THE WEEK’S BEST FILMS

SATURDAY Frozen (2013) (BBC1, 4pm) Goldstone (2016) (BBC4, 9pm)

As children, Anna and Elsa love to play together, taking advantage of Elsa’s ability to create ice and snow from her fingertips. When an accident almost ends in disaster, the King agrees to wipe Anna’s memory so she forgets about her sibling’s hidden talents. At the same time, Elsa hides from the public gaze, fearful that she will hurt someone else with her powers. When the King and Queen are lost at sea, Elsa reluctantly emerges to claim the throne. Unfortunately, on her coronation day, her gloves come off and the locals witness her skills... Frozen is one of the best animated features from Disney in years. Bell and Menzel add vim to their plucky heroines, the latter singing the film’s stand-out song Let It Go.

The sequel to the Australian thriller Mystery Road (which also spawned a TV series) finds Aaron Pedersen reprising his role as Detective Jay Swan, an indigenous cop who this time is heading to an Outback township to investigate the disappearance of a young woman. It soon becomes clear he shouldn’t expect much help from the powerful local mining company or the mayor (Animal Kingdom’s Jacki Weaver, who once again proves she can be cosy and sinister at the same time). However, will a local cop, who is angered when Jay accuses of him being corrupt, finally stop looking the other way and start doing some investigating of his own?

SUNDAY Safe House (2012) (ITV4, 9pm)

Agent Matt Weston (Ryan Reynolds) is the caretaker of a CIA safe house in Johannesburg. Humdrum routine is thrown into disarray by the arrival of grizzled agent Daniel Kiefer (Robert Patrick) with a prisoner: rogue operative Tobin Frost (Denzel Washington), who famously sold out the agency to the highest bidder. In the middle of a highly charged interrogation, the building’s defences are compromised by a gang of gun-toting thugs. Matt escapes the hail of bullets with Tobin, bundling the prisoner into the boot of a car as he makes a hasty exit, alerting his boss David Barlow (Brendan Gleeson) to the danger as a protracted and tense game of cat and mouse begins through the streets.

Selma (2014) (BBC2, 11.15pm)

In 1960s America, political bureaucracy and prejudice deny African-Americans the chance to vote in the forthcoming election in which President Lyndon B Johnson (Tom Wilkinson) hopes to be returned to the White House. Martin Luther King Jr (David Oyelowo) entreats the president to right this democratic wrong but Johnson doesn’t consider voting rights to be high on his list of priorities. So King and his team head to Selma, Alabama, to lead a peaceful protest march. Selma is an impassioned biopic, which honours the memory of the leader of the US Civil Rights Movement and Oyelowo delivers a breakout performance.

MONDAY Tower Block (2012) (5*, 10pm)

Silence can be deadly in James Nunn and Ronnie Thompson’s claustrophobic thriller. Jimmy (Ralph Laurila) is murdered by two hooded figures in the

TUESDAY

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2011) (Film4, 6.35pm)

Evelyn (Judi Dench) is coming to terms with the recent loss of her husband in this charming comedy drama. She abandons Britain for the balmier climes of Jaipur and a retirement home called the Best Exotic Marigold Hotel. En route, Evelyn meets other retirees all bound for this “luxury development for residents in their golden years”: cantankerous wheelchair user Muriel (Maggie Smith), waspish snob Jean (Penelope Wilton) and her long-suffering husband Douglas (Bill Nighy); retired judge Graham (Tom Wilkinson); ladies’ man Norman (Ronald Pickup); and spinster Madge (Celia Imrie). When the travellers arrive at their destination, they discover a building in disrepair and an inexperienced manager struggling to keep the creditors off his back.

Support Your Local Sheriff! (1969) (Film4, 1.05pm) THURSDAY Nerve (2016) (Film4, 9pm) FRIDAY RoboCop (1987) (ITV4, 9pm)

In the future, the city of Detroit is on the brink of collapse due to crime and financial problems. The corporation Omni Consumer Products steps in to take over the police department, with a plan to unleash their robot officers on the population. Their first prototype isn’t up to the job but they get a second chance when human officer Alex Murphy (Peter Weller) is killed in the line of duty and then rebuilt as a cyborg. However, some of his old memories remain, prompting him to try to track down the criminals who killed him and in the process he begins to turn against his masters. Director Paul Verhoeven’s satirical, blackly funny and violent sci-fi thriller deserves its high status – no wonder the 2014 remake couldn’t compete.

Rush (2013) (More4, 9.35pm)

During the 1970s, rubber burnt and tempers frayed between two very different Formula 1 drivers: charismatic ladies’ man James Hunt and ambitious Austrian speed fiend Niki Lauda. Their daredevil duels reached a horrifying crescendo at the 1976 German Grand Prix when Lauda’s Ferrari burst into flames, trapping him in the inferno. Just six weeks later, Lauda emerged from hospital with extensive scarring, determined to prevent Hunt from claiming the chequered flag at Monza. This incredible story of courage and resilience is dramatised in Rush, Ron Howard’s superb biopic that charts the rivalry between Hunt (Chris Hemsworth) and Lauda (Daniel Bruhl) from their early days through to the glamour of Formula 1.