MOVIE CHOICE

A Criminal Affair (2021) 12 ◆ 2.15PM, CH5 ★★★ Thriller, starring Savvy Shay and Taylor Jabara as college students Julia and Erin. While working on a project for their criminology course, they meet a prisoner Cole (Jacob Taylor) who claims he was wrongly convicted. The girls are impressed by his story – and his charm – but should they really be letting their guard down?

Harriet (2019) 12 ◆ 11.40PM, BBC1 ★★★ Cynthia Erivo delivers a powerful, Oscarnominated lead performance in this somewhat rote biopic of abolitionist Harriet Tubman. The story begins as Harriet, then known as Araminta ‘Minty’ Ross, is a slave in 19th century South Carolina. When she’s advertised for sale, she takes the opportunity to escape.