HBO Max gets freaky in August with a new Pedro Pascal film, plus a super-creepy documentary series, and more.
Check out HBO Max’s serious selection of shows and movies from all of its partner networks, including HBO, Discovery, Food Network, and more. New shows and movies are always being added, so here are my three top picks for this weekend and the week ahead, plus everything new streaming below. August’s second week has some can’t-miss flicks, documentaries, and more. Here are the three best things to put on your watchlist.This Week on Max: PCMag’s PicksFreaky Tales (Aug. 8)
This anthology film set in Oakland in the 1980s hits all my sweet spots: four interconnected stories, built around real events but given an audacious spin. The ensemble cast is fantastic, with Pedro Pascal as a crook trying to go straight, Jay Ellis as real-life basketball star Sleepy Floyd, and narration by Bay Area rap legend Too Short.
