movies this week
WEDNESDAY
Noon
SHOW “Total Recall” +++ (‘90,
Sci-Fi) Arnold Schwarzenegger. A man
travels to Mars to discover his true
identity. (2h)
1:30 p.m.
FX “Pitch Perfect 2” +++ (‘15,
Com) Anna Kendrick. The Bellas enter
a worldwide a capella competition.
(2h30)
2:30 p.m.
AMC “Lethal Weapon 3” +++ (‘92,
Act) Mel Gibson. A gang of hoodlums
is selling armor-piercing ammo.
(2h30)
3:00 p.m.
HBO “Aquaman” +++ (‘18, Act)
Jason Momoa. A man learns the he
is the heir to an undersea kingdom.
(2h30)
3:30 p.m.
TCM “The Palm Beach Story”
+++ (‘42, Com) Claudette Colbert. A
married woman courts an eccentric
millionaire. (1h30)
4:45 p.m.
STARZ “Pleasantville” +++ (‘98,
Com/Dra) Reese Witherspoon. Two
teenagers get trapped in a 1950s
sitcom. (2h08)
5:00 p.m.
AMC “Lethal Weapon 4” +++ (‘98,
Act) Mel Gibson. Detectives wage war
against a slave-smuggling ring. (3h)
SYFY “The Hunger Games: Catch-
ing Fire” ++++ (‘13, Dra) Jennifer
Lawrence. Katniss and Peeta have
large targets on their backs. (3h)
TCM “Sullivan’s Travels” ++++
(‘41, Com) Joel McCrea. A Hollywood
producer experiences homelessness.
(1h45)
6:45 p.m.
TCM “The More the Merrier”
++++ (‘43, Com) Jean Arthur. People
who do not like each other share an
apartment. (2h)
6:55 p.m.
STARZ “Fallen” +++ (‘98, Susp)
Denzel Washington. A biblical demon
haunts a detective. (2h07)
7:00 p.m.
FREE “Toy Story” ++++ (‘95, Ani)
Voices of Tom Hanks. A toy feels
threatened by his owner’s birthday
gift. (2h)
WGN “Platoon” +++ (‘86, War)
Charlie Sheen. A young recruit in
Vietnam faces a moral crisis. (2h30)
7:30 p.m.
PARMT “John Wick” ++++ (‘14,
Act) Keanu Reeves. An ex-hit man
comes out of retirement for ven-
geance. (2h30)
8:00 p.m.
AMC “Ace Ventura: Pet Detec-
tive” +++ (‘94, Com) Jim Carrey. A
pet detective searches for a missing
mascot. (2h05)
8:45 p.m.
TCM “Union Pacific” +++ (‘39,
West) Barbara Stanwyck. A man
fights to protect the construction of a
railway. (2h30)
9:00 p.m.
FREE “Toy Story 2” +++ (‘99, Ani)
Voices of Tom Hanks. The toys try to
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rescue Woody from a toy collector.
(2h)
9:30 p.m.
WGN “Platoon” +++ (‘86, War)
Charlie Sheen. A young recruit in
Vietnam faces a moral crisis. (2h30)
10:35 p.m.
SYFY “Wanted” +++ (‘08, Act)
James McAvoy. A man learns that he
is the son of an assassin. (2h26)
MAX “Casino Royale” +++ (‘06,
Act) Daniel Craig. James Bond is
tasked with taking down a corrupt
banker. (2h25)
SHOW “Total Recall” +++ (‘90,
Sci-Fi) Arnold Schwarzenegger. A man
travels to Mars to discover his true
identity. (1h55)
10:50 p.m.
STARZ “Scarface” +++ (‘83, Cri) Al
Pacino. A Cuban refugee moves to the
top of the drug trade. (2h52)
11:00 p.m.
PARMT “John Wick” ++++ (‘14,
Act) Keanu Reeves. An ex-hit man
comes out of retirement for ven-
geance. (2h30)
11:15 p.m.
TCM “Ride the High Country”
++++ (‘62, West) Joel McCrea. Two
aging gunfighters are hired to protect
gold. (2h)
11:30 p.m.
TNT “The Bourne Legacy” +++
(‘12, Act) Jeremy Renner. A conspiracy
is on the verge of being exposed.
(2h30)
11:55 p.m.
