
A Trifecta of Today’s Best Films on the Box
Sunday, July 24, 2016 Filed in: BC on TV
Two strong, infrequently-aired documentaries lead but, if BC on TV
could be sure of English subtitles, two foreign films on Fox Cinema
(White God [Hungary, Indy thriller], 7pm, Phoenix [German, Holocaust],
10.45pm) would have gone in at #2 and #3 respectively and the superb
Palestinian thriller Omar (9am MaxP) at #1. An exceptional day for
wide-ranging film choice almost makes it not worth mentioning the
Walking Dead marathon on AMC (starting predawn) or the good Star Wars
films before VII, i.e., IV (6.17am), V (8.35am) & VI (10.59am) on
Space. The DirecTV channel also serves up a couple of aces for indy (The
Killers 2pm) and heavy rock (Soundgarden, 3pm) lovers.
Today’s number one film: