“Convict Conman” Comes To Showmax

Now streaming on Showmax, Convict Conman is a two-part true-crime documentary from IdeaCandy, the production company behind Showmax record-breakers Devilsdorp, Rosemary’s Hitlist and Steinheist. As Fortress of Solitude says in their rave review, “IdeaCandy continues to prove there’s no one producing true-crime documentaries quite like this production company.” In 2012, Carte Blanche journalist Sasha Wein… Continue reading “Convict Conman” Comes To Showmax

HBO Releases “House of the Dragon S2” Teaser and First-look Images

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HBO released the official teaser for the second season of House of the Dragon during its CCXP23 panel in São Paulo, Brazil. The eight-episode second season debuts summer 2024 on HBO and will be coming express from the US to M-Net and Showmax. Based on George R.R. Martin’s Fire & Blood, the HBO Original series… Continue reading HBO Releases “House of the Dragon S2” Teaser and First-look Images

From Fast X to The Super Mario Bros: The Best Movies to Stream this December on Showmax

Fast X, The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Genie, 65, Magic Mike’s Last Dance, and The Amazing Maurice FAST X | First on Showmax | Stream now The end of the road begins in Fast X, which was the #1 international box office opening of 2023.  Over many missions and against impossible odds, Dom Toretto (Vin… Continue reading From Fast X to The Super Mario Bros: The Best Movies to Stream this December on Showmax

Q&A: Simoné Pretorius On Her New Showmax Film, Britney Spears, Patricia Lewis and Her First Ever Fight Scene

Die Onderonsie (aka The Quarrel) is now streaming on Showmax When five ex band-mates come together for their annual reunion, a dead body stirs up suspicion and violence among the friends. With tjommies like these, who needs enemies?  The debut feature film from multi-award winner Philip Nolte (2023 SAFTA winner Sex in Afrikaans, Silwerskerm award… Continue reading Q&A: Simoné Pretorius On Her New Showmax Film, Britney Spears, Patricia Lewis and Her First Ever Fight Scene

Q&A With Marion Holm of “Trompoppie”

“Working with Albert Maritz was on my bucket list.” Marion Holm on Trompoppie Trompoppie premieres on Showmax on 7 December 2023, with new episodes every Thursday until 8 February 2024. When Luna, a talented gymnast, is awarded a bursary to a prestigious private school she could never afford, she is thrust into the cut-throat world… Continue reading Q&A With Marion Holm of “Trompoppie”

“Twende”, The First Showmax Original 2D Animation, Premieres This Friday

Twende, the first Showmax Original 2D animated series, premieres on Friday, 1 December 2023, with five episodes available to binge. Twende’s pilot screened in competition in 2021 at Annecy, the world’s premier animation festival. Since then, the bar for African animation has kept on rising, but as 702 entertainment commentator Yalezo Njuguna says on his… Continue reading “Twende”, The First Showmax Original 2D Animation, Premieres This Friday