{"id":20669,"date":"2023-12-04T12:45:25","date_gmt":"2023-12-04T10:45:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/?p=20669"},"modified":"2023-12-04T12:48:22","modified_gmt":"2023-12-04T10:48:22","slug":"from-fast-x-to-the-super-mario-bros-the-best-movies-to-stream-this-december-on-showmax","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2023\/12\/04\/from-fast-x-to-the-super-mario-bros-the-best-movies-to-stream-this-december-on-showmax\/","title":{"rendered":"From Fast X to The Super Mario Bros: The Best Movies to Stream this December on Showmax"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em><strong>Fast X, The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Genie, 65, Magic Mike\u2019s Last Dance, and The Amazing Maurice<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"FAST X | Final Trailer\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eoOaKN4qCKw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>FAST X <\/strong>| First on Showmax | Stream now<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The end of the road begins in <em>Fast X<\/em>, which was the #1 international box office opening of 2023.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Over many missions and against impossible odds, Dom Toretto (Vin Diesel) and his family have outsmarted, out-nerved and outdriven every foe in their path. Now, they confront the most lethal opponent they\u2019ve ever faced: a terrifying threat emerging from the shadows of the past, fueled by blood revenge, and determined to destroy everything\u2014and everyone\u2014that Dom loves, forever.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All your faves are back, including Oscar winners Charlize Theron and Helen Mirren, Emmy nominees John Cena and Nathalie Emmanuel, Teen Choice nominees Michelle Rodriguez, Jason Statham, and Jordana Brewster, Teen Choice winners Tyrese Gibson and Scott Eastwood, Grammy winner Chris \u201cLudacris\u201d Bridges, and Sung Kang as Han. Oscar winner Brie Larson (aka Captain Marvel), Jason Momoa (<em>Dune<\/em>, <em>Aquaman<\/em>) and Critics Choice Super Award nominee Alan Richtson (<em>Reacher<\/em>) all make their franchise debuts too.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As <em>Mashable<\/em> critic Kristy Puchko says, \u201cThis is what summer movies should be! It&#8217;s spectacular! It&#8217;s thrilling! And it&#8217;s the kind of movie you can&#8217;t wait to yammer about to your friends. Truly, I walked out of <em>Fast X<\/em> with a big Momoa smile on my face, so wide it hurt.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Super Mario Bros. Movie | Official Trailer\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TnGl01FkMMo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>THE SUPER MARIO BROS. MOVIE <\/strong>| Stream from Monday, 18 December<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The biggest animated opening of all-time, and the biggest global opening of 2023, <em>The Super Mario Bros. Movie <\/em>follows a couple of plumbers named Mario and Luigi, a princess named Peach, and an evil Koopa king known as Bowser \u2026 Sound familiar? That\u2019s because the animated film <em>The Super Mario Bros. Movie<\/em>, from Nintendo and Illumination, is based on the classic megahit Mario video game franchise loved by generations of kids and kids-at-heart.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The film\u2019s all-star voice cast is led by Kids\u2019 Choice winner Chris Pratt (Owen Grady in the <em>Jurassic World<\/em> movies, and Marvel\u2019s Peter Quill, aka Star-Lord) as Mario and Emmy nominee Anya Taylor-Joy (<em>The Queen\u2019s Gambit<\/em>) as Princess Peach. Critics Choice nominee Charlie Day (Charlie in <em>It&#8217;s Always Sunny in Philadelphia<\/em> and the voice of Benny in <em>The Lego Movie<\/em>s) voices Luigi, with Kids\u2019 Choice winner Jack Black (the <em>Jumanji <\/em>and <em>Goosebumps<\/em> movies, <em>School of Rock<\/em>, and the voice of <em>Kung Fu Panda<\/em>\u2019s Po) as the villainous Bowser.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Variety<\/em> says <em>The Super Mario Bros. Movie<\/em>\u2019s \u201cingenuity is infectious. You don\u2019t have to be a Mario fan to respond to it, but the film is going to remind the millions who are why they call it a joystick.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=4z3n9muEsPo\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>GENIE <\/strong>| Stream from Friday, 8 December&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From Richard Curtis, the Oscar-nominated writer of<em> Love Actually<\/em> and <em>Notting Hill,<\/em> comes <em>Genie<\/em>, a fairy-tale comedy about a workaholic man who enlists the help of a genie to help win his family back before Christmas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Emmy nominee Paapa Essiedu <em>(I May Destroy You<\/em>, <em>Gangs of London, The Capture<\/em>) and two-time Oscar nominee Melissa McCarthy (<em>Bridesmaids<\/em>, <em>Can You Ever Forgive Me?<\/em>) co-star, opposite the likes of Critics Choice nominee Marc Maron (<em>GLOW<\/em>), four-time Emmy nominee Alan Cumming (The Good Wife), Screen Actors Guild winner Luis Guzm\u00e1n (<em>Wednesday<\/em>) and Dene\u00e9 Brenton (<em>The Gilded Age<\/em>).