Arriving on Showmax this month
Ushering in a new season, Showmax has added a new batch of titles to its streaming site to get you through autumn's cold spells.
Winner of the Grand Jury Prize at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival, A Thousand And One follows unapologetic, free-spirited Inez, who kidnaps her six-year-old son Terry from the foster care system.
Holding onto their secret and each other, mother and son set out to reclaim their sense of home, identity, and stability, in a rapidly-changing New York City.
As Inez, Teyana Taylor (Coming 2 America) won the Breakthrough Performance Award at last year’s Critics Choice Awards, among other accolades. Named among the top 10 independent films of 2023 by the National Board of Review, A Thousand and One won Best First Feature at the 2024 Film Independent Spirit Awards and Outstanding Independent Film at the 2024 Black Reel Awards. Writer-director AV Rockwell also took home the Breakthrough Director award at the 2023 Gotham Awards.
Not released in South African cinemas, A Thousand and One holds a 97% critics’ rating on Rotten Tomatoes. As Empire Magazine says, “Come for Taylor’s breakout performance; stay for a tender, confidently told story of black motherhood and sacrifice. Rockwell is one to watch.”
Nia Vardalos stars as Toula and John Corbett stars as Ian in My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3.
In My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3, rejoin the Portokalos family on a new adventure as they travel to a family reunion in Greece for a heartwarming and hilarious trip full of love, twists and turns.
Franchise writer and star Nia Vardalos was nominated for an Oscar, a Critics Choice award, and a Golden Globe for the original My Big Fat Greek Wedding, the sleeper hit indie that went on to become the highest-grossing romcom of 2002.
Vardalos steps in to direct this time round as well, while reprising her role as Fotoula “Toula” Portokalos alongside the likes of Emmy winner Andrea Martin (Only Murders in the Building, Evil) Emmy nominee John Corbett (Sex and the City,
And Just Like That’s
Aidan Shaw) and
NSYNC band member and TV personality Joey
Fatone.
Tony Hawk: Until the Wheels Fall Off is a wide-ranging definitive
A shot from The Fabelmans. look at one of the most influential skateboarders of all time, who is still pushing his limits in his 50s.
Named Best Sports Documentary at last year’s Producers Guild Awards, the HBO documentary features unprecedented access, never-before-seen footage, and interviews with Hawk and prominent figures in the sport including Stacy Peralta and Rodney Mullen.
The #20 biggest movie of 2023, DC’s The Flash sees worlds collide when Barry Allen uses his super speed to change the past.
But his attempt to save his family creates a world without superheroes, forcing him to race for his life in order to save the future.
The Flash is directed by multi-award winner Andy Muschietti (the It films), with Ezra Miller reprising their Justice League role as Barry Allen. The stacked support cast includes Oscar nominees Michael Keaton and Michael Shannon as well as cameos from the likes of Ben Affleck, George Clooney, Jeremy Irons, Gal Gadot, Jason Momoa, and more.
In Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem, after years of being sheltered from the human world, the Turtle brothers set out to win the hearts of New Yorkers and be accepted as normal teenagers through heroic acts.
Their new friend April O’Neil helps them take on a mysterious crime syndicate, but they soon get in over their heads when an army of mutants is unleashed upon them.
Mutant Mayhem is the best reviewed film (or series) in the franchise yet, with a 95% critics’ rating on Rotten Tomatoes, where the critics’ consensus says, “With its unique visual style and a story that captures the essence of the franchise's appeal, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem is an animated treat for the whole family.”
Steven Spielberg’s semi-autobiographical masterwork The Fabelmans was nominated for seven Oscars last year and won 30 awards, including Golden Globes for Best Motion Picture — Drama and Best Director.
The film follows young Sammy Fabelman (Gabriel LaBelle from The Predator and American Gigolo, in a Critics Choice Award-winning role) as he grows up in post-World War II-era Arizona and falls in love with filmmaking.
Michelle Williams (Manchester by the Sea, My Week with Marilyn) and Judd Hirsch (Ordinary People, Independence Day) were up for Best Actress and Best Supporting Actor Oscars for their roles as Sammy’s artistic mother, Mitzi, and her uncle Boris respectively.
The cast also includes the likes of Paul Dano, Seth Rogen, and even four-time Oscar-nominated director David Lynch as four-time Oscar-winning director John Ford.
The film has a 92% critics’ rating on Rotten Tomatoes, where the consensus says, “Part memoir, part ode to the power of the movies, The Fabelmans finds Steven Spielberg digging at the family roots that helped make him a beloved filmmaker – and proves he hasn't lost his magic touch.”
Teyana Taylor in A Thousand and One.
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