TUESDAY JANUARY 3
BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY
Is this the real life?
TVNZ 2, 8.30pm
As rock history, this biopic of Queen’s Freddie Mercury – played convincingly by Rami Malek – is a bit rubbish. But like the song it’s named for, it has got a very big ending and it’s undeniably thrilling all the same. (2018)
WEDNESDAY JANUARY 4
ALAN PARTRIDGE: ALPHA PAPA
Panic station
Whakaata Māori, 8.30pm
Self-absorbed broadcaster Alan Partridge remains Steve Coogan’s greatest comic creation – even better than the actual Steve Coogan he plays in series. This comedy thriller about him getting caught up in a radio-studio hostage situation may not