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Vox’s coverage of HBO Max news, shows, and streaming recommendations.


The real dark heart of the HBO anthology series.


Buddhism warns of greed, hatred, and delusion. Resort-goers in the latest season of the HBO hit should be concerned.


I dove into the scary world of streaming bundles, and now Dolly Parton talks to me while I walk.


Remember when Netflix’s competitors, like Warner Bros., kept their biggest stuff on their own streaming services? That’s so 2021.


We just want to see annoying rich people sent to an emotional gulag.


HBO’s Game of Thrones prequel rolls out as the streaming industry reconsiders ... everything.


The pandemic took away my weak ties. I’m so glad they’re back.


The heroine of Sex and the City and its new reboot embodies the self-centered trope that’s all over social media.


Fran Fine has remained a style icon for a generation of kids born during (and after) the years that the series aired.


Hero, available on HBO Max, is an action-packed film that balances drama with emotion.


A new prequel movie. A spike in new viewership. What explains the iconic TV show’s enduring appeal?


The newest streaming service doesn’t make sense, but it’s happening now anyway.


The people who brought you Game of Thrones are merging with the people who bring you 90 Day Fiancé.


The Kate Winslet-starring HBO miniseries ponders the double horror of peaking in high school and homicide.


The star’s HBO vanity docuseries series Wahl Street posits entrepreneurship as self-development.


Raoul Peck’s four-part docuseries takes a scorching, brilliant ride through the history of white supremacy.


A chat with Jason Kilar, who wants to unwind his controversial streaming plan.




Why Peter Jackson’s masterpiece is still the one trilogy to rule them all, 20 years later.


The fundamental differences between Justice League and the Snyder Cut, explained.


But the movie is also four hours long.


I need everyone to watch Veneno, a stunning HBO Max series about storytelling and survival.


It’s a Sin shows how friendship is the bridge to queer survival.


Warrior feels like if Peaky Blinders starred Bruce Lee and was set in 1870s Chinatown. It’s great.


It’s a stellar retelling of a vital historical moment.


Your year-end viewing sorted, from Wonder Woman 1984 to Pixar’s latest to Small Axe.


You can see all of Warner Bros.’ movies on HBO Max next year — on the same day they come to theaters. Here’s a Q&A with Jason Kilar about the logic behind the move.


Comedies, dramas, documentaries, and more to stream after you’ve had a good meal.


Why you can see Wonder Woman 1984 at home on Christmas Day.


Studio Ghibli’s masterful animated classic turns the pains of adolescence into something hauntingly magical.


The season one finale was “a surprise to us,” say the documentary filmmakers.


From indie gems to (maybe) the greatest movie of all time.


Director Stephen Williams on the many real-world resonances of the HBO miniseries, from police violence to masks.


And this weekend’s best new releases.


The new HBO horror series is teeming with references to its namesake H.P. Lovecraft, weird fiction, popular midcentury Americana, and more.


The four-hour film will arrive in 2021 with plenty of previously unseen footage, Snyder confirmed.


The new horror series takes a bevy of fun pop culture tropes on a ride through Jim Crow America.


Boys State is just the latest movie to paint a picture of a changing system in a televised America.


Watch the show, now on HBO Max, for its snarky jokes. Stay for its overtly queer romance.


Listen to this episode of Today, Explained, Vox’s daily explainer podcast, to find out.
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