Grabbers Sat 28/4 RTE2 @ 21.35
Residents of an island off the west coast of Ireland find themselves under attack by man eating aliens. They devise a very Irish way to defend themselves. Similar to Tremors, in that it's a great mix of laughs and scares and gooey bits plus it has characters you don't want to see ending up as monster munch. Ruth Bradley as the Garda in charge leads a nice cast of familiar faces.
Horns Sat 28/4 Film4 @ 23.05
One morning a young man wakes up with horns growing from his head and the ability to get people to admit their darkest secrets. Daniel Radcliffe shakes 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. A genuine oddity of a film but one thats both original and interesting. Juno Temple James Remar & Kathleen Quinlan all shine in supporting roles.
Run And Jump Sun 29/4 RTE2 @ 00.40
Vanetia is an Irish woman struggling to look after her family after her husband Conor has had a stroke. An american medical researcher comes to stay with them to study his behaviour and him and Vanetia become close. A nice little drama about family dynamics, dysfunction and understanding. Maxine Peake in the lead role is as always superb and Will Forte as the yank plays a fine part.
Filth Sun 29/4 Film4 @ 23.35
Bruce Robertson is a cop in Edinburgh. He's as dodgy as they come. An utter scumbag. A drug and sex addict who'll stab anyone in the back to get his way. And yet...... A tour de force performance from James McAvoy carries this extremely dark but very entertaining film from the pen of Irvine Welsh. Be warned, some will find this film quite offensive. Jamie Bell, Kate Dickie and Eddie Marsan are all excellent in support.
Cool Hand Luke Mon 30/4 TCM @ 21.00
Luke is a young man from the south with a serious attitude problem. He winds up in jail and realises that attitude is going to cause him a lot of problems. An honest to goodness classic and one of the films that made Paul Newman a star. Packed full of classic moments and dialogue that you will recognise even if you havent seen the movie. Newman in the lead is a star and George Kennedy as a fellow inmate is just awesome.
A Dangerous Method Mon 30/4 TG4 @ 21.30
David Cronenberg steps away from the body horror he built his career on with this story of a woman who finds herself hospitalised and under the care of not just Sigmund Freud but also Carl Jung. An intriguing and well acted (ok in places its quite OTT) film that gives us some insight into the birth of psychoanalysis. Keira Knightley, Michael Fassbender and Viggo Mortensen all do solid work as the leads.
Stoker Tues 1/5 Film4 @ 23.20
After her father dies, a young woman and her mother are visited by an uncle they never knew existed. Slowly she begins to realise all isn't what it seems. Mia Wasikowska is great as the lead in a slow burn thriller that breaks free of it's Hitchcockian roots to become something very compelling, lurid, darkly funny and quite unique. Matthew Goode is good as the mysterious man and Nicole Kidman gives solid backup.
Evil Dead 2 Wed 2/5 Syfy @ 22.00
Ash Williams returns to the cabin in the woods in this brilliant sequel that is probably the most fun horror film ever made. A group of friends on a holiday find an ancient book and make the mistake of reading from it. Bedlam ensues. Director Sam Raimi delivers an amazingly inventive film that mixes the slapstick of Looney Tunes cartoons with gallons of blood and the end result just rocks. Bruce Campbell greatest role.
Psycho II Thurs 3/5 The Horror Channel @ 22.45
Norman Bates is released from prison 20 years after his original murder spree. He's determined to be a good boy this time around. But weird things keep happening. OK bare with me. This sequel to the 1960 classic is actually a cracking watch and far far better than it has any right to be. It's clever, twisted and surprisingly sympathetic to it's main character. Anthony Perkins in the lead nails it and Vera Miles makes a fun reappearance too.
The Grey Fri 4/5 CH4 @ Midnight
A planeful of oil refinery workers crashes in the Alaska wilderness and the survivors realise that cold, exposure and hunger are the least of their problems. The best film of the recent Liam Neeson resurgence by far. This is a mature, well acted and quite frankly terrifying thriller that pin you to your chair. Neeson is spot on in the lead and gets fine back up from Frank Grillo and Dallas Roberts.
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