26 January 2022
LGBTQ+ Collection
Complex, sad, outrageous, happy – these movies and series are an examination and a celebration of what it means to belong to the LGBTQ+ community, or be an ally.
Movie highlights include African films Inxeba: The Wound, Kanarie, Moffie and documentary Skeef.
If you’re looking for a great series, try Euphoria, featuring transgender actor Hunter Schafer, The L Word: Generation Q, BBC series Gentleman Jack and HBO series Sally 4 Ever and Looking.
For more LGTBQ+ movies and series, read about our Pride Month picks.
Take Me Home S2, now streaming
Stream new episodes of The Chocolate Empire
The best movies to stream
Boy Kills World and 5 more deliciously deadly action flicks
Looking for some blood-soaked action, gun-fu, laughs and hit-the-replay fight scenes? We’ve got you. Come try Boy Kills World and 5 more films that are just killing it!
An easy guide to 10 alien invasions
From Teacup’s Assassins and Harbingers, to A Quiet Place’s Death Angels, we break down what to expect when aliens take an interplanetary holiday to raise hell on Earth.
10 inspiring villain origin stories on Showmax
If you want to become a superhero just get bitten by a spider or find some tacky magic jewellery, loser! If you want to become a villain, though, that takes hard work – just ask Knull in Venom: The Last Dance.
The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes, plus 10 real-life revolutionaries
Discover the origins of The Hunger Games in The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes, and then stream 10 more shows and movies about real-life revolutionaries.