The Herald (South Africa)

Your weekend cinema guide

- (Ratings are out of 10)

NEW RELEASES (6) MILE 22: CIA operative James Silva (Mark Wahlberg) leads a small but lethal paramilita­ry team on an urgent and dangerous mission. They must transport a foreign intelligen­ce asset from a US embassy in Southeast Asia to an airfield for extraction – a 22-mile journey to hell. ( Baywest, Boardwalk, Hemingways)

(8) ELLEN: THE ELLEN PAKKIES STORY: When Abie Pakkies starts tormenting his family to feed his tik habit, his mother Ellen is forced to protect the family – and her own sanity – in this tragic, true-to-life South African story. (Baywest)

(8) THE NUN: When a young nun in Romania takes her own life, a priest with a haunted past and a novitiate on the threshold of her final vows are sent by the Vatican to investigat­e. (Baywest)

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(6) HOTEL TRANSYLVAN­IA 3: A MONSTER VACATION: The Monster family embark on a vacation on a luxury cruise ship so Drac can take a break. However their dream holiday turns into a nightmare when Mavis realises Drac has fallen for the mysterious captain of the ship, Ericka. (Boardwalk)

(NO RATING AVAILABLE) LOOKING FOR LOVE: Buyi, 38, has her parents worried that she is wasting her life. Her parents insist she take her head out of the clouds and focus on finding herself a good man so she can settle down. (Baywest)

(8) CRAZY RICH ASIANS: Rachel is happy to accompany her longtime boyfriend, Nick, to his best friend's wedding in Singapore. However, she is surprised to learn Nick's family is extremely wealthy and he's considered one of the country's most eligible bachelors. (Boardwalk, Hemingways)

(6) THE SPY WHO DUMPED ME: Two friends become entangled in an internatio­nal conspiracy when one discovers her ex-boyfriend is a spy. (Baywest, Hemingways)

(7) THE EQUALIZER 2: Robert McCall (Denzel Washington) delivers an unflinchin­g justice for the exploited and oppressed, but how far will he go when someone he loves is targeted? (Boardwalk, Baywest, Hemingways)

(5) A.X.L: A.X.L is a top-secret, robotic dog that develops a special friendship with Miles and will go to any length to protect his new companion. (Baywest)

(7) THE MEG: A massive prehistori­c creature attacks a deep-sea submersibl­e, trapping the crew at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean. (Boardwalk, Baywest, Hemingways)

(8) MAMMA MIA! HERE WE GO AGAIN: Donna’s daughter, Sophie, dreams of renovating a taverna while reuniting with her mother’s old friends on a Greek island. (Boardwalk, Baywest)

 ??  ?? MONEY AND LOVE: Constance Wu and Henry Golding star in ‘Crazy Rich Asians’
MONEY AND LOVE: Constance Wu and Henry Golding star in ‘Crazy Rich Asians’

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