THE WEEK’S BEST FILMS

SATURDAY

Sisters (2015) (Channel 4, 9pm)

Bucky Ellis (James Brolin) and wife Deana (Dianne Wiest) intend to downsize the family home to a compact retirement flat. Their daughters Maura (Amy Poehler) and Kate (Tina Fey) make a cross-country odyssey to their childhood home to clear out their shared bedroom before new owners take possession. A wave of heady nostalgia washes over Maura and Kate and they decide to bid farewell to childish things by throwing one final party and inviting all of their high school chums. Sisters is a raucous and potty-mouthed comedy that rides a gentle wave of emotional peaks and troughs.

The Beatles: Eight Days a Week – The Touring Years (2016) (More4, 9pm)

Oscar-winning director Ron Howard’s nostalgic documentary recaptures the giddy madness of Beatlemania by charting pivotal years in the development of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. Eight Days a Week – The Touring Years opens with footage of a rousing rendition of She Loves You performed at the ABC Cinema in Manchester in 1963. The crowd hyperventilates and shrieks with ear-splitting delight every time McCartney shakes his sweat-soaked hair. Fans of the band will have a similarly euphoric reaction to this largely chronological account of The Beatles’ live performances.

SUNDAY Florence Foster Jenkins (2016) (BBC1, 8.15pm)

Amateur operatic soprano Florence Foster Jenkins became a cause celebre in 1930s and 1940s New York precisely because she was unable to hold a note during her infamous recitals. This real-life story of triumph against sniggering cynicism provides rich inspiration for Stephen Frears’ rollicking comedy drama, anchored by tour-de-force performances from Meryl Streep and Hugh Grant. Florence (Streep) is determined to further her musical ambitions with the help of her second husband and doting companion St Clair (Grant). Cosme Moon (Simon Helberg) eventually lands the position of Florence’s pianist and gradually falls under his wealthy employer’s spell, acknowledging that she is just following her dream.

Nightcrawler (2014) (BBC2, 10pm)

Louis Bloom (Jake Gyllenhaal) is struggling to find direction in life until he pulls over on a highway, close to a fatal accident, and meets cameraman Joe Loder (Bill Paxton), who sells his gruesome footage to the highest bidder. Louis purchases a small camera and approaches Nina Romina (Rene Russo), ratings-hungry editor of the graveyard shift at one news station, with amateurish footage of a victim fighting for life. After she pays up, Louis hires an inexperienced protege called Rick (Riz Ahmed) to capture murder and misfortune in grisly close-up and inexorably moulds his employee in his own warped image.

MONDAY The Adjustment Bureau (2011) (ITV4, 11pm)

Adapted from Philip K Dick’s 1954 short story, writer-director George Nolfi’s fast-paced thriller ponders the ripple effect when one man attempts to