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MIKE WARD’S SMALL SCREEN
THE LIMEHOUSE GOLEM (15) having poisoned her husband. Kildare is determined to clear her name but must also fathom the seemingly unsolvable Golem case, a string of grisly killings, apparently unconnected, at each of which the psycho leaves his trademark signature of blood. BRIGHT
CHALK-and-cheese cop pairings are hardly new. But at the heart of Netflix’s latest action thriller there’s one hell of a distinctive partnership – regular human Ward (Will Smith) and fellow LA cop Jakoby (Joel Edgerton) who happens to be the force’s first orc. What unites them is the mission they stumble upon during a routine patrol – to stop a magical relic falling into the wrong hands and triggering unspeakable horrors. ROUGH NIGHT (15)
THIS so-so black comedy stars Scarlett Johansson as Jess, hooking up with old college pals for her hen weekend in Miami. However, accidentally killing a male stripper puts a bit of a damper on the proceedings. turns into tiny Kevin Hart, the self-obsessed popular girl becomes Jack Black’s tubby professor, the geeky Jewish boy is Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s action hero and the nerdy swotty girl is Karen Gillan in hotpants.
To get back to the real world they must dodge stampeding rhinos, battle giant snakes and race a villain (Bobby Cannavale) to a magical jewel.
The action scenes are mildly entertaining while hearing Johnson shout “Oy vey!” and seeing Black mince should amuse kids and parents.
Mission accomplished I suppose. Unfortunately, as it’s also the film’s only original idea (at least they had one) the laughs dry up pretty quickly. DETECTORISTS: SERIES 3 (15)
THAT life-changing find still eludes metaldetecting mates Andy and Lance (Mackenzie Crook, Toby Jones) in BBC4’s under-stated comedy. RUSSELL HOWARD: RECALIBRATE (15)
RIBCAGE-bragging, just one of the trends Russell is baffled by in this fine new stand-up special. It’s where women post pics to show off how defined their ribs are. “No man has ever looked at a lady and gone: ‘f***ing look at the ribs on that..!’”