![]() Ryan Reynolds et al double down on the huge success of their sardonic 2016 hit. Ralph Fiennes, Matt Smith, Matthew Goode, Indira Varma and Rhys Ifans are among its sprawling cast. Keira Knightley stars in Gavin Hood’s strong political thriller relating the true story of Katharine Gun, a linguist working for GCHQ who, before the 2003 invasion of Iraq by Britain and the US, leaked a memo from the National Security Agency exposing a surveillance operation targeting the UN security council. It’s bloody, the CGI is questionable, but you may well be gripped out of pure ludicrousness. The title – which propelled the film to much hype at the box office – gives the plot away: an assortment of rednecks try to retrieve Class A drugs from a rampaging bear who’s already snorted most of them. It’s Wall Street meets Fatal Attraction.ĭirector Elizabeth Banks is capable of darkly sardonic humour (see Pitch Perfect 2 and her recent Charlie’s Angels reboot), but it’s not evident here. Taking place in the cutthroat world of corporate finance in New York, what starts off as a grabby erotic thriller becomes something far more psychologically pungent when Dynevor’s Emily lands a role coveted by her lover, Luke (Alden Ehrenreich). Phoebe Dynevor stars in this sizzling debut feature from writer-director Chloe Domont, centred on a relationship pushed to the brink by a promotion at work. Then, Elton John Uncensored is his 2019 chat with Graham Norton that’s full of wild tales. ![]() It kicks off with Elton John at the BBC, which includes hits I’m Still Standing and Circle of Life. Presumably in honour of lyricist Bernie Taupin’s new memoir, BBC Four dedicates a night to the Rocket Man. There’s positive energy around segments on planting greenery that can survive extreme weather, with Adam Frost and Nick Bailey meeting designers overcoming climate challenges. Tonight he reminds us that it’s apple harvest time and suggests ideas for coping with a windfall. Ian Hislop remains poker-in-chief, with Paul Merton lobbing in well-timed quips.Ī week-ending trip to Monty Don’s garden is escapist balm even for non-gardeners. Now in its 33rd year and its 66th series, the gleeful satirical show returns, guided by skilful guest host Victoria Coren Mitchell. Her frequent shrieks of joy are infectious as she explores north east England look out for a funny spoof of her posing as Northumberland’s favourite TV cop, Vera. Jane McDonald may have bagged Channel 5’s international travelogues, but Susan Calman remains content – correction: utterly gleeful – with the UK gig. It’s a trippy drama with a satisfying bromance between Loki and sidekick Mobius (Owen Wilson). When Loki suffers a curious case of time-slipping between past and present, he realises that negotiating different eras is the only way to save the soul of the Time Variance Authority from a new nemesis. Tom Hiddleston returns for a second run of the high-concept Marvel spin-off. The service promises to find members’ soulmates but also seemingly encourages them to engage in darker behaviours, such as relentlessly pursuing their exes and questioning their gender identity, all at a hefty price tag. This three-part exposé delves into Twin Flames Universe, an American match-making service run by charismatic Michigan couple Jeff and Shaleia Divine. The whole series is available on iPlayer from today. Ghosts is that rarity – a clever, British, family-friendly sitcom. Later, a bombshell revelation seems likely to alter the characters’ trajectories. The spirits play a trick on her, so she vows to wreak revenge on them: generally, they’re easy to dupe, but there’s poignancy, too, when Alison lures lovesick poet Thomas Thorne (an affecting Mathew Baynton) to the romantic tryst he has longed for. ![]() The mortal couple are meant to be thinking up new ways to earn money, until Alison becomes sidetracked by an April Fools Day escapade. Written by the Horrible Histories crew, who star as the ghouls, Ghosts’ mix of slapstick and more subtle, history-lite jokes provides laughs for all ages.įollowing the drama of the fourth series’ finale, when the hall’s guest house burned down after a lightning strike, the new series opens with a low-stakes plot. But this delightfully silly sitcom manages to mine comedy gold from both, as young couple Alison and Mike (Charlotte Ritchie and Kiell Smith-Bynoe) return to haunted Button Hall to wrangle with its spirits for a fifth and final time. Dying is easy, comedy is hard, goes the old saying.
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