TV MOVIES: THURS 22 FEB – WED 28 FEB

THURSDAY

BAGGAGE CLAIM ★★ 2013, 96 min, PG13, e.tv, 20:30 & 01:45. Romantic comedy. A flight attendant meets up with all her exes in hopes that one of them was Mr Right. Paula Patton.

PIECES OF APRIL ★★★★ 2003, 80 min, PG13, e.tv, 22:30 & 03:30. Comedy drama. A woman invites her dysfunctional family to her home for Thanksgiving. Katie Holmes.

TAKEN IN BROAD DAYLIGHT ★★★ 2009, 89 min, PG13, e.tv, 00:10. True-life drama. A kidnapped teenager tries to escape. Sara Canning.

DOGTANIAN IN ONE FOR ALL AND ALL FOR ONE ★★★★ 1995, 80 min, A, M-Net, 04:40. Animated adventure. In 17th-century France a dog travels to Paris to become a king’s guards.

FRIDAY

YOGI BEAR ★★ 2010, 80 min, PG, e.tv, 14:30. Comedy adventure. Two bears try to save the nature reserve they live in. Anna Faris.

RIGHTEOUS KILL ★★ 2008, 101 min, 16VSL, e.tv, 20:30. Action. Two veteran detectives investigate a series of murders. Robert De Niro.

BEHIND THE CANDELABRA ★★★★ 2013, 118 min, PG13, SABC3, 21:30. Biopic. A look at the relationship between US performer Liberace and his lover Scott Thorson. Michael Douglas.

DJANGO UNCHAINED ★★★★ 2012, 165 min, 16VL, e.tv, 22:35. Western. In 19th-century Texas a freed slave sets out to rescue his wife from a brutal Mississippi plantation owner. Jamie Foxx.

THE EXPENDABLES 2 ★★★ 2012, 103 min, 16VL, e.tv, 02:00. Action. A team of mercenaries set out for revenge. Sylvester Stallone.

A HORSE CALLED HOPE ★★ 2016, 90 min, PG13, M-Net, 04:40. Drama. A rebellious teen is sent to her gran’s horse ranch. Francine Locke.

SATURDAY

TINKERBELL AND THE GREAT FAIRY RESCUE ★★★★ 2010, 76 min, A, M-Net, 08:00. Animated fantasy. The third movie in the series. Fairy Tinker Bell must team up with a rival to keep their existence a secret from humans.

McKENNA SHOOTS FOR THE STARS ★★★ 2012, 93 min, PG, M-Net, 13:55. Drama. The sixth film in the American Girl series. A girl dreams of becoming a gymnast. Jade Pettyjohn.

THE BOSS BABY ★★★ 2017, 97 min, PG, M-Net, 14:30. Animated comedy. A boy is dismayed when his parents adopt a baby.

THE BOOK THIEF ★★★ 2013, 131 min, PG13, e.tv, 15:35. War drama. During World War 2 a German girl tries to cope with the horrors of war by stealing books. Geoffrey Rush, Emily Watson.

LE WEEK-END ★★★★ 2012, 93 min, 16, SABC2, 16:00. Comedy drama. An older couple try to rekindle their romance. Jim Broadbent.

CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS 2 ★★★ 2013, 95 min, PG, e.tv, 19:30. Animated comedy. An inventor discovers his machine is creating food-animal hybrids.

THE MARINE 5: BATTLEGROUND ★★★ 2017, 91 min, 16VL, M-Net, 21:00. Action. A US Marine tries to protect someone being hunted down by a biker gang. Mike “The Miz” Mizanin.

INSIDIOUS: CHAPTER 2 ★★★ 2013, 106 min, PG13, e.tv, 21:25 & 01:35. Horror. A family try to uncover why they’re dangerously exposed to the supernatural world. Patrick Wilson.

DOUBLE ECHO ★★ 2017, 89 min, 16, SABC3, 21:30. Local thriller. An ex-cop agrees to help his boss rescue his kidnapped daughter. Amalia Uys.

BLEED FOR THIS ★★★ 2016, 117 min, 16VLN, M-Net, 03:05. Sport biopic. A look at the life of boxer Vinny Pazienza. Miles Teller.

RIGHTEOUS KILL ★★ e.tv, 23:35. See Friday.

MAX STEEL ★★ 2016, 92 min, PG13, M-Net, 05:00. Sci-fi action. A teen and an alien creature bond to become a superhero. Ben Winchell.

SUNDAY

CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS 2 ★★★ e.tv, 13:15. See Saturday.

DIARY OF A WIMPY KID: RODRICK RULES ★★★ 2011, 99 min, PG, M-Net, 13:30. Comedy. The sequel to Diary of a Wimpy Kid. A boy and his older brother must deal with their parents’ attempts to get them to bond. Zachary Gordon.

