Movie madness highlights on DStv Compact this September
Highlights
01 September 2021
All the best movies to watch on DStv Compact in September 2021.
Executive producer Vivica A. Fox is back with more of Lifetime’s (DStv channel 131) addictive movie thrillers in the “Wrong” series on DStv Compact this September. So wrong they’re right, these stories follow people whose lives spin out of control once they let the wrong person, from egg donors to estate agents, get too close. That makes it the perfect popcorn, cocktail and crime time Saturdays and Sundays at 19:20 on Lifetime throughout the month.
KIX (DStv Channel 114) is showcasing five films we’ve never seen in South Africa before now, including director Jeffrey Lau’s action-comedy-fantasy Kung Fu League, which will have you scratching your head on how he reunited the great masters.
And there’s more action, fantasy and excitement thanks to Studio Universal, who’s bringing us titles like fantasy horror film The Head Hunter, action drama The Archer, and prehistoric action fantasy 10,000 BC.
All the Wrong Movies
The Wrong Mr. Right
After Jessica (Anna Marie Dobbins) moves back in with her mom, Tracy (Krista Allen), she hires PI Hal (Eric Roberts) to help her to investigate her mom’s live-in boyfriend, Paul (Rib Hillis), after she spots Paul fighting with another woman at a restaurant owned by her mother’s best friend, Sandra (Vivica A. Fox).
Watch on Saturday, 4 September on Lifetime (DStv channel 131) at 19:20
Kelsey’s (Vanessa Marcil) dreams of motherhood finally come true when she delivers beautiful twins from an in vitro procedure involving an egg donor. But when Kelsey needs home care, the nurse she unwittingly hires, Vanessa (Brooke Nevin), turns out to be the egg donor herself… And she has come to claim “her” babies!
Watch on Sunday, 5 September on Lifetime (DStv channel 131) at 19:20
Julie (Vivica A. Fox) and her teenage daughter, Maddie (Alaya Lee Walton), rent a beautiful house from real estate agent Charles (Andres Londono), who lives nearby. But after they move in, strange noises and disturbances have them wondering if someone else is secretly living on their property.
Watch on Saturday, 11 September on Lifetime (DStv channel 131) at 19:20
When editor Deb (Vivica A. Fox) sends 1 of her writers, Dan (Jason-Shane Scott) on an assignment out of town, he thinks he’s found the perfect house sitter. But when Kristen (Anna Marie Dobbins) moves in, she has no intention of ever moving out, and she starts pretending to be Dan’s new girlfriend.
Watch on Sunday, 12 September on Lifetime (DStv channel 131) at 19:20
Melanie (Charlotte Graham) seems to have the perfect life. But lately something has been off about her husband, Derrick (Rick Cosnett). Melanie starts spying on him and her search unmasks Derrick’s long-lost twin brother, Alex. But if she’s sharing her home with an imposter and a murderer, what has happened to Derrick?
Watch on Saturday, 18 September on Lifetime (DStv channel 131) at 19:20
Stella Armstrong (Lindsay Hartley) hires Blake (Freya Tingley), who seems to be the perfect nanny, to help her with her twin baby boys. But Blake is secretly the daughter that Stella gave up for adoption at birth years ago, and she has come to destroy Stella’s life and family for “abandoning” her!
Watch on Sunday, 19 September on Lifetime (DStv channel 131) at 19:20
Successful plastic surgeon Dr. Katie Jones (Sunny Mabrey) winds up on the wrong side of a narcissistic patient named Liz (Lindsay Maxwell), a former medical school classmate of Katie’s whose desire to live Katie’s life herself threatens to destroy Katie’s career, her reputation and her family.
Watch on Saturday, 25 September on Lifetime (DStv channel 131) at 19:20
Fantasy horror. A bounty-hunting warrior becomes known for the gruesome collection of monster heads he’s built up over the years. There’s 1 head he wants above all others, though – that of the creature who killed his daughter. With Christopher Rygh and Aisha Ricketts.
Watch on Sunday, 12 September on Studio Universal (DStv channel 112) at 20:00
A-student and expert archer Lauren is sentenced to an all-female for-profit juvenile detention centre for assault after she comes to the rescue of 1 of her friends. When Lauren realises that the girls at the centre are at the mercy of the abusive male guards, she decides to escape. With Bailey Noble.
Watch on Saturday, 18 September on Studio Universal (DStv channel 112) at 20:00
Filmed in South Africa and Namibia, this prehistoric fantasy action film centres on D'Leh, a hunter who sets off to rescue his kidnaped love from the enemies who’s also enslaved his people, fulfilling a prophecy and becoming a fit leader for his tribe along the way. With Steven Strait and Camilla Belle.
Watch on Saturday, 25 September on Studio Universal (DStv channel 112) at 16:00
Action fantasy. Comic book artist Fei magically summons 4 kung fu masters to help him hone his skills to the highest level, then sets out to defeat his enemies so he can be with the women he loves. This is a modern classic from director Jeffrey Lau (Kung Fu Hustle). With Vincent Zhao and Dennis To.
Watch on Saturday, 18 September on KIX (DStv channel 114) at 19:00
Hong Kong wuxia action. 2 swordsmen are preparing for a martial arts competition in Central China when 1 of them is accused of murder. He goes on the run while trying to find the real killer, but a master swordsman comes out of retirement to hunt him. With Andy Lau, Yu Li and Brigitte Lin.
Watch on Sunday, 5 September on KIX (DStv channel 114) at 19:00
Since his childhood, Ah Niu has used his boxing skills to help the weak to fight off bullies and villains. Now, to avenge a friend’s beating and save his life, he agrees to take part in a battle to the death. With Kwok Kwan Chan, Ka Nin Ngo, and Awayne Liu.
Watch on Saturday, 4 September on KIX (DStv channel 114) at 19:00
Military veteran Wu Wei and undercover cop Tian Ming lead a team to rescue a hostage who’s being held on an island outside of Bangkok by a group of 100 thugs. But as they’re about to leave with their hostage, Wu finds out that his daughter has also been kidnapped. With Ray Liu and Cao Yue.
Watch on Saturday, 11 September on KIX (DStv channel 114) at 19:00
Fantasy. A demon hunter falls in love with a ghost whose spirit is trapped by a Tree Monster, but he erases her memory to avoid having to kill her. Years later, a fox spirit starts to remember that she was once in love with the young demon hunter. With Louis Koo, Liu Yifea and Kara Hui.
Watch on Saturday, 25 September on KIX (DStv channel 114) at 19:00
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