{"id":22231,"date":"2024-06-05T15:05:31","date_gmt":"2024-06-05T13:05:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/?p=22231"},"modified":"2024-06-05T15:05:39","modified_gmt":"2024-06-05T13:05:39","slug":"must-watch-doccies-on-showmax-harry-potters-paralyzed-stunt-double-albert-brooks-the-janes-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2024\/06\/05\/must-watch-doccies-on-showmax-harry-potters-paralyzed-stunt-double-albert-brooks-the-janes-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Must-watch Doccies on Showmax &#8211; Harry Potter&#8217;s paralyzed stunt double, Albert Brooks, The Janes &amp; more"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived, Albert Brooks: Defending My Life &amp; more documentaries to stream this month<\/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=\"David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived | Official Trailer | HBO\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1tWi5BiXqCE?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<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>DAVID HOLMES: THE BOY WHO LIVED<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>First on Showmax | Stream now<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nominated for the 2024 BAFTA for Single Documentary,<em> David Holmes:<\/em> <em>The Boy Who Lived<\/em> is the story of the friendship between Daniel Radcliffe and his stunt double in <em>Harry Potter, <\/em>who was paralysed in a tragic on-set accident on the penultimate film.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The HBO documentary has a 94% critics\u2019 rating on <em>Rotten Tomatoes<\/em>. In their five-star review, <em>The Guardian <\/em>writes, \u201cThis incredibly emotional film paints a moving portrait of Daniel Radcliffe\u2019s double \u2013 and the accident that left him paralysed. It\u2019s a smart study of friendship, kindness and guilt.\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=\"Albert Brooks: Defending My Life (HBO) | Streaming on Showmax\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bQQFP9K2PYM?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<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>ALBERT BROOKS: DEFENDING MY LIFE<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>First on Showmax | Stream from Wednesday, 19 June<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nominated for a 2024 Producers Guild of America Award, <em>Albert Brooks: Defending My Life<\/em> is an HBO documentary from Oscar-nominated director Rob Reiner (<em>A Few Good Men<\/em>) about his best friend &#8211; comedian, actor, and filmmaker Albert Brooks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As <em>The Atlantic<\/em> says, \u201cThe funniest people on the planet think there\u2019s no funnier person than Albert Brooks.\u201d This is backed up by the documentary\u2019s star-studded cast, which includes the likes of Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, Conan O\u2019Brien, Larry David, Jonah Hill, Judd Apatow, Tiffany Haddish, Sarah Silverman, Jon Stewart, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Albert Brooks: Defending My Life<\/em> has a 97% critics\u2019 rating on <em>Rotten Tomatoes,<\/em> with <em>CNN <\/em>hailing it as, \u201ca warm and wonderful trip down memory lane for those who know Brooks\u2019 work, and a grand introduction for those who don\u2019t.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As <em>The Daily Beast<\/em> put it, \u201cWatch the new Albert Brooks doc and laugh your ass off.\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 Janes (HBO) | Streaming on Showmax\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gGOnM4bIpCY?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<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>THE JANES<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Stream from Wednesday, 12 June on Showmax<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Defying the state legislature that outlawed abortion, the Catholic Church that condemned it, and the Chicago Mob that was profiting from it, the members of Jane risked their personal and professional lives to support women with unwanted pregnancies in the pre-Roe v Wade era.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The Janes <\/em>won Emmys for Best Documentary, Best Social Issues Documentary and Outstanding Direction for Tia Lessen and Emma Pildes. The documentary also has a 100% critics\u2019 rating on <em>Rotten Tomatoes<\/em>, where the critics&#8217; consensus says: \u201cFrighteningly timely and powerfully persuasive, <em>The Janes<\/em> offers a unique opportunity to look back at a pivotal chapter in American history through the eyes of those who helped define it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Showmax is also streaming the dramatised film version,<em> <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/usw2.nyl.as\/t1\/211\/3adt3b6fp0s33pghiiirlc53d\/3\/931eb5d3f0db910dc7e90e8cc216b1707830a7d1d7dc7a24c25d6d48c03c6548\"><em>Call Jane<\/em><\/a>, starring Elizabeth Banks and Sigourney Weaver.<\/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=\"Shadowland | Official Trailer | Peacock Original\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aUtefiLL9sg?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<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>SHADOWLAND S1<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Binge now on Showmax<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Inspired by reporting in <em>The Atlantic <\/em>magazine, <em>Shadowland<\/em> sees legendary non-fiction filmmaker Joe Berlinger send documentary teams across America to embed with subjects who have embraced \u2018conspiracy theories.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These include a beloved rural Pennsylvania pizza shop owner facing 20 years in prison for her role in the January 6th United States Capitol building attack, an anti-vaccine activist pushing a dangerous fake cure for Covid-19, and a mother divorcing her husband because she fears his beliefs put their children\u2019s lives in danger.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Shadowland <\/em>was named Best Documentary Series at the Telly Awards, with <em>Time <\/em>calling it \u201cterrifying\u201d and <em>Decider <\/em>hailing it as \u201cfascinating, upsetting, sometimes depressing, sometimes revelatory journalism.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Berlinger was nominated for an Oscar and Emmy for <em>Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory<\/em> and won the Sundance Grand Jury Prize and Audience Award for <em>Brother\u2019s Keeper, <\/em>the SXSW Audience Award for <em>Under African Skies<\/em>, the True Vision Award at True\/False for <em>Metallica: Some Kind of Monster, <\/em>and Critics\u2019 Choice Real TV awards for <em>Conversations with a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes <\/em>and <em>Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich, <\/em>among many other accolades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>EVERYTHING ON SHOWMAX IN JUNE<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Other highlights include:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>All 51 UEFA EURO 2024 games (from 14 June) on Showmax Premier League<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The second season of the Emmy-winning fantasy <em>House of the Dragon <\/em>(from 17 June)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Sonic The Hedgehog <\/em>spinoff series <em>Knuckles<\/em>, the most-watched kids and family title ever on Paramount+ (from 14 June)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The #1 box office hit<strong> <\/strong><em>Expend4bles<\/em>, starring Jason Statham, Sylvester Stallone, 50 Cent, Megan Fox and more (from 17 June)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The 2024 BAFTA-nominated reality series <em>My Mom, Your Dad,<\/em> hosted by Yvonne Orji (from 13 June)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The S2 reunion of the smash hit reality TV show <em>The Mommy Club <\/em>(from 10 June) and the new Showmax Original reality series <em>Born Into Fame<\/em> (from 18 June)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Find out more here: <a href=\"https:\/\/usw2.nyl.as\/t1\/211\/ajjra7rm0fjpuprdtoktvfg3t\/9\/4f67bffa08a7f8dcf0ef913ec3e054df6ed1e767fa3ff640c847048d6d8e9b4c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">stories.showmax.com\/za\/what-to-watch-on-showmax-in-june-2024<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived, Albert Brooks: Defending My Life &amp; more documentaries to stream this month DAVID HOLMES: THE BOY WHO LIVED First on Showmax | Stream now Nominated for the 2024 BAFTA for Single Documentary, David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived is the story of the friendship between Daniel Radcliffe and his&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2024\/06\/05\/must-watch-doccies-on-showmax-harry-potters-paralyzed-stunt-double-albert-brooks-the-janes-more\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Must-watch Doccies on Showmax &#8211; Harry Potter&#8217;s paralyzed stunt double, Albert Brooks, The Janes &amp; more<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":20947,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[97],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22231","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-online","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/showmax.png?fit=450%2C159&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22231","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=22231"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22231\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20947"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22231"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22231"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22231"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}