A Trifecta of What’s Best on the Box for Sunday 22 July 2018
Today’s Number One Film: 
**Locke 1.50pm MaxPrime BEST FILM OF THE DAY. Watch this if you liked Unfriended, Snowpiercer or the original Michael Caine/Laurence Olivier Sleuth. The best film comparison to represent Steven “Eastern Promises” Knight’s wonderful, and wonderfully tense, film is probably 12 Angry Men, the classic film of conflict set in a murder trial jury room. Locke
is even more claustrophobic: apart from a very few establishing shots,
the entire film takes place in the front seat of a BMW driving from
Birmingham to London.
A Trifecta of What’s Best on the Box for Sunday 3 June 2018
Today’s Number One Film: Locke 10.10am HBO Plus BEST FILM OF THE DAY. Watch this if you liked Unfriended, Snowpiercer or the original Michael Caine/Laurence Olivier Sleuth. The best film comparison to represent Steven “Eastern Promises” Knight’s wonderful, and wonderfully tense, film is probably 12 Angry Men, the classic film of conflict set in a murder trial jury room. Locke
is even more claustrophobic: apart from a very few establishing shots,
the entire film takes place in the front seat of a BMW driving from
Birmingham to London. The full cast numbers 12 – like the Angry Men
– but you see only Tom Hardy as the titular Locke at the wheel of the
Bima; all the others are just voices coming in on the car’s mobile
phone. Out of that ultra-minimalist setup, Steven Knight
A Trifecta of What’s Best on the Box for Sunday 11 March 2018
Today’s Number One Film: Locke 10.35am Cinemax BEST FILM OF THE DAY. Watch this if you liked Unfriended, Snowpiercer or the original Michael Caine/Laurence Olivier Sleuth. The best film comparison to represent Steven “Eastern Promises” Knight’s wonderful, and wonderfully tense, film is probably 12 Angry Men, the classic film of conflict set in a murder trial jury room. Locke is even more claustrophobic: apart from a very few establishing shots, the entire film takes place in the front seat of a BMW driving from Birmingham to London. The full cast numbers 12 – like the Angry Men – but you see only Tom Hardy
Sunday BC on TV – A trifecta of the best films on the box
In exceedingly trying circumstances - I’m piggybacking on borrowed hardware because my computer has crashed big-time and is being held captive in the dungeon of the repair shop here in Bimshire - BC on TV takes the form (hopefully, for today only) of a straightforward declaration of what I think are the three best films of the day and a list of options.
There are three very clear top-runners in the pack.
You have two chances (10.30am & 9.45pm Cinemax) to see today’s best film Locke, a thriller set entirely in the front seat of a BMW, give or take a few establishing shots. This is nail-biting tension that would please even the Fast & Furious crowd - okay, maybe not them; they’d consider it a waste of a Bima. For the discerning grownup, though, it’s hard to top.
Read moreA Trifecta of Today’s Best Films on the Box
Today’s number one film:
Locke (Steven Knight/ 2013/ Drama-Thriller/ UK-USA/ 85 mins/ R for language throughout) 10.05am MaxPrime. Watch this if you liked Unfriended, Snowpiercer or the original Michael Caine/Laurence Olivier Sleuth. The best film comparison to represent Steven “Eastern Promises” Knight’s wonderful, and wonderfully tense, film is probably 12 ...