Film choice

The Boss Baby (2017) SKY CINEMA PREMIERE, 3.55PM ★★

 Based on a 40-page children’s book about a taxing tot (here voiced by Alec Baldwin) who treats his parents like zero-hour flunkeys, Tom Mcgrath’s film is charming for as long as it can keep that premise spinning without embellishment, which is around 15 minutes. Rackety 3D antics is the only item on the agenda, with tired pop-culture nods and moderate toilet humour.

Dumb and Dumber To (2014) FILM4, 9.00PM ★★

 This sequel to Dumb and Dumber finds Jeff Daniels and Jim Carrey older, no wiser and much less funny. Harry (Daniels) and Lloyd (Carrey) are back, gurning, grinding and punching one another in the groin. There’s a storyline of sorts, in which Harry hunts down his daughter (Rachel Melvin) because he needs a kidney transplant, which in turn sees them become embroiled in a poisoning plot.

22 Jump Street (2014) ITV2, 9.00PM ★★★★

 Channing Tatum’s charisma and the best malapropisms ever make this sequel to 21 Jump Street a joy. Instead of infiltrating high school to arrest the suppliers of a drug, Jonah Hill’s Schmidt and Tatum’s Jenko infiltrate college to do… exactly the same, and their chemistry is sublime. The film is directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller (The Lego Movie), who are becoming the handiest duo since the Coen brothers.