10 TELLY FILMS
Indiana jones & The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull BBC2, 6.05pm, today
At an airfield in 1957 Nevada, Indiana (Harrison Ford) and pal Mac (Ray Winstone) encounter villainous Soviet agent Irina Spalko (Cate Blanchett).
This fourth film in the blockbusting series is an absolute joy, delivering adrenaline-pumping thrills and smart one-liners.
Dawn Of The Planet of the Apes Channel 4, 10pm, today
Ten winters have passed since simian flu ravaged the globe. One-time military man Dreyfus (Gary Oldman) leads a band of survivors. In a forest, they encounters apes led by Caesar (Andy Serkis), including his ambitious second-incommand Koba.
Byzantium Film4, 10.55pm, today
Feisty single mother Clara Webb (Gemma Arterton) arrives in a rundown seaside resort with her daughter Eleanor (Saoirse Ronan).
To make ends meet, Clara sells her body, earning just enough to keep the pair off the streets. Every now and then, she sinks her teeth into a punter and we discover Clara is a vampire.
Mermaids Sony Movie Channel, 6.50pm, Mon
Cher, Winona Ryder and Christina Ricci make a surprisingly convincing family unit in this winning, ’60s-set romcom. Teenager Charlotte (Ryder) is sick of her eccentric single mother Rachel (Cher) forcing her and younger half-sister Kate (Ricci) to move home every time one of her romances breaks down.
Crimson Peak Film4, 10.45pm, Mon
Director Guillermo del Toro’s film is a visually opulent gothic romance set in 19th Century New York and snow-laden Cumbria.
Ten-year-old Edith Cushing (Sofia Wells) loses her mother to black cholera. The matriarch’s soul (Doug Jones) visits Edith to deliver a chilling warning: “Beware of Crimson Peak”.
The Woman In Black Film4, 11.20pm, Tue
London solicitor Arthur Kipps (Daniel Radcliffe)r is dispatched to the remote village of Crythin Gifford.
The locals try to warn him off, and it isn’t long before he glimpses a mysterious figure (Liz White), who is blamed for the deaths of children in the village.
Rocky ITV4, 9pm, Wed
Forget the increasingly overblown sequels - the original, Oscar-winning Rocky is a surprisingly sweet, low-key underdog story.
Sylvester Stallone wrote himself his best role as Rocky Balboa, a struggling boxer from working-class Philadelphia who combines fighting with running errands for a loan shark.
There’s Something About Mary 5STAR, 10pm, Thur
The Farrelly brothers’ riotous comedy stars Ben Stiller as loveable schmuck Ted, who misses out on a prom date with high school honey Mary (Cameron Diaz) after a rather unfortunate bathroom incident.
Thirteen years later, Ted is still obsessed with Mary.
The Hunger Games Film4, 6.15pm, Fri
In a post-apocalyptic world, 24 teens are selected to take part in a fight to the death.
Die Hard E4, 9pm, Fri
Classic action thriller starring Bruce Willis and scene-stealer Alan Rickman.