HBO3 “Mr. Brooks” +++ (‘07, Dra)
Kevin Costner. A successful business-
man becomes a serial killer. (2h05)
THURSDAY
12:50 p.m.
SHOW “Basic” +++ (‘03, Act) John
Travolta. Two military agents investi-
gate a disappearance. (1h40)
12:55 p.m.
HBO “Rescue Dawn” +++ (‘06,
War) Zach Grenier. True story of an
American who escaped a POW camp.
(2h06)
1:00 p.m.
TNT “Deep Impact” +++ (‘98, Act)
Elijah Wood. A meteor is on a collision
course with Earth. (2h30)
2:30 p.m.
SHOW “The Quick and the Dead”
+++ (‘95, West) Sharon Stone. A
female gunslinger seeks revenge on
an evil boss. (2h)
2:40 p.m.
HBO3 “The Green Inferno” +++
(‘14, Hor) Lorenza Izzo. Activists are
taken captive by cannibals in the
Amazon. (1h45)
2:55 p.m.
AMC “Ace Ventura: Pet Detec-
tive” +++ (‘94, Com) Jim Carrey. A
pet detective searches for a missing
mascot. (2h)
3:00 p.m.
SYFY “Wanted” +++ (‘08, Act)
James McAvoy. A man learns that he
is the son of an assassin. (2h27)
3:30 p.m.
TCM “Red Headed Woman” +++
(‘32, Rom) Jean Harlow. A secretary
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tries to sleep her way into high
society. (1h30)
TNT “San Andreas” +++ (‘15, Act)
Dwayne Johnson. A pilot and his ex-
wife try to save their daughter. (2h30)
4:00 p.m.
FREE “Parental Guidance” +++
(‘12, Com) Billy Crystal. Grandparents
care for three mischievous grandchil-
dren. (2h30)
4:25 p.m.
HBO3 “The Bourne Supremacy”
+++ (‘04, Act) Matt Damon. A former
assassin is framed for a botched CIA
mission. (1h50)
5:00 p.m.
TCM “Freaks” +++ (‘32, Hor) Ros-
coe Ates. Circus freaks take revenge.
(1h15)
5:10 p.m.
STZENC “Mississippi Burning”
+++ (‘88, Dra) Gene Hackman. The
murders of civil rights workers are
investigated. (2h10)
5:25 p.m.
HBO “Crazy Rich Asians” +++
(‘18, Com) Constance Wu. A woman
learns that her boyfriend’s family is
rich. (2h05)
6:00 p.m.
PARMT “White House Down”
+++ (‘13, Act) Channing Tatum. A
man must protect his daughter and
the President. (3h)
6:30 p.m.
FREE “Toy Story 2” +++ (‘99, Ani)
Voices of Tom Hanks. The toys try to
rescue Woody from a toy collector.
(2h)
7:00 p.m.
AMC “National Lampoon’s Vaca-
tion” +++ (‘83, Com) Chevy Chase.
The Griswolds embark on a summer
vacation. (2h)
7:30 p.m.
TNT “Deep Impact” +++ (‘98, Act)
Elijah Wood. A meteor is on a collision
course with Earth. (2h30)
8:00 p.m.
SYFY “The Hunger Games:
Mockingjay, Part 2” +++ (‘15, Adv)
Jennifer Lawrence. Katniss prepares
to take down President Snow. (3h)
MAX “Prisoners” +++ (‘13, Thril)
Hugh Jackman. A father kidnaps the
man suspected of taking his child.
(2h35)
8:30 p.m.
FREE “Happy Feet” +++ (‘06, Ani)
Robin Williams. A penguin dances to
find a soul mate. (2h30)
9:15 p.m.
TCM “The Big House” +++ (‘30,
Cri) Robert Montgomery. A young
man is incarcerated. (1h45)
10:00 p.m.
PARMT “White House Down”
+++ (‘13, Act) Channing Tatum. A
man must protect his daughter and
the President. (3h)
11:00 p.m.
SYFY “Percy Jackson: Sea of Mon-
sters” +++ (‘13, Adv) Logan Lerman.
Percy and his friends must find the
Golden Fleece. (2h15)
TCM “Island of Lost Souls” ++++
(‘33, Hor) Charles Laughton. A mad
scientist turns wild animals into hu-
man monsters. (1h30)
FRIDAY
Noon
SHOW “Silverado” +++ (‘85, West)
Kevin Kline. Heroes try to stop the
injustices of a crooked sheriff. (2h15)
12:35 p.m.
