TV MOVIES: THURS 11 – WED 17 MARCH

THURSDAY

GHOSTBUSTERS ★★★ 2016, 117 min, PG13, e.tv, 00:00. Horror comedy. Paranormal scientists try to save Manhattan from ghosts. Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig.

PREMIUM RUSH ★★★ 2012, 91 min, PG13, e.tv, 02:05. Action. A Manhattan bike messenger picks up an envelope that attracts the interest of a dirty cop. Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Michael Shannon.

A NICE GIRL LIKE YOU ★★ 2020, 94 min, 16, M-Net, 02:50. Romantic comedy. After being accused of being too prudish by her boyfriend, a woman decides to create a sex to-do list that sends her on a wild journey. Lucy Hale. ARCTIC JUSTICE ★★ 2019, 92 min, A, M-Net, 04:25. Animated adventure. An Arctic fox bored with working in the mail room of a package-delivery service gets his chance to live his dream when he’s asked to deliver a mysterious box.

FRIDAY

ONCE UPON A FOREST ★★★ 1993, 71 min, A, e.tv, 14:30. Animated adventure. When a badger is poisoned by humans, his friends try to find a cure. Voices: Michael Crawford, Ben Vereen.

WRECKERS ★★★ 2011, 85 min, 16, SABC3, 21:30. Drama. A British couple move back to the husband’s childhood village to start a family, but a surprise visit from his brother causes sibling rivalry, which exposes secrets in the marriage. Benedict Cumberbatch, Claire Foy.

HALF PAST DEAD 2 ★★ 2007, 92 min, 16VL, e.tv, 22:00. Action. Two prison inmates become unlikely allies as they work together to survive a riot. Bill Goldberg, Kurupt.

BROKEN TRUST ★★★ 2012, 87 min, 16V, e.tv, 00:40. Thriller. A prosecutor taking on a big pharmaceutical company must race against time to save her kidnapped mentor. Laura Vandervoort, Shawn Roberts.

FOUR LIONS ★★★★ 2010, 97 min, 16, e.tv, 02:20. Crime comedy. Four incompetent British jihadists train to commit an act of terror. Riz Ahmed, Arsher Ali.

REV ★★ 2020, 91 min, 16, M-Net, 02:50. Action. A young thief becomes an informant to help police bring down a criminal enterprise that smuggles exotic supercars. Francesco Filice. THINK LIKE A DOG ★★★ 2020, 91 min, M-Net, 04:25. Sci-fi comedy. After his science experiment malfunctions, a boy becomes telepathically linked to his dog, who helps him overcome his problems at home and school. Gabriel Bateman, Megan Fox.

SATURDAY

BARBIE FAIRYTOPIA: MERMAIDIA ★★★ 2006, 75 min, A, e.tv, 14:30. Animated fantasy. The sequel to Barbie: Fairytopia. A fairy and a mermaid try to save a kidnapped prince. AKEELAH AND THE BEE ★★★★ 2006, 112 min, PG, SABC2, 16:00. Drama. An 11-yeargirl from a poor background is tutored by an English professor in hopes of making it to the finals of the US national spelling bee. Laurence Fishburne, Angela Bassett.

ALIENS STOLE MY BODY ★★ 2020, 88 min, PG, M-Net, 16:00. Sci-fi comedy. The sequel to Aliens Ate My Homework. After an evil alien steals a boy’s body, his mind must share the body of his annoying cousin so they can team up to get it back. Jayden Greig, Lauren McNamara.

THE BORROWERS ★★★ 1997, 89 min, PG, e.tv, 16:05. Fantasy comedy. A tiny family living under the floorboards of an old house must fight to save their home from developers. John Goodman, Jim Broadbent.

THE KARATE KID PART II ★★★ 1986, 113 min, PG V, SABC2, 18:30. Action adventure. An American teenager and his martial arts mentor travel to Japan to visit the mentor’s dying father. Ralph Macchio, Pat Morita.

SPIDER-MAN ★★★★ 2002, 121 min, 13V, e.tv, 20:00. Sci-fi action. Based on the comics. After being bitten by a genetically modified spider, a nerdy high school student gains Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst. SEASON FOR LOVE ★★★ 2018, 90 min, PG, SABC3, 21:30. Romantic drama. A woman returns to her hometown after a divorce and enters a barbecue competition where she runs into her high school sweetheart. Autumn Reeser.

AMANDA ★★★ 2018, 107 min, PG, M-Net, 21:30. Drama. After his sister is brutally killed, a young Frenchman finds himself taking care of his seven-year-old niece. Vincent Lacoste.

