{"id":3784,"date":"2026-02-26T14:13:48","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T14:13:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/?p=3784"},"modified":"2026-02-26T14:13:48","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T14:13:48","slug":"one-of-the-best-action-movies-of-the-past-10-years-is-on-tv-tonight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/?p=3784","title":{"rendered":"One of the best action movies of the past 10 years is on TV tonight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"One of the best action movies of the past 10 years is on TV tonight\" width=\"620\" height=\"500\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"w-full object-cover rounded-md\" style=\"color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url(&quot;data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg' viewBox='0 0 620 500'%3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'\/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'\/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'\/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'\/%3E%3CfeComposite in2='SourceGraphic'\/%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'\/%3E%3C\/filter%3E%3Cimage width='100%25' height='100%25' x='0' y='0' preserveAspectRatio='none' style='filter: url(%23b);' href='data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAQAAACEN3D\/AAAAL0lEQVR42mP4z8DAwMiAARgZGJhY+P\/\/PwMDAwPDfwYGBgaGhgYGhgYGAAD9Hwlr5xRngAAAAABJRU5ErkJggg=='\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E&quot;)\" src=\"https:\/\/cms.joe.co.uk\/uploads\/2026\/02\/12-21.png?height=576&amp;width=1024\"\/><!--$--><\/p>\n<p><h2>&#8216;The perfect mix of Black Mirror, John Wick and Venom.&#8217;<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose drop-cap \">\n<p>Our TV movie pick for tonight (Thursday, 26 February) is <strong>Upgrade<\/strong>, the brilliant 2018 sci-fi action flick.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Written and directed by Leigh Whannell (Insidious, The Invisible Man, Saw), the film is set in the near-future where technology controls nearly all aspects of life.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Its story follows Grey (Logan Marshall-Green, Prometheus), a self-professed technophobe, who is left paralysed after a violent mugging, in which his wife was also killed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>A billionaire inventor (Harrison Gilbertson, Oppenheimer) soon offers Grey a cure by way of an artificial intelligence implant called STEM that will enhance his body.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>&#8220;Now able to walk, Grey finds that he also has superhuman strength and agility, skills he uses to seek revenge against the thugs who destroyed his life,&#8221; the plot synopsis adds.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Feeling like the perfect mix of Black Mirror (with its timely, technological themes), John Wick (with its bone-crunching action) and Venom (in the way Grey and STEM communicate), JOE has recommended Upgrade before.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>We are doing so again, however, because a movie that blends genres so well, delivers hard-hitting action set-pieces on a low budget (of just $3 million), and boasts such an unforgettable ending, deserves a bigger audience.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Upgrade is airing on TV tonight on the channel <strong>Legend at 9pm<\/strong>. The movie is also available to stream on YouTube with ads.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Upgrade Trailer - (Universal Pictures) HD\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/A7p4zOo_aOM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<p><h2>Here are the other movies on TV tonight:<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p><strong>Django Unchained &#8211; Film4 &#8211; 9pm<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Quentin Tarantino&#8217;s Oscar-winning Western epic.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p><strong>The World&#8217;s End &#8211; ITV4 &#8211; 9pm<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>The third (and for our money, most underrated) entry in\u00a0Edgar Wright, Nick Frost and Simon Pegg&#8217;s &#8216;Cornetto Trilogy&#8217;.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p><strong>Crocodile Dundee II &#8211; Comedy Central &#8211; 9pm<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Paul Hogan reprises his role as the titular Australian crocodile hunter in this less well-regarded action comedy sequel.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p><strong>The Way of the Gun &#8211; Legend Xtra &#8211; 9pm<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Ryan Phillippe and Benicio del Toro star in this 2000 crime thriller that was the directorial debut of Christopher McQuarrie (the last few Mission: Impossible films).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p><strong>The 39 Steps &#8211; BBC Four &#8211; 10pm<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>While on vacation in London, a Canadian (Robert Donat) becomes embroiled in a spy conspiracy in this legendary 1930s thriller from director Alfred Hitchcock (Psycho, Vertigo).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p><strong>Machete Kills &#8211; Legend &#8211; 11pm<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Danny Trejo returns as the legendary ex-Federale, Machete Cortez, in another lesser action comedy sequel.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p><strong>Calendar Girls &#8211; BBC Four &#8211; 11.20pm<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Helen Mirren and Julie Walters headline this British-based-on-a-true-story comedy about a group of women who pose nude for a calendar so that they can raise funds for a local hospital.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p><strong>The Kid Detective &#8211; Film4 &#8211; 12.20am<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>The 2020 mystery comedy noir\u00a0about a once-celebrated kid detective who, now aged 31 (and played by Adam Brody), embarks on his first adult case.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Heat director Michael Mann made his feature theatrical debut with this excellent &#8217;80s neo-noir crime thriller.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Thief | Original Trailer | Michael Mann, 1981\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PQdgQs7ozdw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><!--\/$--><\/div>\n<p>#action #movies #years #tonight<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8216;The perfect mix of Black Mirror, John Wick and Venom.&#8217; Our TV movie pick for tonight (Thursday, 26 February) is Upgrade, the brilliant 2018 sci-fi action flick. Written and directed by Leigh Whannell (Insidious, The Invisible Man, Saw), the film is set in the near-future where technology controls nearly all aspects of life. 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