UTTAMA VILLAIN ★★★★ 2015, 171 min, PG, SABC3, 15:00. Comedy. An actor with a terminal brain tumour tries to fulfil his dream of making a comedy film with his mentor. Kamal Haasan.

THE ACCIDENTAL HUSBAND ★★★ 2008, 90 min, PG13, e.tv, 15:10 & 00:40. Romantic comedy. When a radio talk-show host advises a listener to break up with her boyfriend, the jilted ex decides to take revenge. Uma Thurman.

DUPLICITY ★★★ 2009, 125 min, PG13, SABC2, 15:30. Romantic thriller. Two corporate spies work together to pull off the ultimate con on their bosses. Julia Roberts, Clive Owen.

THE EXPENDABLES 3 ★★ 2014, 126 min, PG13, e.tv, 20:00. Action. Mercenaries try to take down a former associate. Sylvester Stallone.

ROUGH NIGHT ★★ 2017, 101 min, 16VSNL, M-Net, 20:30. Comedy. A bachelorette party goes horribly wrong. Scarlett Johansson.

KEEPIN’ THE FAITH: LOOKING FOR MR. RIGHT! ★★ 2010, 90 min, PG13, SABC1, 21:00. Comedy. A relationship therapist’s friends try to help her find the right guy. Angela Cowell.

LOS GLOBOS ★★★ 2016, 65 min, 16SN, M-Net, 22:55. Drama. In Buenos Aires, Argentina, a recovering addict is forced to take care of his estranged son. Mariano Gonzále.

THE CURSE OF THE JADE SCORPION ★★★ 2001, 103 min, PG13, e.tv, 22:35 & 02:25. Crime comedy. An insurance investigator and an efficiency expert are hypnotised into stealing jewels. Woody Allen, Dan Aykroyd.

THE BRIDGE PART II ★★★ 2016, 85 min, PG, M-Net, 02:10. Romantic drama. Exes try to save the bookstore where they met. Katie Findlay.

THE WILD LIFE ★★ 2016, 91 min, PG13V, M-Net, 04:25. Animated adventure. A man becomes stranded on a tropical island.

MONDAY

P.S. I LOVE YOU ★★ 2007, 126 min, 16SL, e.tv, 22:30. Romantic drama. A widow discovers her husband left her messages. Hilary Swank.

MINDSTORM ★★ 2001, 97 min, 16, e.tv, 01:05. Horror. A psychic searches for a senator’s missing daughter. Antonio Sabato Jnr.

TAKEN IN BROAD DAYLIGHT ★★★ e.tv, 02:50. See Thursday.

ATOMICA ★★ 2017, 81 min, PG13, M-Net, 03:05. Sci-fi thriller. A safety inspector is sent to an isolated nuclear plant. Dominic Monaghan.

LOS GLOBOS ★★★ M-Net, 01:00. See Sunday.

DRAGONHEART: BATTLE FOR THE HEARTFIRE ★★★ 2017, 98 min, PG13, M-Net, 04:26. Fantasy adventure. The fourth film in the series. A dragon tries to make peace between a late king’s grandchildren. Tom Rhys Harries.

TUESDAY

TANNER HALL ★★★ 2009, 96 min, 13L, e.tv, 22:30 & 02:55. Drama. Four teenage girls come of age at a boarding school. Rooney Mara.

ALIENS ★★★★★ 1986, 137 min, 13VL, e.tv, 00:25. Sci-fi action. The sequel to Alien. The only survivor of an alien attack goes back to the planet where the alien was found. Sigourney Weaver.

VINCENT N ROXXY ★★★ 2016, 102 min, 16VSNL, M-Net, 02:55. Crime drama. A loner and a punk fall in love. Emile Hirsch, Zoë Kravitz.

CROWNING JULES ★★ 2017, 90 min, PG, M-Net, 04:35. Comedy. Twin sisters on a road trip are pursued by thieves. Elizabeth Labadie.

WEDNESDAY

AVP: ALIEN VS. PREDATOR ★★ 2004, 101 min, 16V, e.tv, 22:40 & 02:40. Sci-fi horror. A team of scientists get caught up in a war between two alien races. Sanaa Lathan.

INSIDIOUS: CHAPTER 2 ★★★ e.tv, 00:45. See Saturday.

ATOMICA ★★ M-Net, 03:00. See Monday.

THE GREAT WALL ★★ 2016, 103 min, 13VL, M-Net, 04:20. Action fantasy. Two European mercenaries get involved in defending the Great Wall of China against monsters. Matt Damon.