Margot At The Wedding Sat 29/6 TG4 @ 21.25
At a family wedding in an affluent Long Island suburb family frictions come to the fore when an estranged woman and her son appear after a long time away. Nicole Kidman plays Margot in a film that will make you cringe & anger you but one that's also funny and full of depth. Kidman is excellent as always and gets wicked support from Jennifer Jason Leigh, John Turturro and Ciaran Hinds.
Raw Sat 29/6 Film4 @ 22.45
Justine has gone to college. It's a whole new world for her. A hazing ritual designed to humiliate new students has a strange effect on her. Things get gory. This 2016 French horror is a fantastic watch but it's definitely only suitable for those with an iron constitution as it's gore and dark sexuality are.......well things get explicit. Garance Marillier is a first rate lead.
Buried Sat 29/6 BBC1 @ 23.50
An American truck driver in Iraq is kidnapped and wakes up buried alive in a coffin. All he has is a cigarette lighter and a mobile phone. Can he escape in time? If you are anyway claustrophobic i'd advise you avoid this but if you think you'll be able for it, it's a very suspenseful and quite terrifying little tale. Ryan Reynolds carries the entire film on his shoulders and does a first rate job.
Vertigo Sun 30/6 RTE1 @ 14.45
An intense story of obsession sees a detective hired to investigate a woman who he soon becomes consumed by. One of Alfred Hitchcock's many masterworks Superbly acted by Kim Novak & James Stewart with assured direction from the master and full of complexity and twist and turns. 14.45 is an odd time for it though, this is a film for a dark evening with a glass of something strong.
Pride Mon 1/7 BBC2 @ 00.30
Gay activists & striking coal miners become unlikely partners in 1980's England when both find themselves suffering under the yoke of Margaret Thatcher. A fine drama that's both upsetting and inspiring and a cracking little history lesson to boot. Joseph Gilgun and Imelda Staunton amongst others are deadly but Bill Nighy is just spot on in a true story that you'll be glued to.
The Lonely Battle Of Thomas Reid Mon 1/7 RTE1 @ 21.35
Thomas is a man stuck in the past and a man battling in vain against the IDA in an effort to hold on to the Kildare farmland he holds dear. This Irish documentary is a stunner, a real David & Goliath story about someone standing up for themself against the man. Like the best of Irish productions it will make you laugh and then kick you in the balls. Well worth a watch
A Fistful Of Dynamite Wed 3/7 ITV4 @ 22.00
An IRA member is recruited by a Mexican bandito to rob a bank but he has other ideas. Rod Steiger and James Coburn are loads of fun in this at times hilarious and gorgeous looking western from the master, Sergio Leone. Its one of his lesser movies but its still really worth a watch. A couple of scenes from this were filmed in Toner's on Baggot Street in Dublin. See if you spot them.
Kidnapped Thur 4/7 Film4 @ 16.30
A young man sold into slavery by an unscrupulous relative has the good luck to run into a fellow slave on the verge of escape. This adaption of Robert Louis Stevenson's novel is great craic, full of action and glorious Scottish scenery. It's might be slight and it's riddled with historical inaccuracies but a super cast including Michael Caine & Trevor Howard make it work.
Powder Room Fri 5/7 CH4 @ 01.55
While out on the lash with her friends, a woman named Sam is confronted by faces from her past and in an effort to big herself up finds herself holding together a web of lies. The always on form Sheridan Smith does mighty work in this unusual little drama that consists of vignettes from a night out. An oddly claustrophobic yet humorous watch buoyed by solid supporting showings from Kate Nash and Jaime Winstone.
Crank : High Voltage Fri 5/7 Film4 @ 22.45
Chev Chelios is on the move again in this insane sequel to the 2006 hit. His heart has been stolen(yeah) and only regular jolts of electricity are keeping him alive. Can he stay going long enough to get revenge? This film is absolutely unhinged and definitely not for the faint hearted. Jason Statham has a ball in the lead role and Amy Smart & Dwight Yoakam in back up just about manage to keep up with him.
Peggy Sue Got Married Fri 5/7 RTE1 @ 23.20
Peggy Sue is going through a bad patch in life and when she collapses at her high school reunion she finds herself with a once in a lifetime chance to re-do her entire existence. Peggy Turner is splendid as the lead in this charming, funny and bittersweet comedy about life's regrets and taking chances. An early part for Nicholas Cage too gives an inkling of how crazy his performances would become in later years.
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