Blogger’s Wife, The Lego Batman…10 movies you should see this weekend

Some movies leave one with a feeling of glee while some poorly executed flicks makes one want to puke, punch someone and throw a tantrum – all at once.

To help you avoid such a situation that’d leave you fuming out of the cinema in utter disgust, TheCable Lifestyle recommends the following movies.

Synopsis: A story set in the Prohibition Era and centered around a group of individuals and their dealings in the world of organised crime.

Run time: 128 mins

Synopsis: Fred is one upwardly mobile blogger doing incredibly well, he is feared by all and the world seems to be by his fingers. All was going well until he got married and his wife denied him sex and all the major intrigues came to play in this romantic drama.

Run time: 100 mins

Synopsis: A naive girl with dreams of stardom, marries a powerful man, who abuses her while running a foundation that protects abused women.

Run time: 94 mins

Synopsis: The three wise men is a dramatic comedy that humorously presents the follies of three aged men. The comedy satirises the actions and intents of three elderly men in their 60s who struggle to relive their lost youth.

Run time: 100 mins

Synopsis: A single lady has to come up with a plan to get her an impromptu fiance after being informed that her younger sister is getting married.

Run time: 101 mins

Synopsis: Set in Lagos, Nigeria, ‘The Wedding Party’ is the story of Dunni Coker (Adesua Etomi), a 24-year-old art gallery owner and only daughter of her parents about to marry the love of her life, IT entrepreneur Dozie (Banky W). The couple took a vow of chastity and is looking forward to a ground-breaking first night together as a married couple.

Run time: 105 mins

Synopsis: Picking up immediately after the events in Resident Evil: Retribution, Alice (Milla Jovovich) is the only survivor of what was meant to be humanity’s final stand against the undead.

Run time: 106 mins

Synopsis: ‘The Guest’ is the story of a passionless but dedicated and faithful couple who take in an old friend. An affair soon begins between the husband and the friend, but when she starts to kill off members of his household who stand in the way of her getting what she wants, the couple realise that they have it all in each other and that their family is worth fighting for.

Run time: 106 mins

Synopsis: Bruce Wayne must not only deal with the criminals of Gotham City, but also the responsibility of raising a boy he adopted.

Run time: 90 mins

Synopsis: The story is told from two points of view: that of a young pregnant woman, and her husband, a soldier accused of being involved in the 1976 military coup and assassination of Murtala Mohammed, who was then Nigeria’s head of state.

Run time: 118 mins