TV MOVIES / THURSDAY 23 NOVEMBER – WEDNESDAY 29 NOVEMBER

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THURSDAY

ONE TRUE LOVES ★★★ 2023, 100 min, PG13, M-Net, 06:00. Comedy. A woman is unexpectedly forced to choose between the husband she has long thought dead and the fiancé who has finally brought her back to life. Phillipa Soo, Simu Liu.

RED 2 ★★★ 2013, 116 min, PG13V, e.tv, 02:00. Action. A retired CIA agent reunites his unlikely team of elite operatives for a mission to track down a dangerous weapon. Bruce Willis, John Malkovich.

FRIDAY

GUARDIANS OF TIME ★★ 2022, 99 min, PG, M-Net, 06:00. Action. At the family manor, four children discover a passageway to another world where they face dark forces. Katie Burgess, Samantha Ryan.

MONEY TRAIN ★★★ 1995, 110 min, 16VL, e.tv, 22:05. Action. A New York City transit cop decides to steal a trainload of subway fares. His foster brother, a fellow cop, tries to protect him. Wesley Snipes, Woody Harrelson.

NO STRANGER THAN LOVE ★★ 2015, 89 min, 16, e.tv, 02:20. Comedy. Lucy turns down the advances of many men in her town as she contemplates an affair with Clint, who’s married. When she professes her love for him, a hole appears in her living room and sucks him in. Alison Brie, Justin Chatwin.

LOVE AND PENGUINS ★★★ 2022, 90 min, PG, M-Net, 04:35. Comedy. A young lady working for The Animal Discovery Institute gets her chance to shine by helping at an Australian penguin sanctuary that’s in desperate need of an investment and support. Tammin Sursok, Jason Wilder.

SATURDAY

THE COBBLER ★★ 2014, 99 min, PG13, e.tv, 15:05. Comedy. A cobbler, bored of his everyday life, stumbles upon a magical heirloom that allows him to become other people and see the world in a different way. Adam Sandler, Steve Buscemi.

THE ADVENTURES OF ROCKY AND BULLWINKLE ★★2000, 92 min, PG, SABC2, 16:00. Adventure. Fearless leader Boris crosses over into the real world, and plans to take over the USA. FBI agent Karen asks Rocky and Bullwinkle to help her stop them. Rene Russo, Jason Alexander.

GHOSTER ★★ 2022, 90 min, PG, M-Net, 16:00. Adventure. A curious girl and her father have to uncover the secrets of a large mansion where the spirit Ghoster has been living for 50 years. Sophie Proctor, JR Brown.

BLACK KNIGHT ★★ 2001, 95 min, PG13, e.tv, 17:05. Adventure. After sustaining a blow to the head, an employee at a Medieval World amusement park awakens to find himself in 14th century England. Martin Lawrence, Marsha Thomason.

MARRY ME FOR CHRISTMAS ★★ 2013, 120 min, PG, SABC2, 18:30. Comedy. To appease her family during the holidays, a single woman pretends to be engaged to her employee. Tamara Bass, Chace Beck.

TERMINATOR SALVATION ★★★ 2009, 115 min, PG13V, SABC1, 20:00. Action. John Connor finds out about Skynet’s new project, a powerful new model, T-800, that can wipe out the human race. Subsequently, he decides to lead an army against these destructive machines. Christian Bale, Sam Worthington.

THE LOST CITY ★★★ 2022, 112 min, PG13, e.tv, 20:00. Comedy. A reclusive romance novelist, on a book tour with her cover model, gets swept up in a kidnapping attempt that lands them both in a cutthroat jungle adventure. Sandra Bullock, Channing Tatum.

DANNY BOY ★★★ 2021, 84 min, 16, SABC3, 21:30. Drama. A soldier is among several British soldiers accused of committing war crimes in Iraq. Toby Jones, Kiran Sonia Sawar.

RED SPARROW ★★★ 2018, 140 min, 16VL, e.tv, 22:25. Action. Dominika Egorova, a former ballerina, enrols in a Russian Intelligence programme and becomes a sparrow, using her body as a weapon to entrap a CIA agent. Jennifer Lawrence, Joel Edgerton.

IN THE BLOOD ★★ 2014, 108 min, 16VL, e.tv, 03:15. Action. When her husband goes missing during their Caribbean vacation, a woman sets off on her own to take down the men she thinks are responsible for his disappearance. Gina Carano, Cam Gigandet.

