From No Time To Die to A Quiet Place Part II : movies to stream on Showmax now
How many hours have you wasted aimlessly scrolling through streaming platforms over the past year, only to repeatedly realise that, actually, you’ve already seen everything worth watching? It’s a pandemic dilemma we’ve all faced, friend. There’s only so many times you can rewatch Steve Carrell gurning in The Office.
But as the world opens back up, so too do our streaming possibilities. New series, films and documentaries are dropping on a daily basis and, now that we’re all busy again (for now), it’s time to start being a little more selective with our choices. We are here to help, of course, with a new weekly round-up of the best shows and films to suit your needs, whether you’re in the mood for deep thinking or desperately in need of a laugh. Cancel your weekend plans, there’s a lot to get through…
The eight biggest blockbuster of 2021, the super-sized creature feature Godzilla vs. Kong stars Emmy winner Alexander Skarsgård (Big Little Lies) and Emmy nominee Millie Bobby Brown (Stranger Things).
Nominated for numerous awards for its visual effects, the epic next chapter in the cinematic Monsterverse pits two of the greatest icons in motion picture history against one another, with humanity caught in the middle. The result, says Dread Central, is, “Kaiju mayhem on a massive scale,” while ABC News calls it “a clash of the titans that is spectacular in every sense of the word.”
Godzilla vs. Kong’s impressive cast includes BAFTA nominee Rebecca Hall (Iron Man 3), Emmy nominee Brian Tyree Henry (Atlanta), Lance Reddick (John Wick), Eiza González (Baby Driver), and SAFTA-winning South African-Nigerian actor Hakeem Kae-Kazim (Black Sails, Hotel Rwanda).
The latest incarnation of the second-highest-grossing horror franchise of all time sees Oscar nominee Vera Farmiga and Emmy nominee Patrick Wilson return as real-life paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren.
The 21st biggest box office hit of 2021, The Conjuring 3: The Devil Made Me Do It sees the Warrens investigate a murder that may be linked to a demonic possession – based on the 1981 real-life murder trial of Arne Cheyenne Johnson in Connecticut.
Bloody Disgusting calls the film
“a wholly different experience that still feels like a warm reunion with horror’s favourite couple.”
The 25th film in the fifth-highest-grossing film franchise of all time, No Time to Die sends Daniel Craig off with a bang in his fifth and final turn as British MI6 agent James Bond, 007.
No Time to Die was the fourth-biggest box office hit of 2021, won an Oscar for its Billie Eilish theme song, and took home two Critics Choice Super Awards, for Best Action Movie and Best Actor in an Action Movie (Craig).
With Emmy winner Phoebe Waller-Bridge (Fleabag) co-writing the screenplay, No Time To Die has an 83% critics’ rating on Rotten Tomatoes. As TIME Magazine says,
“With his fifth movie as 007, Craig is so extraordinary he leaves only scorched earth behind. There will be other Bonds for those who want them. For everyone else, there’s Craig.”
Shhh… A Quiet Place Part II, the sequel to 2018’s Oscar-nominated post-apocalyptic horror, pits the Abbott family against the terrors of the outside world as they’re forced to venture into the unknown, where the creatures that hunt by sound are not the only threats lurking beyond the sand path.
Part II was named Best Horror at the 2022 Critics Choice Super Awards, where Cillian Murphy (Peaky Blinders) and Millicent Simmonds were nominated as Best Actor and Actress in the category. BAFTA nominee Emily Blunt, Oscar nominee Djimon Hounsou, and Emmy-nominated writer-director John Krasinski co-star.
Part II was the 15th biggest box office hit of 2021 globally and has a 91% critics’ rating on Rotten Tomatoes, where the critics’ consensus says,
“A nerve-wracking continuation of its predecessor, A Quiet Place Part II expands the terrifying world of the franchise without losing track of its heart.”
SO MUCH MORE LOCAL FLAVOUR ON SHOWMAX THIS JULY
The Showmax Original romcom Troukoors S2 is firmly established as the most popular Afrlkaans content on the platform right now, while the African streaming service has also just released two of the most acclaimed African films of recent years: the multi-award-winning cult classic Fried Barry, named Rotten Tomatoes‘ 10th best-reviewed sci-fi of 2021, and Softie, the Kenyan political documentary that won a Special Jury Award for Editing at Sundance and was nominated for International Documentary Association, News and Documentary Emmy, and Producers Guild of America awards in 2021.
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