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Love Life <\/em>creator Sam Boyd directs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"65 \u2013\u00a0Official Trailer (HD)\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bHXejJq5vr0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>65<\/strong> | Stream from Monday, 11 December<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In <em>65<\/em>, a catastrophic crash strands Pilot Mills on an unknown planet, where he quickly discovers he\u2019s not alone. With only one chance at rescue, Mills and the only other survivor, a young girl named Koa, face an epic fight to survive as they make their way across an unknown terrain riddled with dangerous prehistoric creatures \u2026 that look uncannily like those that roamed the Earth 65 million years ago.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The sci-fi thriller stars Oscar nominee Adam Driver (<em>Star Wars<\/em>\u2019 Kylo Ren and Enzo Ferrari in <em>Ferrari<\/em>) and Ariana Greenblatt (young Ahsoka Tano in <em>Ahsoka<\/em>, young Gamora in <em>Avengers: Infinity War<\/em>, and Minnow in <em>Love and Monsters<\/em>), along with Screen Actors Guild nominee Chloe Coleman (Kira in <em>Dungeons &amp; Dragons: Honour Among Thieves<\/em>, and Lou in <em>Marry Me<\/em>), and Nika King (Leslie Bennett in <em>Euphoria<\/em>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Written and directed by the Critics Choice Award-nominated writers of <em>A Quiet Place<\/em>, Scott Beck and Bryan Woods, <em>65 <\/em>is produced by the likes of Sam Raimi (who directed <em>Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness<\/em>, the <em>Spider-Man<\/em> trilogy and the <em>Evil Dead<\/em> movies) and four-time Emmy nominee Deborah Liebling (<em>PEN15<\/em>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Magic Mike\u2019s Last Dance | Official Trailer\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pBIGdw-BRxw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>MAGIC MIKE\u2019S LAST DANCE<\/strong> | Stream from Monday, 25 December<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Directed by Oscar winner Steven Soderbergh (the <em>Ocean\u2019s<\/em> films), <em>Magic Mike\u2019s Last Dance <\/em>sees People\u2019s Choice winner Channing Tatum back in the third instalment of the blockbuster film franchise, which went straight to #1 at the US box office.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The story picks up with \u201cMagic\u201d Mike Lane returning to the stage again after a lengthy break, following a business deal that went bust, leaving him broke and taking bartender gigs in Florida. For what he hopes will be one last hurrah, Mike heads to London with a wealthy socialite (Oscar nominee Salma Hayek from <em>House of Gucci<\/em> and <em>The Hitman\u2019s Wife\u2019s Bodyguard<\/em>) who lures him with an offer he can\u2019t refuse\u2026and an agenda all her own. With everything on the line, once Mike discovers what she truly has in mind, will he\u2014and the roster of hot new dancers he\u2019ll have to whip into shape\u2014be able to pull it off?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>As Huffington Post<\/em> says, \u201cTatum, whose stripper past first inspired the character, looks more comfortable than ever in a role that, like the film, is in equal parts funny, playful, sexy and sincere.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Amazing Maurice | Official Trailer | Sky Cinema\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fotvV-Ty9rU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>THE AMAZING MAURICE <\/strong>| Stream from Thursday, 7 December<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Based on Terry Pratchett\u2019s Carnegie Medal-winning novel <em>The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents<\/em> (which was in turn inspired by the Brothers Grimm\u2019s Pied Piper of Hamelin), <em>The Amazing Maurice<\/em> follows a sassy, street-smart ginger cat with a sneaky disposition. Together with his band of rats and pied-piper friend Keith, he travels across the countryside, swindling villagers with a staged rat plague. But when the gang sets its sights on a scenic market town, they quickly realise that someone else got there first&#8230;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The all-star voice cast is led by Emmy nominees Hugh Laurie (<em>House M.D., Avenue 5<\/em>) as Maurice, Emilia Clarke (G&#8217;iah in <em>Secret Invasion<\/em> and Daenerys Targaryen in <em>Game of Thrones<\/em>) as story narrator Malicia, Himesh Patel (Dr Watson in <em>Enola Holmes 2<\/em>) as Keith, and David Thewlis (Professor Lupin in the <em>Harry Potter<\/em> movies and Grail in <em>Enola Holmes 2<\/em>) as the dastardly Boss Man, with Emmy winner David Tennant (<em>Doctor Who<\/em>, Crowley in <em>Good Omens<\/em>, and the voice of Huyang in <em>Ahsoka<\/em>) as Dangerous Beans.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Common Sense Media<\/em> gives it a 4\/5-star rating, recommending the film for ages 8+ and saying \u201cthis fun-packed animation captures the [Terry Pratchett] magic that appeals on multiple levels to kids and adults alike.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"MARGAUX | Official Trailer | Paramount Movies\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3LJPT93_pLI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>MARGAUX <\/strong>| Stream from Thursday, 28 December<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In <em>Margaux<\/em>, a group of college friends rent a smart house for a weekend of partying but soon begin to realise that the house&#8217;s super advanced AI system, Margaux, has sinister designs for them. And what Margaux wants, Margaux gets.