films of the day
What’s on the small screen this week
SATURDAY
SWALLOWS AND AMAZONS 7PM, BBC THREE
Enchanting adventure, adapted from the best-selling children’s book. in the lake District, two groups of children compete to claim ownership of a small island, then become embroiled in the life of a mysterious man (Rafe spall) living on a houseboat nearby. (2016/pG) ★★★
21 JUMP STREET 9PM, ITV2
This cheeky comedy is inspired by an 80s TV series starring Johnny Depp that was little seen in the UK. Cops Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum are sent undercover into an american high school to bring down a dealer in synthetic drugs. (2012/15) ★★★
BLADE 11.45PM, 5STAR
The power of an immortal, the soul of a human – Wesley snipes’s sword-wielding superhero is the last line of defence from stephen Dorff’s army of vampires. Cracking action thrills from the marvel universe. (1998/18) ★★★★
PREDATOR 2 10.30PM, ITV4
a tough cop investigating a series of gruesome murders discovers they are the work of an alien that kills for sport. The second film in the franchise stars Danny Glover, with Kevin peter Hall back in the title role. (1990/15) ★★★
SUNDAY
CORPSE BRIDE 4.45PM, ITV2
if you loved The Nightmare Before Christmas, you’ll also enjoy Tim Burton’s equally off-beat stop-motion fantasy. Johnny Depp voices a shy Victorian man who accidentally gets engaged to Helena Bonham Carter’s charismatic zombie woman. (2005/pG) ★★★★
THE GREATEST SHOWMAN 6.55PM, E4
The ultimate singalong musical movie is one for all the family. Hugh Jackman shines as he steps into the shoes of pT Barnum, a natural-born performer who brings a group of marvellous misfits together to form a show-stopping circus troupe. michelle Williams, Zac Efron and Zendaya complete the a-list line-up bringing this spectacle and all its anthems to life. (2017/pG) ★★★★★
MONDAY
YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE 9PM, ITV4
sean Connery’s 007 packs his kimono and jets off to Japan, where he teams up with a secret service ninja force to stop moggystroking baddie Blofeld from starting World War iii. Watch out for a spectacular finale set in a volcano. (1967/pG) ★★★
TUESDAY
A GOOD YEAR 6.40PM, FILM4
Ridley scott rules at sci-fi and historical epics but romcoms? surely not! Here, he directs Russell Crowe who plays a broker who inherits his uncle’s vineyard in the
south of france. There he finds amour with marion Cotillard. (2006/12) ★★★
WEDNESDAY GRAN TORINO 9PM, ITV4
Clint Eastwood directs himself as a grouchy – and trigger-happy – war veteran in this drama. The old chap bravely protects his teenage neighbour from a local gang after they try to steal his cherished 1972 ford Torino sports car. (2008/15) ★★★★
THURSDAY PHILOMENA 10PM, BBC FOUR
Jaded journo steve Coogan helps retired irish nurse Judi Dench search for the son who was taken from her 50 years ago. it’s a softer film than the similarly themed The magdalene sisters, with a reliably outstanding performance from Dame Judi. (2013/12) ★★★★
FRIDAY INDEPENDENCE DAY 6.10PM, FILM4
an alien race destroys major cities of the