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A new month delivers the goods on HBO Max, including a slew of new and classic movies from studio partners, along with a bunch of TV shows and exclusives. This week, we recommend Charli XCX in The Moment, as well as two documentary series that will give you the creeps for very different reasons. We also have a complete list of everything new streaming on the service.
This Week on HBO Max: PCMag's Picks
The Moment (May 29)
Charli XCX is making a major career move into cinema, not just with scores and soundtracks but also by producing and starring in films. The Moment is the first past the post, a mockumentary that casts Charli as herself, getting ready for her 2024 Brat tour and dealing with intense burnout and her record company's obsession with brand deals. Critical response was mixed, but it's an enjoyable, ramshackle dive into celebrity anxiety.
- Director: Aidan Zimiri
- Cast: Charli XCX, Francesca Faridany, Errol Barnett
- Genre: Mockumentary
- Rating: R
- IMDB Rating: 6.1/10
Bring Me the Beauties: A Model Cult (June 1)
HBO's documentaries are always a cut above. Bring Me the Beauties ostensibly is the story of Hoyt Richards, widely considered the world's first supermodel. But it's actually about a strange socialite named Frederick von Mierers and the Eternal Values organization he ran that convinced Hoyt and many of his fellow models that he was an alien from Arcturus sent here to save the hottest humans before Armageddon.
- Director: Chris Smith
- Stars: Hoyt Richards, Dar Dixon, Fabio
- Genre: Documentary
- Rating: TV-MA
Bodies in the Water: Season 1 (June 3)
HBO Max's partnership with the Investigation Discovery network means there is no shortage of true crime for murder fans to stream, and Bodies in the Water might be the grisliest we've seen in a while. Examining cases where corpses were found submerged in rivers, lakes, and worse, it dives deep into the complex forensic work that needs to be done to gather evidence and find suspects. It's cool to watch the experts reverse-engineer what happened.
- Stars: Kimberly M. Holton, Geoffrey Noble, Ryan Benson
- Genre: Documentary
- Rating: TV-MA
- IMDb Rating: 6.8/10
HBO Max New Releases This Week
May 29
House of the Dragon (with ASL)
Miss You, Love You
The Moment
May 30
Belle Collective: Birmingham - Season 1
House Hunters: Volume 11 - Season 256
May 31
We Baby Bears - Season 2E
June 1
A History of Violence
Act of Violence
Brainstorm
Bring Me the Beauties: A Model Cult
Clash by Night
Contagion
Du Barry Was a Lady
Duffy of San Quentin
Each Dawn I Die
Executive Suite
Fingers
Flamingo Road
The Gangster
Hell or High Water
I Am a Fugitive From a Chain Gang
I Died a Thousand Times
I Was a Communist for the F.B.I.
Illegal
Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison
Invisible Stripes
Isle of Dogs
King of the Underworld
Kismet
Lady in the Lake
Lady Killer
Lightning Strikes Twice
Little Caesar
Marked Woman
Mid90s
Midsommar
Murder, My Sweet
No Questions Asked
Nobody Lives Forever
Nora Prentiss
On Dangerous Ground
Out of the Fog
Phenix City Story
Private Detective 62
Red Light
Roadblock
Room (2015)
Serenade
Stoker
Storm Warning
Superman/Batman: Apocalypse
Thank Your Lucky Stars
The Asphalt Jungle
The F.B.I. Story
The Locket
The Lost Patrol
The Man I Love
The Mask of Dimitrios
The Mayor of Hell
The Mortal Storm
The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946)
The Public Enemy (1931)
The Racket
The Roaring Twenties
The Rock
The Set-Up
The Transporter Refueled (2015)
The Unsuspected
The West Point Story (1950)
They Drive by Night
They Made Me a Criminal
Three Strangers
Tyler Perry's Madea's Witness Protection
Walk Softly, Stranger
Walk the Dark Street
Where Danger Lives
Words and Music
Young Man With a Horn
June 2
90 Day: The Last Resort - Season 3
Battle on the Beach - Season 5
Deadly Influence: The Social Media Murders - Season 2
Lethally Blonde - Season 2
June 3
Bodies in the Water - Season 1
People Magazine Investigates: Surviving a Serial Killer - Season 2
Ready Player One
June 4
Homicide Hunter: American Detective - Season 6
Wheeler Dealers: World Tour - Season 1