TV MOVIES / THURSDAY 27 MAY – WEDNESDAY 2 JUNE

★★★★★ 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: AGE OF EXTINCTION ★★ 2014, 165 min, PG13, e.tv, 00:00. Sci-fi action. The fourth film in the series. A mechanic gets caught up in the battle between alien robots being hunted by the government and an alien bounty hunter. Mark Wahlberg, Stanley Tucci.

MISS VIRGINIA ★★★ 2019, 102 min, PG13, M-Net, 02:45. True-life drama. In Washington, DC, single mom Virginia Walden takes on the government to get her son away from drug dealers at his public school and into a private academy. Uzo Aduba, Matthew Modine.

FATAL RESCUE ★★ 2009, 90 min, PG13VL, e.tv, 03:00. Thriller. Two enemies work together to save one of their sons, who’s fallen down a well. Steve Guttenberg, Aislinn Sands. ADVENTURES OF RUFUS: THE FANTASTIC PET ★★ 2020, 82 min, PG. M-Net, 04:35. Fantasy adventure. A young boy and his friend meet a mysterious creature who needs their help using an ancient spell book to save his magical kingdom. Kyler Charles Beck, Cory Phillips.

FRIDAY

DIVE OLLY DIVE AND THE OCTOPUS RESCUE ★★ 016, 80 min, A, e.tv, 14:30. Animated adventure. An octopus enters a star-search competition but finds that fame and fortune are overrated.

TIGER CAGE III ★★★ 1991, 98 min, PG, SABC1, 21:00. Action. Two Hong Kong detectives investigating a wealthy businessman for shady dealings get into trouble after one uses inside info from the case to play the stock market and the other’s girlfriend, who works for the suspect, gets kidnapped. Cheung Kwok-Leung.

MAX PAYNE ★★ 2008, 100 min, PG13, e.tv, 22:00 & 01:40. Action. A police detective seeking revenge for the murder of his family and an assassin out to avenge the death of her sister team up to solve a series of murders in New York. Mark Wahlberg, Mila Kunis.

DERAILED ★★ 2002, 89 min, 16VL, e.tv, 00:00. Action. An agent escorting a scientist and her bioweapon to safety goes up against terrorists who’ve hijacked the train they’re on. Jean-Claude Van Damme, Laura Elena Harring. BLOODSHOT ★★★ 2020, 109 min, PG13, M-Net, 04:10. Sci-fi action. A dead soldier resurrected through technology that gives him super strength and healing goes after his wife’s murderer. Vin Diesel, Sam Heughan.

SATURDAY

A MOVING ROMANCE ★★★ 2017, 90 min, PG, e.tv, 14:15. Romantic comedy. A woman inherits her family’s moving company and clashes with the manager who thought he was going to be in charge. Ambyr Childers, Keegan Allen. TROLLS WORLD TOUR ★★★ 2020, 90 min, A, M-Net, 16:00. Animated fantasy. The sequel to Trolls. When the queen of the trolls finds out there are five other tribes and that another ruler wants to destroy the rival tribes’ music, she sets out to unite the other tribes to stop her.

MADAGASCAR 3: EUROPE’S MOST WANTED ★★★ 2012, 93 min, PG, e.tv, 16:05. Animated adventure. Four animal friends trying to get home to the New York Zoo find themselves hiding out in a travelling circus in Europe.

THE WEDDING RINGER ★★★ 2015, 101 min, 16, SABC2, 19:00. Comedy. An awkward introvert who’s about to get married hires a specialist who acts as a best man for hapless grooms. Kevin Hart, Josh Gad.

THE NANNY DIARIES ★★★ 2007, 106 min, PG13L, SABC3, 19:30. Comedy. A student moves in with a rich, troubled couple as nanny to their young son and struggles to cope with the mom’s unreasonable demands. Scarlett Johansson.

TRANSFORMERS: THE LAST KNIGHT ★★ 2017, 155 min, PG13V, e.tv, 20:00. Sci-fi action. The fifth film in the series. While a war between two factions of robots rages on, a group of humans try to discover a secret buried in the past that could save the world. Mark Wahlberg.

BEFORE THE DEVIL KNOWS YOU’RE DEAD ★★★★ 2007, 117 min, 16, SABC3, 21:30. Crime drama. Two brothers desperate for money rob their parent’s jewellery store, but things don’t go according to plan. Philip Seymour Hoffman.

