TV MOVIES / THURSDAY 7 DECEMBER – WEDNESDAY 13 DECEMBER
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THURSDAY
▪ TEEN TITANS GO! & DC SUPER HERO GIRLS: MAYHEM IN THE MULTIVERSE ★★★ 2022, 79 min, PG, M-Net, 06:00. Animation. Teen Titans and DC Super Hero Girls reunite to combat Lex Luthor and his unified gang of DC Super-Villains. Voices of Kimberly Brooks, Greg Cipes.
▪ THE UMBRELLA MEN ★★★ 2022, 105 min, PG13L, e.tv, 02:00. Comedy. Musicians rob a bank during the Cape Town Minstrel Carnival in the hope of saving their iconic but in-debt nightclub. Abduragman Adams, Omar Adams.
▪ BEZOS: THE BEGINNING ★★ 2023, 99 min, 16, M-Net, 04:10. Biography. Chronicles the true-life story of Jeff Bezos, Amazon founder. Armando Gutierrez, Emilio Estefan Jr..
FRIDAY
▪ MUMMIES ★★★ 2023, 88 min, PG, M-Net, 06:00. Animation. Three mummies leave their underground secret city and end up in present-day London. Voices of Óscar Barberán, Ana Esther Alborg.
▪ HARD TARGET 2 ★★ 2016, 104 min, 16VL, e.tv, 22:05. Action. A former mixed martial artist struggles to survive in the wilderness of Myanmar. Scott Adkins, Robert Knepper.
▪ WATCHING OVER YOU ★★ 2018, 87 min, 13, e.tv, 02:10. Thriller. A security guard’s unhealthy obsession with a single mom and her daughter escalates into something terrifying. Sierra McCormick, Beth Broderick.
▪ THE APPLETON LADIES’ POTATO RACE ★★★ 2023, 108 min, PG, M-Net, 04:25. Comedy. A woman returns home in time for her town’s “world famous” potato race but is outraged that the men’s first prize pays out more than the women’s prize. Claire van der Boom, Katie Wall.
SATURDAY
▪ ARE WE DONE YET? ★★ 2007, 92 min, PG, e.tv, 14:25. Comedy. A family move to the suburbs to start their new life, but find their dream home is more of a nightmare. Ice Cube, Nia Long.
▪ NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM: SECRET OF THE TOMB ★★★ 2014, 98 min, PG, SABC2, 16:00. Adventure. The tablet that brings Larry Daley’s friends at the museum to life at night has started decaying. Ben Stiller, Robin Williams.
▪ LITTLE EGGS: AN AFRICAN RESCUE ★★★ 2021, 88 min, PG, M-Net, 16:00. Animation. Toto and his friends must rescue his egg children after they’re taken away for a gourmet food event in Africa. Voices of Bruno Bichir, Maite Perroni.
▪ NUTTY PROFESSOR II: THE KLUMPS ★★ 2000, 106 min, PG13, e.tv, 16:30 & 02:25. Comedy. Scientist Sherman Klump’s inventions, his upcoming marriage and his reputation are threatened by his evil clone, Buddy Love. Eddie Murphy, Janet Jackson.
▪ BRIDGET JONES: THE EDGE OF REASON ★★★ 2004, 108 min, 16L, SABC2, 18:30. Comedy.
After finding love, Bridget Jones questions if she really has everything she’d ever dreamt of. Renée Zellweger, Gemma Jones.
▪ AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS ★★★ 2004, 120 min, PGV, e.tv, 20:00. Adventure. An eccentric British inventor embarks on a trip around the world. Jackie Chan, Steve Coogan.
▪ ONCE UPON A TIME IN VENICE ★★ 2017, 94 min, 16VL, e.tv, 22:25. Action. An LA detective seeks out the ruthless gang that stole his dog. Bruce Willis, John Goodman.
▪ RUNAWAY ROMANCE ★★★ 2018, 90 min, PG, M-Net, 02:35. Romance. A reality TV star leaves Hollywood and finds herself in Amish country. Danielle C Ryan, Trevor Donovan.
▪ THE FURRY FORTUNE ★★ 2023, 92 min, A, M-Net, 04:15. Comedy. When their money-shedding dog is kidnapped by their neighbour, a pair of twins come up with a plan to save him. Sean Whalen, Paula Jai Parker.
SUNDAY
▪ ARE WE DONE YET? ★★ 2007, 92 min, PG, e.tv, 12:30. Comedy. See Saturday.