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The cast includes Teen Choice winner Vanessa Morgan (<em>Riverdale<\/em>\u2019s Toni Topaz), Richard Harmon (John Murphy in <em>The 100<\/em>), Madison Pettis (<em>American Pie Presents: Girls&#8217; Rules<\/em>), Lochlyn Munro (<em>Peacemaker<\/em>\u2019s Detective Larry Fitzgibbon, Hal Cooper in <em>Riverdale<\/em>), and Jordan Buhat (Vivek Shah in <em>Grown-ish<\/em>), with Susan Bennett (the original voice of Siri) as the voice of Margaux.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nominated for three awards in its native Canada, including a Leo Award for Best Male Supporting Performance (for Richard Harmon), the thriller is directed by SXSW Award nominee Steven C Miller (<em>In the Line of Duty<\/em>, <em>Marauders<\/em>).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhat makes Margaux an interesting antagonist is the idea that she\u2019s always watching, listening, and collecting information. Even the greatest of slasher villains aren\u2019t omnipresent,\u201d says <em>Dread Central<\/em>, praising the horror\u2019s \u201cdarkly comedic sensibility\u201d and calling the film \u201ca fun time at the movies [that] entertains from start to finish.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>HOUSE PARTY <\/strong>| Stream from Thursday, 7 December<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>House Party<\/em>, the remix to the fan-favourite 90s comedy, follows aspiring club promoters and best buds Damon (Saturn award nominee Tosin Cole from <em>61st Street<\/em>, <em>Till<\/em> and <em>Doctor Who<\/em>) and Kevin (BET and Black Reel Award nominee Jacob Latimore from <em>Detroit<\/em>, <em>The Chi<\/em>, and <em>Like a Boss<\/em>), who are barely keeping things together.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Out of money, down on their luck and about to lose the roofs over their heads\u2014and freshly fired from their low-lift jobs as house cleaners\u2014the pair needs a huge windfall to make their problems go away. In a \u201cwhat the hell?\u201d move, they decide to host the party of the year at an exclusive mansion, the site of their last cleaning job, which just happens to belong to none other than real-life NBA star LeBron James.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No permission? No problem. What could go wrong?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The cast includes Melvin Gregg (<em>Snowfall<\/em>), award winners Karen Obilom (<em>Doom Patrol<\/em>), Allen Maldonado (<em>Heels<\/em>, <em>The Wonder Years<\/em>) and Nigerian-American actor Rotimi (Dre in <em>Power<\/em>), and Emmy winners Lena Waithe (<em>The Chi<\/em>, <em>Ready Player One<\/em>) and Snoop Dogg, Grammy winners Scott Mescudi (aka Kid Cudi) and Lil Wayne, and of course, LeBron himself. Also look out for original franchise stars Christopher Reid and Christopher Martin (aka Kid \u2018n Play).&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>House Party<\/em> is written by the Emmy-nominated duo, Jamal Olori and Stephen Glover (<em>Guava Island<\/em>, <em>Atlanta<\/em>), and is the feature film debut of Grammy-winning music video director Calmatic, who directed Lil Nas X\u2019s <em>Old Town Road<\/em> feat. Billy Ray Cyrus, and has worked with Pharrell Williams, Kendrick Lamar, Childish Gambino, Anderson .Paak, and Jay-Z.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>MORE DECEMBER HIGHLIGHTS ON SHOWMAX<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To see everything on Showmax in December 2023, including\u00a0the first Showmax Original 2D animation <em>Twende<\/em>, the local true-crime series <em>Convict Conman<\/em>, the high school cheerleader whodunnit <em>Trompoppie<\/em>, season 2 of <em>Adulting<\/em>, and the Emmy-nominated series <em>Poker Face<\/em>, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/usw2.nyl.as\/t1\/211\/2vnrlvd5ld6c0h5zbkb1mv76k\/8\/bf962ccfaad71891c871973b2e294b5b6e61f6ef0ebc7c4c5ae92e125d29d720\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\/stories.showmax.com\/za\/whats-new-on-showmax-in-december-2023.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fast X, The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Genie, 65, Magic Mike\u2019s 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.&nbsp; Over many missions and against impossible odds, Dom Toretto (Vin&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2023\/12\/04\/from-fast-x-to-the-super-mario-bros-the-best-movies-to-stream-this-december-on-showmax\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">From Fast X to The Super Mario Bros: The Best Movies to Stream this December on Showmax<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":19063,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[97],"tags":[110],"class_list":["post-20669","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-online","tag-showmax","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/showmax.png?fit=400%2C71&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20669","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20669"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20669\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19063"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20669"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20669"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20669"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}