A week of movies to keep an eye out for.

Sat/Sun 26th BBC1 @00.20

Shifty. A cracking London set drama about a drug dealer struggling with friends, family and rivals. A harsh yet likeable film that's superbly lead by Riz Ahmed and one of my favourite British actors; Daniel Mays. Well worth staying up for. Made for pennies and better than most films with a 1000 times the budget.

Sat/Sun 27th TV3 @00.20

Borstal Boy. A ropey Irish accent from Shawn Hatosy aside this is a good little biopic of the early stages of the life of Brendan Behan from his part in the IRA, through the time he spends in borstal after he is arrested, to where he finds himself making friends with people he once claimed to hate. Plus (trust me on this) a decent, non annoying performance from Danny Dyer.

Mon 28th TCM @18.25

The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre. A true classic. The type of film where you'll recognise the story and dialogue even if you haven't seen it. 3 Americans band together in Mexico to find a buried treasure but problems inside and outside their little group cause major trouble for them. Humphrey Bogart and Walter Huston are just fantastic in this thrilling little film.

Tues 29th Film 4 @21.00

Horns. A young man wakes up one morning with horns growing from his head and the ability to get people to admit their darkest secrets. Daniel Radcliffe is well able to shake off his Harry Potter persona to star in this gory and surreal tale that will upset you in places and make you snort laughing in others.

Wed 30th BBC4 @22.00

Starter For 10. Thoroughly entertaining and charming comedy drama about a young man feeling out of place in a UK college who finds himself on a University Challenge team. Great cast in this with fun early performances from James McAvoy, Rebecca Hall & Dominic Cooper.

Thur 1st E4 @21.00

Salt. Angelina Jolie kicks ass in this twisty, turny and fast moving spy thriller about a CIA operative who has to go on the run after she is accused of being a Russian sleeper agent. Great turns from Jolie & Liev Schreiber help make this a very entertaining and action packed film.

Fri 2nd TV3 @22.00

Clear & Present Danger. There has been 5 film adaptions of Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan novels and this is by far the best. Harrison Ford stars in a thrilling, complex and intelligent tale of government dodginess and Colombian drug cartel nastiness loosely ( very loosely ) based on the story of Pablo Escobar. Joaquim de Almeida steals the film with a great slimy performance plus it contains one of my all time favourite action scenes.