fun” and “popcorn-friendly” by the Irish Times, while the London Evening Standard praised its “slick nostalgia”.
The movie also features performances by Forest Whitaker, Johnny Knoxville, Rodrigo Santoro, Jaimie Alexander and Luis Guzmán.
Airing Saturday at 11pm on Channel 4. Available afterwards on Channel 4 streaming.
Mindhorn
Described as “extremely funny” by Time Out with “laugh-a-minute heights” (via CineVue), this 2016 comedy sits at a very high 92% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes.
Featuring and co-written by Julian Barratt and Paddington‘s Simon Farnaby, Mindhorn follows a fading TV actor who is forced to work with the police when a serial killer – who believes his titular TV detective character to be real – says he will only speak to the fictional creation.
The impressive cast includes Essie Davis, Russell Tovey, Andrea Riseborough and Harriet Walter. Watch out for cameos from Kenneth Branagh and Simon Callow too.
Airing Sunday morning at 12.35am on BBC One. Available afterwards on BBC iPlayer.
Tár
Released in 2022, this towering drama stars Cate Blanchett as a fictional conductor called Lydia Tár, whose life begins to unravel when she is accused of misconduct.
The actor earned a BAFTA win as well as an Oscar nomination for her turn in the movie, which was described as “the performance of a lifetime” by Empire, while The Observer called the movie a “phenomenal picture”.
Directed and written by Todd Field, Tár also stars Noémie Merlant, Nina Hoss, Sophie Kauer and Julian Glover in supporting roles.
Airing Sunday at 10pm on BBC Two. Available afterwards on BBC iPlayer.
Jack Reacher
Before the days of the hit Prime Video series, Tom Cruise starred as Lee Child’s titular character in this 2012 actioner.
In Jack Reacher, the former US Army investigator is hired to help a homicide investigation into a trained military sniper involved in a mass shooting.
The movie was well-received and sits at 64% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes, with The Times calling it “enjoyably boisterous”. The film also led to a 2016 sequel called Never Go Back.
Airing Sunday at 10.20pm on ITV1. Available afterwards on ITVX.
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Sam is a freelance reporter and sub-editor who has a particular interest in movies, TV and music. After completing a journalism Masters at City University, London, Sam joined Digital Spy as a reporter, and has also freelanced for publications such as NME and Screen International. Sam, who also has a degree in Film, can wax lyrical about everything from Lord of the Rings to Love Is Blind, and is equally in his element crossing every ‘t’ and dotting every ‘i’ as a sub-editor.
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