One of the most divisive superhero movies ever is on TV tonight

Stephen Porzio

The final chapter in the superhero saga is also available to stream easily.

Our TV movie pick for tonight (Tuesday, 13 August) is Glass, the 2019 conclusion to writer-director M. Night Shyamalan’s Unbreakable/Split trilogy.

Set following the events of Split, it begins with the villainous Kevin Wendell Crumb (James McAvoy) – a man with dissociative identity disorder and super-strength – still on the run.

As such, the super-powered hero vigilante David Dunn (Bruce Willis) tries to track him down and stop his crimes.

Just as they manage to confront each other, the pair are captured and subdued by an enigmatic doctor named Ellie Staple (Sarah Paulson) and whisked away to a psychiatric hospital.

There, Dr. Staple tells them that she believes both Crumb and Dunn are not super-powered but are just suffering from delusions of grandeur.

Amidst all this, another patient is being housed at the same hospital – supervillain Elijah Price aka Mr. Glass (Samuel L. Jackson), who Dunn previously faced-off with in Unbreakable.

Co-starring Anya Taylor-Joy as one of Crumb’s former victims who escaped, Glass split (get it?) audiences right down the middle when it landed in theatres.

On one level, it’s easy to see why. Its mostly one-location setting, elegiac tone and unusual story perhaps landed strangely amidst the wave of more bright and fizzy Marvel movies being released around the same time.

We’d argue, however, that Glass’ superb performances, its genuinely unpredictable story and its exploration of why humans are fascinated with superheroes makes it well-worth seeking out.

Plus, there is a real thrill in seeing the worlds of Split and Unbreakable come together on-screen.

Glass is airing on TV tonight on Film4 at 11.10pm. It is also currently streaming on Disney+ and Netflix.

Here are the other movies airing on TV tonight:

Old – Film4 – 9pm

An even more underrated thriller from M. Night Shyamalan that we happened to recommend last week.

Ocean’s Twelve – Sky Showcase – 9pm

The crew of gentleman thief Danny Ocean (George Clooney) are pitted against another – this time French – gentleman thief (Vincent Cassel) in this very fun caper sequel.

The Hunter’s Prayer – Legend – 9pm

Avatar’s Sam Worthington plays a conflicted hitman helping a young woman to avenge the death of her family in this 2017 action thriller.

Slipstream – Legend Xtra – 9pm

An ’80s sci-fi starring Mark Hamill from the director of the original Tron.

Office Uprising – Legend Xtra – 11pm

This 2018 horror comedy with a decent cast – Alan Ritchson, Brenton Thwaites, Jane Levy, Karan Soni, Zackary Levi – revolves around a worker at a weapons factory who discovers an energy drink is turning his co-workers into zombies.

Alien: Resurrection – ITV4 – 11.05pm

With Alien: Romulus arriving in cinemas this week, also what better time is there to revisit the fun fourth entry in the legendary horror franchise?

The Keeper – BBC Two – 11.05pm

This well-reviewed drama from 2018 tells the true story of Bert Trautmann (David Kross), the German PoW who became a footballing legend for Manchester City.

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