Film choice

Paper Towns (2015) FILM4, 9.00PM ★★★

Before fangirl phenomenon The Fault in Our Stars, John Green wrote this minor Young Adult hit, which makes for a slightly awkward film. It has a narrator in the pubescent Quentin (Nat Wolff), whose obsession with his chicly rebellious, fast-disappearing neighbour (Cara Delevingne) has him following a trail of clues to track her down, aided by his prom-obsessed friends.

Fast & Furious 5 (2011) ITV2, 9.00PM ★★★

Justin Lin gives the street-racing franchise legs with this series-high sweet spot, starting with a pretty spectacular prison break and subsequent chase, and peaking with a bank vault whipping around at crazy speeds through downtown Rio. Prepare to witness two bollards being clonked together, as Vin Diesel and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson square off as Diesel’s crew must pull off “one last job”.

The Last Samurai (2003) 5SPIKE, 9.00PM ★★★

A shameless vanity project it may be, but nevertheless Edward Zwick’s period thriller is beautifully shot. Set in 19th-century Japan, it stars Tom Cruise as Algren, an embittered Civil War veteran recruited as a mercenary to help train a new infantry division and quell the threat of a samurai rebellion. But when he’s abducted by his enemy and educated in the bushido code, he decides to switch allegiances.