THE NUMBERS STATION ★★★ 2013, 89 min, 16, e.tv, 23:20. Thriller. A disgraced special agent is given one last chance and sent to protect a code expert at a remote CIA station. Then they’re suddenly attacked by an elite military team. John Cusack, Malin Akerman.

THE HUMANITY BUREAU ★★ 2017, 95 min, 16, e.tv, 01:10. Sci-fi action. In 2030 America has been decimated by climate change and an agency determines which unproductive members of society are exiled. When an agent of the organisation is sent to escort a woman and her child to the exile colony, he uncovers a sinister truth. Nicolas Cage, Sarah Lind.

HOPE SPRINGS ETERNAL ★★★ 2018, 78 min, PG, M-Net, 02:50. Comedy drama. When she finds out her cancer is in remission, a teen decides not to tell anyone at school as she’s scared they won’t care about her anymore. Mia Rose Frampton, Stony Blyden.

THE BLACK WIDOW KILLER ★★ 2018, 90 min, 13VL, e.tv, 02:55. Thriller. A single mother and her daughter become the targets of a serial killer. Erin Karpluk, Ryan Robbins. FANTASTIC RETURN TO OZ ★★ 2019, 77 min, A, M-Net, 04:25. Animated fantasy. The sequel to Fantastic Journey to Oz. A group of friends must stop a joiner and his army of wooden soldiers from conquering a city.

SUNDAY

FANTASTIC BEASTS: THE CRIMES OF GRINDELWALD ★★★ 2018, 134 min, PG13, M-Net, 12:50. Fantasy adventure. The sequel to Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them. In ’20s London a powerful wizard enlists the help of a former student to stop his nemesis’ plans to rule the world. Eddie Redmayne, Katherine Waterston.

TRANSFORMERS: THE LAST KNIGHT ★★ e.tv, 12:50. See Saturday.

ROBIN HOOD: PRINCE OF THIEVES ★★★ 1991, 142 min, PG13, SABC3, 19:30. Action adventure. In the 12th century an English nobleman returns from the Crusades to find the corrupt Sheriff of Nottingham has killed his father and taken his lands. He becomes the leader of a band of outlaws and vows to end the sheriff’s tyranny. Kevin Costner.

XXX: RETURN OF XANDER CAGE ★★★ 2017, 107 min, PG13, e.tv, 20:00. Action. The third film in the series. An extreme sports athleteturned-special agent who was left for dead on a failed mission returns to stop criminals from getting their hands on a dangerous weapon. Vin Diesel, Donnie Yen.

THE DOORMAN ★★ 2020, 97 min, 16VL, M-Net, 20:05. Action. A former soldier working as a doorman at a luxury apartment building goes up against armed thieves planning to steal priceless art from the flat where her late sister’s family live. Ruby Rose, Jean Reno.

FENCES ★★★★ 2016, 139 min, PG13, SABC1, 21:00. Drama. In ’50s Pittsburgh, USA, a working-class African-American man takes his frustrations out on his family. Denzel Washington.

BETWEEN US ★★★ 2012, 90 min, 16L, e.tv, 22:40. Drama. When a newlywed couple visit their university friends, simmering resentments are brought to the boil. Taye Diggs.

THE NUMBERS STATION ★★★ e.tv, 00:20. See Saturday.

PETALS ON THE WIND ★★★ 2017, 85 min, PG13, e.tv, 02:00. Horror. The sequel to Flowers in the Attic. A decade after escaping their grandmother’s attic where they were imprisoned, a ballerina becomes involved in an abusive relationship with a fellow dancer while trying to deal with her brother’s incestuous love for her. Heather Graham, Ellen Burstyn.

CROOKED SOMEBODY ★★★ 2017, 102 min, 16, M-Net, 02:40. Thriller. A fake psychic bluffs his way into becoming famous after being kidnapped by a killer who thinks the psychic knows his secret. Rich Sommer, Clifton Collins Jnr. CROSSWORD MYSTERIES: A PUZZLE TO DIE FOR ★★★ 2019, 120 min, PG, M-Net, 04:30. Crime drama. A crossword editor is drawn into the investigation of a murder after several of the clues in her puzzles are linked to the death of an art-gallery owner. Lacey Chabert.

MONDAY

CHANGEOVER ★★★ 2016, 90 min, PG, SABC2, 21:30. Drama. A teenage girl moves in with her uncle and nephew after her parents die in a car crash. Madeline Taylor, Estes Tarver

XXX: RETURN OF XANDER CAGE ★★★ e.tv, 00:00. See Sunday. For the rest of the week’s movies please see the TV pages.