The Box Set
Pink Floyd – The Wall 8.35pm, Tuesday, Prime
Bob Geldof plays a confined, but troubled rock star who descends into madness in the midst of his physical and social isolation from everyone in Alan Parker’s cult 1982 movie. Just as notable for the use of cartoonist Gerald Scarfe’s surreal work, as it is for Pink Floyd’s soundtrack.
Suspects 9.30pm, Tuesday, The Box
Debut of season three of this unique British crime show that tackles difficult subjects in a gritty and real way. Shot like a fly-on-the-wall documentary, this series is largely unscripted, with the cast devising their own dialogue.
National Lampoon: Drunk, Stoned, Brilliant, Dead 8.30pm, Thursday, Rialto
Featuring rare and never before seen footage, this 2015 documentary is the mind-boggling story of National
Lampoon magazine, from its subversive and electrifying beginnings, to rebirth as an unlikely Hollywood heavyweight, and beyond. ‘‘The film is uproarious, not for what its many talking heads say but for its astonishing procession of brilliant, boundary-breaching illustrations and captions, many of which are as explosively funny today as they were when first published,’’ wrote The New York Times’ Stephen Holden.
Cricket 10.30am, Monday, Sky Sport 1
After a disappointing Chappell-Hadlee series across the Tasman before Christmas, the Black Caps will be out for revenge when they take on Australia in the first of three matches here. Eden Park hosts this opening Auckland Anniversary Day clash, before the action shifts to Napier (February 2) and Hamilton (February 5).
Travel Man 7.30pm, Monday, Choice
Having conquered the world of technology in Gadget Man, acclaimed director, author and Bafta-winning actor Richard Ayoade is back for the third, four-part series of this holiday destination show, which sees him spend 48 hours in locations such as Helsinki, Lisbon, New York and Naples with celebrities like Paul Rudd, Jack Dee and Adam Buxton.
Marguerite 8.30pm, Monday, Rialto
Like the Meryl Streep-headlining biopic Florence Foster
Jenkins, this 2016 film is inspired by the life of an American socialite and wannabe opera diva. But don’t dismiss this French production as just another telling of the same old tale – director Xavier Giannoli takes Jenkins’ story in a new direction, creating an arguably more thoughtful and rich story than its Hollywood counterpart. While there are certainly laughs along the way, in the talented hands of Catherine Frot, this deluded songstress becomes a sympathetic character. A complicated, heartbreaking and compelling tale that, unlike its lead, hits all the right notes.
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