10 TELLY FILMS
Daddy’s Home 2 Sky Cinema Premiere, 8pm, today
The comedy sequel reunites a gurning Will Ferrell and a deadpan Mark Wahlberg as hapless parents.
Father knows best – or loudly claims to – in director Sean Anders’ script, co-written by John Morris, which ramps up the games of one-upmanship with the addition of Mel Gibson and John Lithgow.
King Kong Channel 5, 6.30pm, today
Director Peter Jackson’s long-held dream to remake the 1933 RKO classic was finally realised with this hugely entertaining, big-budget spectacular.
Filmmaker Carl Denham (Jack Black) coerces a ship’s crew to search for mythical Skull Island, a lost civilisation of dinosaurs dominated by a 25-feet gorilla called Kong.
Suffragette Film4, 6.40pm, today
In 1912 London, Maud Watts (Carey Mulligan) works long hours in a laundry with her husband Sonny (Ben Whishaw).
She joins the suffragette movement to speak up against injustices. MPS refuse to honour a voting-rights bill amendment, so Emmeline Pankhurst (Meryl Streep) stirs her troops into direct action.
Con Air Sony Movie Channel, 9pm, today
After eight years in a maximum security penitentiary, Cameron Poe (Nicolas Cage) finds himself on a flight home with some of the most dangerous criminals in America, who decide to hijack the plane.
If you’re in the mood for good popcorn movie, this action thriller will fit the bill.
Philadelphia Film4, 9pm, Monday
Oscar winner Tom Hanks stars as razor-sharp lawyer Andrew Beckett, who is fired from a prestigious firm after contracting HIV.
He’s keen to sue for wrongful dismissal, and turns to down-at-heel lawyer Joe (Denzel Washington) for help. The latter learns one or two lessons about prejudice along the way.
22 Jump Street 5STAR, 9pm, Monday
After their success in the first film, officers Schmidt (Jonah Hill) and Jenko (Channing Tatum) are investigating criminal mastermind The Ghost (Peter Stormare).
When a sting to capture him goes bad, Captain Dickson (Ice Cube) recruits the pair for yet another hare-brained undercover operation.
Rocky II ITV4, 11pm, Tuesday
Loveable underdog Rocky (writer-director Sylvester Stallone) hangs up his boxing gloves so he can marry girlfriend Adrian (Talia Shire).
However, it isn’t long before the money runs out, so when Apollo Creed (Carl Weathers) challenges him to a rematch, Rocky decides to step back into the ring.
Chappie 5*, 10pm, Wednesday
Crime rates in Johannesburg are falling thanks to robot police droids called Scouts.
Hoping to give birth to a fully conscious artificial intelligence, engineer Deon Wilson conducts experiments in secret. Futuristic thriller hardwires the heavy-armoured brutality of Robocop with the childlike wonder of Short Circuit.
Enough Said Film4, 7.10pm, Thursday
Sopranos actor James Gandolfini’s final role in Nicole Holofcener’s romantic comedy.
Pretty Woman Sony Movie Channel, 9pm, Friday
Julia Roberts and Richard Gere star in rags-to-riches romantic comedy.