▪ PUSS IN BOOTS: THE LAST WISH ★★★★ 2022, 102 min, PG, M-Net, 13:00. Animation. Puss goes on an epic journey to restore his nine lives. Voices of Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek.
▪ NUTTY PROFESSOR II: THE KLUMPS ★★ 2000, 106 min, PG13, e.tv, 14:15. Comedy. See Saturday.
▪ HOT PURSUIT ★★★ 2015, 87 min, PG13, e.tv, 16:20. Action. A by-the-book cop tries to protect the outgoing widow of a drug boss. Reese Witherspoon, Sofía Vergara.
▪ THE TUXEDO ★★★ 2002, 98 min, PG13V, e.tv, 20:00. Action. A hapless chauffeur must take a comatose secret agent’s place using his special gadget-laden tuxedo. Jackie Chan, Jennifer Love Hewitt.
▪ SUPERCELL ★★ 2023, 100 min, PG13, M-Net, 20:05. Action. A teenage boy runs away to follow in the footsteps of his father, legendary storm chaser Bill Brody. Skeet Ulrich, Anne Heche.
▪ DRAGON BLADE ★★★ 2015, 127 min, 16VL, e.tv, 22:00. Action. A warrior and defected Roman soldiers team up to save the Silk Road. Jackie Chan, John ▪ Cusack.
▪ HARD TARGET 2 ★★ 2016, 104 min, 16VL, e.tv, 02:00. Action. See Friday.
▪ LYLE, LYLE, CROCODILE ★★★ 2022, 106 min, PG, M-Net, 02:45. Adventure. A young boy struggles to adapt to his new school and new friends then he discovers Lyle, a singing crocodile. Javier Bardem, Winslow Fegley.
▪ LOVE KNOTS ★★ 2021, 90 min, PG, M-Net, 04:30. Comedy. A woman fears that her family’s sail-making company will be torn down after a luxury developer looks to expand their port. Brooke Williams, Matthew Walker.
MONDAY
▪ BEZOS: THE BEGINNING ★★ 2023, 99 min, 16, M-Net, 06:00. Biography. See Thursday.
▪ HOT PURSUIT ★★★ 2015, 87 min, PG13, e.tv, 02:00. Action. See Sunday.
▪ MY BABY GONE ★★ 2017, 88 min, PG, e.tv, 03:30. Thriller. A soon-to-be mother bonds quickly with her pregnant neighbour, only to learn that her neighbour might have an ulterior motive to their friendship. Elisabeth Harnois, Anna Van Hooft.
▪ THE TIME CAPSULE ★★★ 2022, 105 min, PG, M-Net, 04:10. Drama. A politician in the future trying to get away from a campaign loss retreats to her vacation home only to find her life being turned upside down when her first love returns from a space voyage – 20 years later, having not aged at all. Todd Grinnell, Brianna Hildebrand.
TUESDAY
▪ SQUEAKY CLEAN MYSTERIES: HAZARDOUS DUTY ★★ 2022, 93 min, PG, M-net, 06:00. Drama. Claire decides to start a crime-scene cleaning business. During a routine job, she uncovers a murder weapon that the police overlooked. Jessica Blackmore, Jamie Roy.
▪ ONCE UPON A TIME IN VENICE ★★ 2017, 94 min, 16VL, e.tv, 02:00. Action. See Saturday.
▪ \LOVE, ROMANCE, & CHOCOLATE ★★★ 2019, 84 min, PG, M-Net, 04:15. Romance. Convinced by a friend to go alone on the trip, a woman has the adventure of a lifetime when her Belgian innkeeper introduces her to a renowned chocolatier who becomes smitten by her. Lacey Chabert, Will Kemp.
WEDNESDAY
▪ TEEN TITANS GO! & DC SUPER HERO GIRLS: MAYHEM IN THE MULTIVERSE ★★★ 2022, 79 min, PG, M-Net, 06:00. Animation. See Thursday.
▪ ARE WE DONE YET? ★★ 2007, 92 min, PG, e.tv, 02:00. Comedy. See Saturday.
▪ A BRUSH WITH LOVE ★★★ 2019, 84 min, PG, M-Net, 04:20. Romance. As she considers giving up on her artistic dreams, a struggling artist paints a vision board that brings her success and love –only to discover that the mystery man in her painting isn’t who she thinks. Arielle Kebbel, Nick Bateman.