THURSDAY

MACHINE-GUN KELLY

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1PM, GREAT! MOVIES CLASSIC ★★★ Roger Corman’s film noir charts the criminal life of George ‘Machine Gun’ Kelly, and gave Charles Bronson (above) his first lead role. Kelly is the robber and public enemy number one with a passion for submachine guns.

EVIL NANNY

(2016) 12 ◆

2.20PM, CH5 ★★

Increasingly unhinged live-in nanny

Jen (Lindsay Elston) makes the lives of employers Fay and Tim a living hell when she refuses to go quietly. She’s got form for taking advantage of her landlords – and has a full repertoire of nasty, underhand tactics.

MONA LISA (1986) 15 ◆ 9PM, TALKING PICTURES TV ★★★★

Neil Jordan’s moody yet heartfelt British thriller stars Cathy Tyson (left) and Bob Hoskins in an unlikely alliance as they try to keep their heads above water in London’s criminal underworld. Michael Caine and Robbie Coltrane prop up the supporting cast.

TALES FROM THE LODGE (2019) 15

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9PM, HORROR ★★★

This comedy horror – set at the all too familiar cabin in the woods – is spooky, effective and well-acted. A group of friends reunite to scatter the ashes of another friend at a remote lakeside location, where they start telling a series of creepy stories to each other.

THE RAINMAKER (1997) 15

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10.30PM, 5STAR ★★★★

In this taut John Grisham thriller, Matt Damon stars as an idealistic young lawyer who teams up with Danny Devito’s more cynical paralegal. Together, they take on a dodgy medical insurer that has been making a mint from people’s misery.

MOONLIGHT (2016) 15 (1958) 15

◆ 1.15AM, FILM4 ★★★★★ This moving and flawlessly performed coming-of-age drama follows Miamiborn Chiron in three phases of his life. Mahershala Ali is the drug dealer who becomes a father figure to the lonely boy (Alex Hibbert, right).