Film choice

Baywatch (2017) SKY MOVIES PREMIERE, 8.00PM ★★

 Baywatch the TV show became a phenomenon, but everything about Baywatch the movie is big, brash and bombastic. Dwayne Johnson is preposterously buff in the role of chief lifeguard Mitch Buchannon, while Zac Efron as new recruit Matt Brody is in full-on idiot mode. A cameo by David Hasselhoff, however, appearing to the strains of Jimi Jamison’s theme I’ll Be Ready, will raise a smile.

Looper (2012) BBC TWO, 11.05PM; NOT NI OR WALES ★★★

 It’s impossible not to be tickled by the playful logic of this sleek sci-fi film that ticks along with pocket-watch precision. Joseph Gordon-levitt is a “looper” – an assassin whose targets are zapped back to him from 30 years in the future, before his contract expires and his final target is his future self. It sounds confusing, but works, and has a great cast that includes Emily Blunt, Bruce Willis and Piper Perabo.

The Cabin in the Woods (2012) 5STAR, 11.20PM ★★★

 Don’t be fooled by its young cast (including a pre-thor Chris Hemsworth) and stereotypical teenage-horror appeal: Joss Whedon and Drew Goddard’s clever detonation of the scary movie is very good, with the genre’s most original plot twist in years. The story, however, is a classic one: five friends visit a cabin in the woods, where they encounter more than they bargained for.