Film choice

Sword of Sherwood Forest (1960) FILM4, 5.05PM ★★★

Director Terence Fisher teamed up with Hammer Films for this child-friendly spin-off from The Adventures of Robin Hood TV series, with Richard Greene, who reprises his role here. Peter Cushing stars as the dastardly Sheriff of Nottingham out to murder the Archbishop of Canterbury. It’s a cheap and cheerful affair that remains true to the spirit of the original.

Smurfs: The Lost Village (2017) SKY CINEMA PREMIERE, 6.15PM ★★

The third of the big-screen outings for the Smurfs is a trippy treat for under-eights, but the blues for everyone else. This Smurfs contains double the number of Smurfs ever previously seen, thanks to the discovery of an all-female enclave somewhere deep in the woods. Demi Lovato, Mandy Patinkin, Michelle Rodriguez and Julia Roberts are among those lending their voices.

Carol (2015) FILM4, 9.00PM ★★★★★

Todd Haynes’s adaptation of Patricia Highsmith’s 1952 novel is gorgeous, gently groundbreaking, and quite possibly be the saddest thing that you’ll ever see. It tells the story of a photographer (Rooney Mara) who has a relationship with an older woman (Cate Blanchett) in New York. Haynes’s film concludes that love is the riskiest but most necessary gamble.