TV MOVIES / THURSDAY 13 MAY – WEDNESDAY 19 MAY
★★★★★ BRILLIANT / ★★★★ EXCELLENT / ★★★ WORTHWHILE / ★★ SO-SO / ★ IF YOU MUST A All ages D Drugs H Horror L Language N Nudity P Prejudice PG Parental guidance S Sex V Violence
THURSDAY
■ TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN ★★★ 2009, 149 min, PG13, e.tv, 00:00. Sci-fi action. The sequel to Transformers based on the toys. After his involvement in a war between good and evil giant alien robots, a young man tries to live a normal life with his girlfriend. But when the clues to find an ancient alien device are accidentally downloaded into his brain, he’s drawn back into the conflict. Shia LaBeouf, John Turturro.
■ PRETTY CHEATERS, DEADLY LIES ★★★ 2020, 88 min, PG13, M-Net, 02:40. Thriller. A star high school student is blackmailed by her party girl cousin into taking her university entrance exam. Kate Drummond, Sydney Meyer.
■ GRACIE ★★★ 2007, 95 min, PG13, e.tv, 02:45. Sport drama. In 1978 in New Jersey, USA, a teenage girl strives to become the first female soccer player on a male university team. Dermot Mulroney, Andrew Shue. S A STREET CAT NAMED BOB ★★★ 2016, 103 min, PG, M-Net, 04:15. Biopic. A look at how British recovering drug addict and busker James Bowen’s life was transformed after meeting a stray cat. Luke Treadaway, Joanne Froggatt.
FRIDAY
STROLLED ★ 2018, 92 min, A, e.tv, 14:30.
Animated fantasy. A troll and his friend go on a quest to rescue their imprisoned king. Voices: Kj Schrock, Tina Shuster.
■ TIGER CAGE ★★★ 1988, 92 min, 16, SABC1, 21:00. Action. A group of Hong Kong cops try to catch a drug trafficker who murdered one of their own in retaliation for raiding his operation. Simon Yam, Carol Cheng. ■ TEARS OF THE SUN ★★★ 2003, 121 min, 16VLN, e.tv, 22:00. Action. A US Navy Seal is sent on a mission in war-torn Nigeria to find an American doctor, but when he reaches her she refuses to come with him unless he and his team escort 70 refugees to political asylum across the border. Bruce Willis, Monica Bellucci.
■ LIES AND DECEPTION ★★★ 2005, 121 min, 16VSN, e.tv, 00:30. Thriller. A widow whose husband drowned in a boating accident five years ago is shocked when police inform her his body has just been found behind the wheel of a car and hires a private investigator to help her uncover the truth. Mädchen Amick, Andrew W Walker.
■ WATERCOLOR POSTCARDS ★★★ 2013, 115 min, PG13, e.tv, 02:05. Drama. A failed actress returns home to Texas to say goodbye to her terminally ill mother and meets an eccentric former American football player. Bailee Madison, Laura Bell Bundy.
■ A CROOKED SOMEBODY ★★★ 2017, 102 min, 16, M-Net, 02:40. Thriller. A fake psychic is kidnapped by a killer who thinks he knows his secret. After escaping, he manages to bluff his way into becoming famous. Rich Sommer, Clifton Collins Jnr. ■ NEVER RARELY SOMETIMES ALWAYS ★★★★ 2020, 101 min, PG13, M-Net, 04:20. Drama. Two teenage girls from rural Pennsylvania travel to New York so one of them can have an abortion. Sidney Flanigan, Talia Ryder.
SATURDAY
■ MADAGASCAR ★★★ 2005, 86 min, PG, e.tv, 14:20. Animated adventure. Four spoilt New