Of all the streaming services, HBO Max has gone through some of the biggest changes since it launched Whatever you call it, it delivers a serious selection of shows and movies from all of its partner networks in 2025, including HBO, Discovery, Food Network, and more. New shows and movies are constantly being added, so here are my three top picks for this weekend and the week ahead, plus everything being added below.
This Week on Max: PCMag’s Picks
The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie (June 27)
The journey of The Day the Earth Blew Up is a dire illustration of today’s media landscape. Produced by Warner Bros. as the first fully animated and theatrically released Looney Tunes movie ever, it was originally supposed to premiere on Max before being inexplicably shelved, picked up by third-party distributor Ketchup for theaters, and then made its way back to Max, confusing everybody. Nevertheless, it’s a fun and visually zany flick where Daffy Duck and Porky Pig have to save the world from a nefarious alien plot involving zombie-creating chewing gum.
-
Directors: Peter Browngardt
-
Cast: Eric Bauza, Candi Milo, Peter McNicol
-
Genre: Comedy
-
Rating: PG
-
IMDb Rating: 7.0/10
The Thin Man Series (July 1)
One of the best reasons to subscribe to Max is their dedication to classic films. While you’ll struggle to find anything older than the 1980s on Netflix or Hulu, Max consistently brings up all-time bangers. Case in point: July has ever film in the amazing Thin Man series, starring William Powell as retired private detective Nick Charles and Myrna Loy as his wife, Norah. The banter and chemistry between those two is some of the best ever filmed, and these flicks still hold up almost a century later.
Batman Ninja vs. Yakuza League (July 3)
One of the best things about the DC Universe is its willingness to explore alternate versions of its iconic heroes. 2018’s Batman Ninja was an absolute blast, following Bruce Wayne as a fish out of water in feudal Japan, discovering that his old foes have become lords of their own domains and must be toppled. Vs. Yakuza League goes even bigger, as the Dark Knight returns to his own time only to find the timeline totally altered and the Justice League missing.
-
Directors: Junpei Mizusaki, Shinji Takagi
-
Cast: Joe Daniels, Houston Hayes, Tessho Genda
-
Genre: Animation
-
Rating: PG-13
-
IMDb Rating: 6.2/10
HBO Max New Releases This Week
June 27
House Hunters: Volume 10 – Season 242
My Mom Jayne
Pati – Seasons 1&2
The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie (2025)
Get Our Best Stories!
Your Daily Dose of Our Top Tech News
By clicking Sign Me Up, you confirm you are 16+ and agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
Thanks for signing up!
Your subscription has been confirmed. Keep an eye on your inbox!
June 29
#Somebody’s Son – Season 1
Family or Fiancé – Season 4
June 30
90 Day Fiancé: Pillow Talk – Season 11
Truck U – Season 21
Recommended by Our Editors
July 1
Annabelle (2014)
Better Off Dead…
Big Star: Nothing Can Hurt Me
Canyon River
Carol
Chopped: Volume 4 – Season 61
Cunningham
Dames
Dances With Wolves
Dances With Wolves: Extended Cut
Film Geek
Get Out
Get Shorty (1995)
In Time
Insidious
Jewel Robbery
Jimmy the Gent
Lady Killer
Lawyer Man
Life as We Know It
Love & Other Drugs
Love Crazy
Moana with Sound (1926)
Mortal Kombat (1995)
Mortal Kombat (2021)
Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms
Mortal Kombat Legends: Cage Match
Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion’s Revenge
Mortal Kombat Legends: Snow Blind
Mortal Kombat: Annihilation
Napoleon Dynamite
One Way Passage
Other Men’s Women
Picture Snatcher
Private Detective 62
Red Dawn (1984)
Shadow of the Thin Man
Shaun the Sheep Movie
Showgirls
Sinner’s Holiday
Smart Money
Snatched (2017)
Song of the Thin Man
Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay
Taxi! (1932)
The Amityville Horror (1979)
The Amityville Horror (2005)
The Big Lebowski
The Brink (2019)
The Great Wall
The Kennel Murder Case
The Key
The Last House on the Left
The Meg
The Public Enemy
The Road to Singapore (1931)
The St. Louis Kid
The Strawberry Blonde
The Thin Man Goes Home
The Three Stooges
Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am
Torrid Zone
Two O’Clock Courage
Tyrel
Valentine’s Day
Valley of the Sun (1942)
What’s Your Number?
What’s Your Number? Ex-tended Edition
Winner Take All (1932)
Woman at War
July 2
Dear Ms.: A Revolution in Print
My Big Fat Fabulous Life – Season 13
July 3
Batman Ninja vs. Yakuza League
The Deep Three – Season 3
About K. Thor Jensen
Contributing Writer
