Your weekend cinema guide
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(6) EARLY MAN: Animated family film about a plucky cave man named Dug, his sidekick Hognob and the rest of their tribe who face a grave threat to their simple existence: Lord Nooth plans to take over their land and transform it into a giant mine. (Hemingways, Baywest)
(7) BLOCKERS: When three parents stumble upon their daughters’ pact to lose their virginity on prom night, they launch a covert operation to stop the teens from sealing the deal. (Hemingways)
(NO RATING AVAILABLE) AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR: Iron Man, Thor, the Hulk and the rest of the Avengers unite to battle their most powerful enemy yet – the evil Thanos. On a mission to collect all six Infinity Stones, Thanos plans to use the artifacts to inflict his twisted will on reality. (Boardwalk)
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(6) RAMPAGE: Primatologist Davis Okoye shares an unshakable bond with George, an extraordinarily intelligent and incredibly rare albino gorilla. But then a rogue genetic experiment mutates the gentle ape and others of his species into rampaging creatures. (Boardwalk, Baywest, Hemingways)
(7) HERE COMES THE GRUMP: A young boy has been transported into a magical land where he must stop a mean-spirited wizard called “The Grump”. (Baywest, Boardwalk, Hemingways)
(7) FIVE FINGERS FOR MARSEILLES:
A member of the Five Fingers group returns to the rural Eastern Cape town of Marseilles after fleeing police aggression two decades before, and finds the town facing a new threat in this home-grown western. (Baywest)
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SUSTERS:Three adopted sisters are reunited after the untimely death of their mother. The sisters are forced to put their lives on hold to fulfil their late mother’s last wishes. (Baywest)
(6) MIDNIGHT SUN: Seventeen-year-old Katie dreams of love and companionship, but has been sheltered at home since childhood due to a rare genetic condition – a life-threatening sensitivity to sunlight. (Hemingways)
(8) READY PLAYER ONE: When the creator of a virtual reality world called the Oasis dies, he releases a video in which he challenges all Oasis users to find a hidden egg which will give the finder his fortune. (Baywest)
(6) PETER RABBIT: Peter Rabbit and his three siblings’ idyllic lives in Mr McGregor’s garden are set to change following his death. (Boardwalk, Baywest, Hemingways)
(2) TYLER PERRY’S ACRIMONY:
Melinda, a loyal wife, is tired of standing by her devious husband, Robert. She becomes enraged when it becomes clear to her she has been betrayed. (Baywest, Boardwalk)
(6) TOMB RAIDER: Lara Croft, played by past Oscar winner Alicia Vikander, sets out to find her adventurer father who vanished years earlier. (Baywest, Boardwalk)
(8) BLACK PANTHER: After the death of his father, T’Challa returns home to the African nation of Wakanda to take his rightful place as king. (Hemingways, Baywest, Boardwalk )
Ratings are out of 10