BROKEN ARROW ★★★ 1996, 108 min, 16VL, e.tv, 22:30 & 02:20. Action thriller. During a training exercise over the Utah desert, a US army pilot tries to steal two nuclear warheads and it’s up to his co-pilot and a park ranger to foil his plan. John Travolta, Christian Slater.

BABY BOOTCAMP ★★★ 2014, 90 min, PG13, e.tv, 00:40. Romantic comedy. A fitness instructor starts working as a nanny for a widowed father of two. Danneel Ackles, Kavan Smith.

HARVIE AND THE MAGIC MUSEUM ★★ 2017, 86 min, PG13, M-Net, 02:50. Animated adventure. A young boy and his friends get lost in a forgotten puppet museum. LOUIS & LUCA – MISSION TO THE MOON ★★★ 2018, 80 min, A, M-Net, 04:35. Animated sci-fi. Norwegian scientists send a magpie to the moon.

SUNDAY

THE BORROWERS ★★★ e.tv, 12:15. See Saturday.

SHAZAM! ★★★★ 2019, 132 min, PG13, M-Net, 12:40. Sci-fi comedy. While living in a foster home, a boy searching for his mother is chosen by a wizard to be his champion and inherit superpowers. Zachary Levi, Mark Strong.

SPIDER-MAN ★★★★ e.tv, 13:55. See Saturday.

OH MY KADAVULE ★★★★ 2020, 151 min, PG13, SABC3, 14:30. Romantic comedy. A man marries his best friend, only to realise he isn’t really in love with her. Ashok Selvan. THE MUMMY ★★ 2017, 110 min, 13VL, e.tv, 20:00 & 02:35. Fantasy adventure. A mercenary accidentally unleashes a vengeful Ancient Egyptian princess from her tomb. Tom Cruise.

HARD KILL ★★ 2020, 98 min, 16, M-Net, 20:05. Action. A billionaire tech genius hires a group of mercenaries to protect his technology, only for terrorists to kidnap his daughter to force his hand. Jesse Metcalfe, Bruce Willis.

CRIMES OF PASSION ★★★ 2005, 90 min, PG13, e.tv, 23:15. Thriller. Two colleagues who are secret lovers hatch a plan to sue the woman’s office rival for sexual harassment, but a cop catches on and blackmails them. Dina Meyer, Jonathan Higgins.

HALF PAST DEAD 2 ★★ e.tv, 00:55. See Friday.

BABYSPLITTERS ★★★ 2019, 119 min, PG13, M-Net, 02:35. Comedy. Two couples who have mixed feelings about having children decide to raise a baby together. Danny Pudi. JUNGLE BEAT: THE MOVIE ★★★ 2020, 88 min, A, M-Net, 04:35. Animated sci-fi. Animals help an alien who crash-landed in Africa find his spaceship so he can return home. Voices: David Menkin, David Rintoul.

MONDAY

DRIVEN UNDERGROUND ★★ 2015, 90 min, PG13, e.tv, 23:45. Crime drama. A single mother hides her daughter in a small town when the teen becomes a key witness to a Mob murder. Kristy Swanson, Emily Tennant.

UNDER FIRE ★★ 2016, 79 min, PG13, e.tv, 01:30. Thriller. After her cop husband is killed in the line of duty, a woman goes undercover to solve his last case. Andrea Bowen.

FAST AND FIERCE: DEATH RACE ★ 2020, 85 min, 16, M-Net, 02:45. Action. While competing in an illegal race from Mexico to California, a man encounters the girlfriend of the abusive gangster financing the tournament who asks for his help. Michael DeVorzon, Paulina Nguyen.

TAKEN AWAY ★★ 2014, 90 min, PG13, e.tv, 03:15. Drama. A US senator’s teen daughter becomes involved in a custody battle for the child she was forced to give up for adoption. Chelsea Ricketts, Julie Warner. LITTLE HERO ★★★ 2018, 104 min, A, M-Net, 04:15. Animated fantasy. After accidentally awakening a monster that turns everyone in the world to stone, a young boy must go on a quest to find six amulets that will give him the power to defeat the creature.

TUESDAY

THE OTHER SIDE OF THE DOOR ★★ 2016, 96 min, 16, e.tv, 23:45. Horror. After her son’s death, an American woman travels to an ancient Indian temple to perform a ritual that lets her talk to him through a door. But despite the warning to never open the door, she does so and releases evil spirits into the world. Sarah Wayne Callies, Jeremy Sisto.

THE MIDNIGHT GANG ★★★ 2018, 66 min, PG, M-Net, 01:25. Comedy. A young boy admitted to hospital after a cricket accident meets a group of kids who take him on a wild adventure. Alan Davies, David Walliams. For the rest of Tuesday and Wednesday’s movies please see the TV pages.