FILMS OF THE WEEK

Old – Saturday, Channel 4, 9pm, premiere

Museum curator Prisca Capa (Vicky Krieps) and her actuary husband Guy (Gael Garcia Bernal) take their children off to a tropical island sanctuary, which she found online. The kids are excited when resort manager Nils (Gustaf Hammarsten) arranges a special excursion to a hidden private beach. Another family, headed by cardiothoracic surgeon Charles (Rufus Sewell), joins the Capas on the short minibus ride to a secluded expanse of sand enclosed by rocky cliffs. The travellers are blissfully unaware that every second they spend in sun-kissed paradise takes them closer to oblivion. Based on Pierre Oscar Levy and Frederik Peeters’ graphic novel Sandcastle, Old is a phantasmagorical, time-accelerating nightmare from writerdirector M Night Shyamalan with a neat dramatic conceit.

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom – Monday, ITV1, 3pm

Mount Sibo, the volcano which towers over Isla Nublar, growls with molten fury. Benjamin Lockwood (James Cromwell), former business associate of John Hammond, implores Jurassic World’s manager Claire Dearing (Bryce Dallas Howard) to oversee a daring rescue mission. She persuades old flame Owen Grady (Chris Pratt) to return to paradise to transplant the stricken wildlife to a new home, aided by her Dinosaur Protection Group colleagues Zia (Daniella Pineda) and Franklin (Justice Smith). However, there are dark forces working against the rescuers, including the duplicitous Dr Henry Wu (BD Wong). There are undeniable thrills and entrails spills, and director JA Bayona choreographs all the carnage with flashes of directorial brio, but the blood-curdling screams can feel a bit second-hand.