HBO3 “The Station Agent” ++++
(‘03, Dra) Peter Dinklage. A man with
dwarfism finds his solitude inter-
rupted. (1h30)
1:00 p.m.
TCM “Royal Wedding” ++++ (‘51,
Mus) Jane Powell. A vaudeville act
travels to London to perform. (2h)
1:30 p.m.
FREE “The Goonies” ++++ (‘85,
Adv) Sean Astin. Children attempt to
recover a pirate’s treasure. (2h30)
2:00 p.m.
FX “Alien: Covenant” +++ (‘17,
Sci-Fi) Michael Fassbender. A group of
colonists is attacked by an alien life
form. (2h30)
3:00 p.m.
AMC “National Lampoon’s Vaca-
tion” +++ (‘83, Com) Chevy Chase.
The Griswolds embark on a summer
vacation. (2h)
3:30 p.m.
HBO “Breaking In” +++ (‘18, Thril)
Gabrielle Union. A mother must break
into a house to save her children.
(1h35)
4:00 p.m.
FREE “Willy Wonka and the
Chocolate Factory” +++ (‘71, Fam)
Gene Wilder. Five lucky people tour a
magical candy factory. (2h30)
4:05 p.m.
HBO3 “Deadpool 2” +++ (‘18, Act)
Ryan Reynolds. Deadpool forms a
new team of mutants called X-Force.
(2h)
4:40 p.m.
SYFY “The Hunger Games:
Mockingjay, Part 2” +++ (‘15, Adv)
Jennifer Lawrence. Katniss prepares
to take down President Snow. (2h59)
4:50 p.m.
STZENC “Basic Instinct” +++ (‘92,
Thril) Michael Douglas. A detective
falls for a cunning mystery writer.
(2h11)
5:00 p.m.
TCM “Top Hat” ++++ (‘35, Mus)
Fred Astaire. A woman mistakes her
love for a friend’s husband. (2h)
HBO2 “Aquaman” +++ (‘18, Act)
Jason Momoa. A man learns the he
is the heir to an undersea kingdom.
(2h25)
6:05 p.m.
HBO3 “Boy Erased” ++++ (‘18,
Bio) Lucas Hedges. A teen tries to
reconcile his sexuality with his faith.
(1h55)
6:10 p.m.
MAX “Black Swan” +++ (‘10, Dra)
Natalie Portman. A ballet dancer
begins to lose her mind. (1h50)
6:30 p.m.
CMT “Grease” +++ (‘78, Mus) John
Travolta. A girl and boy fall in and out
of love in the ‘50s. (2h30)
FREE “Happy Feet” +++ (‘06, Ani)
Robin Williams. A penguin dances to
find a soul mate. (2h30)
7:00 p.m.
AMC “Ghostbusters” +++ (‘84,
Com) Bill Murray. Scientists open a
ghost removal business in New York.
(2h35)
TCM “Swing Time” ++++ (‘35,
Mus) Fred Astaire. A dancer tries to
make it big while he falls in love. (2h)
7:35 p.m.
SYFY “Percy Jackson: Sea of Mon-
sters” +++ (‘13, Adv) Logan Lerman.
Percy and his friends must find the
Golden Fleece. (2h23)
8:00 p.m.
PARMT “Django Unchained” +++
(‘12, West) Jamie Foxx. A slave teams
up with a bounty hunter to save his
wife. (4h)
TBS “Wedding Crashers” +++ (‘05,
Com) Owen Wilson. Two womanizers
sneak into weddings for flings. (2h30)
TNT “Jack Reacher” +++ (‘12, Act)
Tom Cruise. A homicide is investi-
gated involving a sniper. (2h45)
8:15 p.m.
HBO “Just Like Heaven” +++ (‘05,
Rom) Reese Witherspoon. A forlorn
man falls for a woman’s spirit. (1h45)
9:00 p.m.
FREE “Matilda” +++ (‘96, Fam)
Mara Wilson. A magical young girl
uses her powers against grown-ups.
(2h)
TCM “The Gay Divorcee” ++++
(‘34, Mus) Fred Astaire. A husband
refuses a divorce. (2h)
9:35 p.m.