CATS & DOGS 3: PAWS UNITE!

★★ 2020, 84 min, PG, M-Net, 04:35. Family. A pet store cockatoo and his fellow inmates hatch a plan to break the long-standing truce between cats and dogs. Melissa Rauch, Max Greenfield.

SUNDAY

PUPPY LOVE ★★★ 2012, 90 min, PG, e.tv, 12:30. Comedy. A ballplayer claims to be the owner of a woman’s new dog. Candace Cameron Bure, Victor Webster.

MULAN: PRINCESS WARRIOR ★★ 2020, 100 min, PG, M-Net, 13:00. Animation. Disguised as a man to take her father’s place in the army, Mulan is a rebellious yet gifted soldier. Voices of Danny Fehsenfeld, Vivian Lu.

SHUBH MANGAL SAAVDAN ★★★ 2017, 119 min, PG13, SABC3, 14:00. Comedy. A couple falls in love but then the groom discovers that he suffers from erectile dysfunction. Ayushmann Khurrana, Bhumi Pednekar.

BLACK KNIGHT ★★ 2001, 95 min, PG13, e.tv, 14:00. Adventure. See Saturday.

THE LOST CITY ★★★ 2022, 112 min, PG13, e.tv, 15:45. Comedy. See Saturday.

BAD BOYS FOR LIFE ★★★ 2020, 124 min, 16VL, e.tv, 20:00. Action. Miami detectives Mike Lowrey and Marcus Burnett must face off against a mother-and-son pair of drug lords who wreak vengeful havoc on their city. Will Smith, Martin Lawrence.

THE BOURNE LEGACY ★★★ 2012, 135 min, PG13V, SABC1, 21:00. Action. The US Department of Defense, which runs covert operations, offers stimulants to its field operatives for better results. When discovered, an English reporter plans to expose these secret activities. Jeremy Renner, Scott Glenn.

THE GOOD HOUSE ★★★ 2021, 104 min, 16L, M-Net, 21:10. Comedy. Life for a realtor begins to unravel when she hooks up with an old high school flame. Sigourney Weaver, Kevin Kline.

THE PAPERBOY ★★★ 2012, 107 min, 16, e.tv, 22:35. Crime. A reporter returns to his hometown in Florida to investigate a case involving a death row inmate. Zac Efron, Matthew McConaughey.

MONEY TRAIN ★★★ 1995, 110 min, 16VL, e.tv, 02:30. Action. See Friday.

NANNY BEWARE ★★ 2023, 90 min, 13, M-Net, 03:05. Thriller. A nanny discovers the little boy she’s caring for was kidnapped and the couple who claim to be his parents are actually his captors. Lesa Wilson, Emily Miceli.

NOT YOUR ROMEO & JULIET ★★★ 2023, 70 min, PG, M-Net, 04:45. Romance. A woman is determined to take down an anti-romance columnist, only for her to begin to fall for him. Ashley Butler, Diandra Sallee Cahall.

MONDAY

BLACK NATIVITY ★★★ 2013, 93 min, PG, SABC2, 22:30. Drama. A street-smart teenager is sent to live with his estranged relatives in New York City to celebrate Christmas. As he spends his days there, he embarks on an inspirational life journey. Forest Whitaker, Angela Bassett.

RED SPARROW ★★★ 2018, 140 min, 16VL, e.tv, 02:00. Action. See Saturday.

WICKENSBURG ★★★ 2022, 86 min, PG, M-Net, 04:00. Adventure. When a mother and her young son move to a small town, they soon discover the town harbours a dark secret. Denise Richards, Julian Richings.

TUESDAY

WEIRD: THE AL YANKOVIC STORY ★★★ 2022, 108 min, PG13, M-Net, 06:00. Biography. Explores parody musician Al Yankovic’s life, from his meteoric rise to fame, to his torrid celebrity love affairs and famously depraved lifestyle. Diedrich Bader, Daniel Radcliffe.

THE LOST CITY ★★★2022, 112 min, PG13, e.tv, 02:00. Comedy. See Saturday.

ONE TRUE LOVES ★★★ 2023, 100 min, PG13, M-Net, 04:10. Comedy. See Thursday.

WEDNESDAY

CATS & DOGS 3: PAWS UNITE! ★★ 2020, 84 min, PG, M-Net, 06:00. Family. See Saturday.

THE COBBLER ★★ 2014, 99 min, PG13, e.tv, 02:00. Comedy. See Saturday.