Here is a running list of some of the best movies streaming on HBO Max this month! From HBO originals to the DCEU to the Studio Ghibli back catalogue, HBO Max is a film geek's haven. Here are some of the best movies streaming this month. Ad Astra (2019) Here’s what it’s about: Astronaut Roy McBride…
Da 5 Bloods follows a squad of Vietnam veterans who return to the country to find a buried treasure and their fallen comrade Quick cut: On its surface, Da 5 Bloods is an exhilirating adventure filled with twists, turns, and Spike Lee's iconic style. However, it's also a depth-filled character study that his heartbreakingly prescient…
LGBTQ films have finally started to break into the mainstream and spread the message of love, acceptance, and understanding As a closeted gay kid growing up in the suburbs of New Jersey, one of the greatest things I could turn to for comfort and understanding is LGBTQ films. There I could see people experiencing what…
The Lovebirds follows a failing couple who find themselves on the run after witnessing a murder that ropes them into a criminal enterprise Quick cut: When The Lovebirds gives Issa Rae and Kumail Nanjiani room to exercise their mastery in comedic timing and delivery it is enormously enjoyable, but the simplistic plot and uninspired writing…
Tingle Monsters takes place in real-time as an ASMR vlogger doing a live stream receives an unexpected surprise ★★★★ In the past few years, there's been a rise of movies taking place fully on a computer screen with the audience as the hapless voyeurs—Searching and the continually underrated Unfriended come to mind. However, what's most…
Shirley follows a young couple staying with famed novelist Shirley Jackson and her husband as she tries to break through writer's block Quick cut: Shirley is a haunting and devilishly entertaining look at the famed writer anchored by an electrifying performance by Elizabeth Moss. ★★★★ In the opening scene of Josephine Decker’s Shirley, Rose (Odessa…
The Half of it is a modern retelling of Cyrano de Bergerac that explores sexuality, identity, friendship, and growing up queer Quick cut: The Half of it is a melancholy, but an ultimately joyful, exploration of growing up and exploring your identity told through a thoughtful, meditative, and heartwarming story. ★★★★★ To steal a term…
Schitt's Creek went from underrated gem to an instant comedic classic. Here are our 10 favorite episodes to laugh, cry and swoon at. Schitt's Creek wrapped up its final season last month and officially cemented itself as one of the greatest sitcoms of the modern era. With memorable characters, iconic lines and some of the…
We're marathoning every single Best Picture winner starting with Fred Zinneman's 1953 war film From Here to Eternity Quick review: From Here to Eternity is the kind of old-school Hollywood melodrama that you can't help but fall for. And while it only occasionally hits greatness, the performances by Burt Lancaster, Frank Sinatra, Montgomery Clift, Deborah…
True History of the Kelly Gang is a fictional punk rock western about the Australian bushranger Ned Kelly and his gang of outlaws Quick review: True History of the Kelly Gang is a punky auteurist vision of adrenaline that makes the already chaotic story disorienting, and, most importantly, unrelenting. ★★★★ “Nothing you’re about to see…
