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The Unmissables
Settling
inforsome
epicstaring Wildlife
Specials
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Sue:cheeky
monkey
SuePerkinsAndThe
ChimpSanctuary
BBC2,MONDAY1JANUARY,9PM
Whocanresistashowwith
a title like that? And the actual
programme is pretty damn great,
too, as animal lover Sue Perkins
travelstoAmericatomeetagroup
of newly retired primates at Chimp
Haven, the US national chimpanzee
sanctuary. After a recent change in
American law, decades of medical
4 testing on the animals is over, and #87
wemeetagangofadorablelady
chimps as they settle into their
new lifestyle. ++++BoydHilton
Molly’sGame
Cert15,140minutes,
incinemas1January
Starring: Jessica Chastain,
Idris Elba, Kevin Costner
Director: Aaron Sorkin
THEPLOTAfteraninjuryterminatesthe
Lookout,
OlympicskiingcareerofyoungMollyBloom Chris!
(Chastain),shereinventsherselfasthehost
ofhigh-stakespokergamesinLAandNew TheRealTRexWith
York. When the FBI swoops, she turns to ChrisPackham
a super-classy lawyer (Elba), but why would
BBC2, TUESDAY 2 JANUARY, 9PM
he take on such a dodgy-seeming client?
Hot on the heels of his great
WHAT’S RIGHT WITH IT? Aaron Sorkin won
documentary about Asperger’s,
an Oscar for writing The Social Network, and
Chris sets off on a global quest to
he really is the king of the super-smart, talky
try and learn the truth behind the
drama, populated with vivid characters and
tyrannosaurus rex. Thanks to the
an amazing true story – like this one! The
Jurassic Park movies, we all think
equally smart, powerful Chastain excels
we know those beasts, but new
as the formidable Bloom.
studies of dinosaur skin, teeth
WHAT’S WRONG WITH IT? Chastain
and muscles have begun to paint
is more sympathetic here than she was
a different picture. Chris’ goal
recently as a ruthless political lobbyist in is to literally create this picture,
Miss Sloane, but the terrain is a tad similar. producing the most accurate CGI
VERDICT Sorkin makes a seamless Idris: representation of the T Rex ever.
transition into directing with his latest “Please ++++Jason Arnopp
blink”
high-energy winner. ++++Charles Gant
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