Movie highlights of the week

Arguably Sam Peckinpah's best film, this thriller stars Steve McQueen as a convict who gets parole, but then immediately returns to his life of crime, robbing another bank. The Getaway:

Ali MacGraw plays his girlfriend who gets caught up in all the mayhem. (1972)

Wednesday, 11.30pm, TG4.

One of the great sci-fi movies of recent years, The Matrix had its legacy spoiled slightly by two inferior sequels. Still, the original packs a considerable ...