Sunday Mirror (Northern Ireland)
YOUR FILM GUIDE
The Straight Story
(Film4, 11.00am - 1.20pm) An old man embarks on a cross-country journey on a motorised lawnmower to make peace with his estranged brother. David Lynch’s drama, starring Richard Farnsworth and Sissy Spacek ★★★★★
Oz the Great and Powerful (2013/PG)
(BBC One, 2.20pm - 4.20pm) A circus illusionist is transported to a magical world and mistaken for a wizard prophesied to save the realm. Fantasy adventure, starring James
Franco and Mila Kunis ★★★
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982/12) (Film4, 3.30pm - 5.45pm) The Enterprise crew faces a battle to the death against an old foe who has returned from exile seeking revenge. Sci-fi adventure sequel, with William Shatner and Ricardo Montalban ★★★★ The Young Victoria (2009/PG) (BBC Two, 4.20pm 6.00pm) In the early years of the queen’s reign, she is drawn into a power struggle and falls in love with her cousin and eventual husband. Period drama, with Emily Blunt and Rupert Friend ★★★ Of Mice and Men (1992/PG) (TG4, 4.35pm - 6.37pm) A drifter dreams of a better future while taking care of his mentally vulnerable friend. Depression-era drama based on John Steinbeck’s novel, with Gary Sinise and John Malkovich ★★★★★
Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011/12) (Film4, 5.45pm - 8.50pm) The heroic autobots discover that a spaceship from their own planet crashed into the moon decades ago, carrying their former leader and an incredibly powerful device. They must fight to defend the human race as their enemies the decepticons plot to use this machine to rebuild their own world and destroy the Earth. Sci-fi adventure sequel, with Shia LaBeouf ★★★
Goldfinger (1964/PG)
(RTE Two, 6.00pm 8.05pm) James Bond is assigned to investigate a notorious German gold smuggler and discovers his quarry has ambitions much greater than first suspected. Pursuing the criminal mastermind around the world, Bond uncovers the villain’s audacious scheme to destroy the global economy with a daring attack on Fort Knox. Spy adventure, starring Sean Connery, Gert Frobe and Honor Blackman ★★★★★ Snatched (2017/15)
(Film4, 9.00pm - 10.50pm) After being dumped by her boyfriend before their holiday, Emily Middleton takes her cautious mother Linda with her to Ecuador. However, their lives are soon turned upside down when the pair are kidnapped. Fish-out-of-water comedy, starring Amy Schumer and Goldie Hawn ★★★ Spanglish (2004/12)
(RTE One, 9.30pm - 11.55pm) A Mexican woman is offered a well-paid job as housekeeper to a wealthy American celebrity chef, and relocates with her daughter to Los Angeles – but her employer’s neurotic wife causes all sorts of problems. Comedy, starring Paz Vega, Adam Sandler, Tea Leoni and
Cloris Leachman ★★★★
Crank 2: High Voltage
(2009/18) (Film4, 10.50pm - 12.45am) Hitman Chev Chelios sets off in pursuit of a Chinese mobster who has removed his heart and replaced it with a machine requiring regular jolts of electricity to keep it working. As he tries to locate his missing organ, he must resort to increasingly elaborate methods of obtaining the necessary voltage to stay alive. Action thriller sequel, starring Jason Statham ★★★
(2017/15)
(Channel 4, 11.10pm - 1.15am) A veteran hunter helps an FBI agent investigate a murder on a Wyoming Native American reservation. Crime drama, starring Jeremy Renner ★★★★
Wind River