AMC “Ghostbusters II” +++ (‘89,
Com) Bill Murray. Men save New York
from a 16th century spirit. (2h35)
10:40 p.m.
HBO3 “Aquaman” +++ (‘18, Act)
Jason Momoa. A man learns the he
is the heir to an undersea kingdom.
(2h25)
10:45 p.m.
TNT “Jack Reacher: Never Go
Back” ++++ (‘16, Act) Tom Cruise.
Reacher is charged with a crime com-
mitted 20 years ago. (2h15)
SATURDAY
Noon
AMC “Rise of the Planet of the
Apes” +++ (‘11, Sci-Fi) James
Franco. Genetically modified apes
fight for global domination. (2h30)
12:05 p.m.
HBO “Aquaman” +++ (‘18, Act)
Jason Momoa. A man learns the he
is the heir to an undersea kingdom.
(2h25)
12:10 p.m.
MAX “Cinema Paradiso” +++ (‘88,
Dra) Philippe Noiret. A boy befriends
a projectionist. (2h05)
12:30 p.m.
TCM “Some Came Running” +++
(‘58, Dra) Frank Sinatra. A veteran’s
friends are offended by his loose
morals. (2h30)
1:00 p.m.
CMT “Pretty in Pink” +++ (‘86,
Rom) Molly Ringwald. A poor girl
falls for a popular and wealthy young
man. (2h)
1:10 p.m.
FREE “Matilda” +++ (‘96, Fam)
Mara Wilson. A magical young girl
uses her powers against grown-ups.
(2h05)
1:30 p.m.
SHOW “I Am Number Four” +++
(‘11, Act) Alex Pettyfer. A teen with
special abilities must elude an enemy.
(2h)
2:00 p.m.
FX “Fast & Furious 6” +++ (‘13,
Act) Vin Diesel. Dom reassembles his
crew to take down a mastermind.
(3h)
2:15 p.m.
MAX “Adventures in Babysitting”
+++ (‘87, Com) Elisabeth Shue. A
babysitter takes two kids on a wild
adventure. (1h45)
2:30 p.m.
AMC “X-Men” +++ (‘00, Sci-Fi)
Hugh Jackman. The X-Men race
against time to save the world.
(2h30)
3:00 p.m.
CMT “Grease” +++ (‘78, Mus) John
Travolta. A girl and boy fall in and out
of love in the ‘50s. (2h30)
PARMT “The Mummy” +++ (‘99,
Adv) Brendan Fraser. Adventurers
resurrect an Egyptian mummy. (3h)
TCM “Gambit” +++ (‘66, Com)
Michael Caine. A thief asks a woman
for help to steal a statuette. (2h)
TNT “Jack Reacher” +++ (‘12, Act)
Tom Cruise. A homicide is investi-
gated involving a sniper. (2h45)
3:15 p.m.
FREE “Lilo & Stitch” ++++ (‘02,
Ani) Voices of Daveigh Chase. A lonely
Hawaiian girl adopts a unique pet.
(2h)
3:30 p.m.
SHOW “Fear and Loathing in Las
Vegas” +++ (‘98, Com/Dra) Johnny
Depp. A journalist embarks on a drug-
fuelled trip to Vegas. (2h)
5:00 p.m.
AMC “X2: X-Men United” +++
(‘03, Sci-Fi) Patrick Stewart. An
operation is launched to annihilate all
mutants. (3h)
TCM “Terms of Endearment”
+++ (‘83, Rom) Shirley MacLaine. A
domineering mother bonds with her
troubled daughter. (2h30)
5:15 p.m.
FREE “Moana” +++ (‘16, Ani)
Voices of Auli’i Cravalho. A teenager
and a demigod fight a powerful evil.
(2h30)
5:45 p.m.
TNT “Jack Reacher: Never Go
Back” ++++ (‘16, Act) Tom Cruise.
Reacher is charged with a crime com-
mitted 20 years ago. (2h15)
6:25 p.m.
STZENC “The Secret Life of Bees”
+++ (‘08, Dra) Dakota Fanning. A
teen sets off to find out about her
mother’s past. (1h53)
6:30 p.m.
TBS “Wedding Crashers” +++ (‘05,
Com) Owen Wilson. Two womanizers
sneak into weddings for flings. (2h30)
SHOW “The Help” +++ (‘11, Dra)
Emma Stone. Three women fight
against bigotry in a small town.
(2h30)