Films of the day

What’s on the small screen this week

SATURDAY JOHNNY ENGLISH STRIKES AGAIN 4.55pm, Film4

When a cyberattack exposes the identities of all of Britain’s active secret agents, Johnny is forced to come out of retirement to search for the mastermind hacker risking the nation’s safety. (2018/12) ★★★

THE GODFATHER 9pm, Film4

francis ford Coppola’s stunning epic is about the fictional Corleone organised crime dynasty led by patriarch Vito (marlon Brando). al pacino is unforgettable as son michael, who goes from outsider to ruthless boss, while James Caan, Robert Duvall and Diane Keaton give equally perfect performances. (1972/15) ★★★★★

SUNDAY SHAUN THE SHEEP MOVIE 3.15pm, BBC ONE

Early man was slightly underwhelming but Nick park’s big-screen spin-off of the cute claymation CBBC series is near-perfect family fun. shaun and the flock must navigate the big city to find their amnesia-stricken farmer, who now believes he’s a celebrity hairstylist. (2015/pG) ★★★★

THE GODFATHER PART II 9pm, Film4

This is one of the very few movie sequels that can claim to be as good as (or perhaps even better than) the original. Both a sequel and a prequel, it picks up the story of al pacino’s michael Corleone, now don of the crime family, and also details the life of michael’s father Vito (Robert De Niro) from his childhood in sicily to his life of crime in New York. (1974/18) ★★★★★

AMERICAN MADE 11.20pm, 5Star

Being an international drugs smuggler isn’t cool but it does make for a highly entertaining action comedy. Based on real events, the film features Tom Cruise as american pilot Barry seal, who flies illicit missions transporting contraband for the Cia and Colombian drug cartels. (2017/15) ★★★★

MONDAY THE MADNESS OF KING GEORGE 6.50pm, Film4

England’s benevolent King George iii becomes mentally unstable during the time of political upheaval. Dr Willis, an exminister, tries to cure the monarch through behaviour modification. starring Nigel Hawthorne and Helen mirren. (1994/pG) ★★★★

TUESDAY JOJO RABBIT 9pm, Film4

Hitler Youth cadet Jojo Betzler (Roman Griffin Davis) firmly believes in the ideals of Nazism manifested by his imaginary friend, adolf Hitler. However, his world is rocked when he finds a Jewish girl in his house. With scarlett Johansson. (2019/12) ★★★★

WEDNESDAY THE REVENANT 9pm, Film4

You can almost feel the chill in alejandro iñárritu’s intense survival epic. frontiersman leonardo DiCaprio crosses a dangerous wilderness to gain revenge on the man who killed his son. (2015/15) ★★★★★

THURSDAY THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS 9pm, Film4

Historical dramas don’t come much more epic than michael mann’s visually stunning classic. Daniel Day-lewis is a Native american trapper who falls for a British aristocrat’s daughter in war-torn Colonial america. (1992/12) ★★★★

FRIDAY GOLDENEYE 8pm, itv4

pierce Brosnan’s first outing as Bond was the most successful 007 movie since 1979’s moonraker. The super-suave irishman was born to play the iconic spy, who is tasked with destroying a nuclear space weapon captured by sean Bean’s rogue former agent. (1995/15) ★★★★

NOMADLAND 9pm, Film4

fern (frances McDormand) gives up her

home after losing everything in the recession and embarks on life on the road as a nomad through the American West. (2020/12) ★★★★

OCEAN’S ELEVEN 9pm, 5STAR

Nothing less than the con of the century is the challenge that awaits George Clooney and his gang in Steven Soderbergh’s slick thriller. They attempt to steal $150million from Andy Garcia’s ruthless casino owner. With Julia Roberts and Brad Pitt. (2001/12) ★★★★