Old is the kind of gonzo, balls-to-the-wall movie we rarely get anymore, with every new occurrence more confoundingly entertaining than the last. There's also a supporting character named Mid-Sized Sedan. With no way off the beach, everyone is powerless to it: The parents, played by Gael García Bernal and Vicky Krieps, are suddenly elderly the kids ( Alex Wolff and Thomasin McKenzie) become teenagers become adults, and I won't spoil too much, but let's just say there's an evil corporation involved. Shyamalan's latest is Old, a horror-adjacent thriller about a vacationing family who discover that the mysteriously secluded beach they're visiting is somehow causing them to age rapidly.
Night Shyamalan, but no one could ever make the claim that he doesn't fully commit to his ideas. Stars: Gael García Bernal, Vicky Krieps, Alex Wolff, Rufus Sewell, Eliza Scanlen, Thomasin McKenzie Gael García Bernal and Vicky Krieps, Old Universal Pictures Both parts clock in at an intimidating four hours, but it's an interesting spin on the traditional famous person documentary format. It's filled with famous talking heads from the world of comedy ( Jerry Seinfeld, Chris Rock, Stephen Colbert, and more) who discuss their hero at length, and uses other funny people like Gillian Jacobs and Megan Stalter to read fan letters and diary entries. Judd Apatow and Michael Bonfiglio's film looks at the life of one of the most influential comedians of all time with the goal of re-examining his jokes for our current era. This documentary is kind of like a long version of one of those "George Carlin predicted this!" Facebook posts your uncle is always circulating, but in a good, well-crafted way. Stars: George Carlin, Jerry Seinfeld, Jon Stewart, Chris Rock, Patton Oswalt, Stephen Colbert, Bill Burr George Carlin, George Carlin's American Dream George Carlin's Estate/HBOĭirector: Judd Apatow and Michael Bonfiglio Coming up later this month are the abortion documentary The Janes (June 8), the Anthony Bourdain documentary Roadrunner (June 9), and the Oscar Isaac-starring drama The Card Counter (June 10).Ī note about how this list was made: In the interest of keeping it relevant, we're emphasizing movies recently added to HBO/HBO Max and new releases, but we've also made sure to add other movies we think you'll want to know about. Night Shyamalan's bizarro thriller Old (which is so bad it's actually good) are three of our most recent suggestions. The CNN documentary about Putin challenger Alexei Navalny, Judd Apatow and Michael Bonfiglio's well-received documentary George Carlin's American Dream, and M. What are we recommending? Thank you for asking. You can certainly choose to watch that if you're so inclined, but we're leaving it off our list of the best movies to watch on the platform right now because, uh, no one really liked it. This website primarily links to other websites provided by other vendors and does not produce any content.Ĭontact us to report abuse about inappropriate content.Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore Newest was recently added to HBO Max. The owners and operators of this Website are not the primary producer (as that term is defined in Statement) of any of the visual content contained in the Website. With respect to all visual depictions displayed on this website, whether of actual sexually explicit conduct, simulated sexual content or otherwise, all persons in said visual depictions were at least 18 years of age when said visual depictions were created. 75 because said visual depictions do not consist of depictions of conduct as specifically listed in Statement (2) (A) through (D), but are merely depictions of non-sexually explicit nudity, or are depictions of simulated sexual conduct, or are otherwise exempt because the visual depictions were created prior to July 3, 1995. All models, actors, actresses and other persons that appear in any visual depiction of actual sexually explicit conduct appearing or otherwise contained in this Website were over the age of eighteen years at the time of the creation of such depictions and they appear here exclusively in roles depicting them as adults.Īll other visual depictions displayed on this Website are exempt from the provision of Statement and 28 C.F.R.