The Sunday Post (Newcastle)

10 telly films

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Nocturnal Animals Sky Cinema Premiere, 11.50am, today

Los Angeles gallery owner Susan Morrow is locked in an emotionall­y numb marriage to philanderi­ng businessma­n Hutton.

Writer-director Tom Ford serves up a dish of revenge with measured restraint, bolstered by powerhouse performanc­es from Jake Gyllenhaal and Amy Adams.

Grease Film4, 6.35pm, today

Following an idyllic holiday romance, 1950s teenagers Danny (John Travolta) and Sandy (Olivia Newton-John) are unexpected­ly reunited when she enrols at his high school.

The songs are catchy, Travolta and Newton-John make a very cute couple and Stockard Channing steals every scene she’s in.

It’s impossible not to be swept along.

The Lone Ranger BBC2, 8pm, today

Handsome lawyer John Reid (Armie Hammer) arrives in 1869 Texas.

Soon after, outlaw Butch Cavendish (William Fichtner) escapes custody and John’s brother, Texas Ranger Dan Reid (James Badge Dale), leads the search party.

An entertaini­ng action adventure which also stars Johnny Depp as Tonto, The Lone Ranger’s sidekick.

The Unbeatable­s 5STAR, 11.05am, Monday

The beautiful game turns ugly in Juan Jose Campanella’s computer-animated fantasy.

Cocksure bully Flash (Anthony Head) returns to his home patch as a pro football player looking to build a gargantuan stadium on top of the village.

Lawless Film4, 11.10pm, Monday

A strong cast is the best reason to see this entertaini­ng crime drama.

The Franklin County business empire run by Forrest Bondurant (Tom Hardy) and his siblings Howard (Jason Clarke) and Jack (Shia LaBeouf) is threatened when Special Deputy Charley Rakes (Guy Pearce) arrives in town.

The Iceman Film4, 9pm, Tuesday

A thug rises through the ranks of the criminal fraternity in Ariel Vromen’s taut thriller, based on the exploits of mob contract killer Richard Kuklinski.

Michael Shannon assumes the lead role of Kuklinski. In flashback, we meet Richard in his early days as an underling for sadistic mob boss Roy DeMeo (Ray Liotta).

The Sweeney Film4, 10.45pm, Wednesday

Flying Squad hard man DI Jack Regan (Ray Winstone) and sidekick George Carter (Ben Drew) hunt a gang of wily European thieves.

The Sweeney is a slick revamp of the classic 1970s TV series and Winstone plays the daddy of the department with tightly coiled intensity.

The Man from Laramie Film4, 12.40pm, Thursday

The final Western from director Anthony Mann and actor James Stewart – they had worked together on classics including The Naked Spur – is also their best.

Mann explores the darker, more obsessive side of Stewart’s everyman persona.

Killer Joe Film4, 10.45pm, Thursday

Matthew McConaughe­y shows his acting mettle as the assassin.

Legally Blonde Channel 5, 7.55pm, Friday

An unashamedl­y breezy comedy with fashion nous.

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