While HBO Max may now be Max, there are still loads of new films to watch on the streaming service. From the early hits of now young adult actors and actresses like Dakota Fanning and Jaden Smith to one of Will Smith’s emotional movies and the 2020 Best Picture Oscar winner “Parasite,” there are options for all sorts of audiences, even the superhero-loving ones.
“Shazam! Fury of the Gods” lands on the streamer after being released in theaters in March. The Max rebrand preceded Sydney Sweeney’s next project “Reality,” the television movie taken from an FBI transcript. A campy take on the story of Snow White is available to stream as well.
Here are seven of the best new movies to watch on Max in May.
Dreamer: Inspired By A True Story (2005) Dreamworks Pictures
Past, present and future horse girls need look no further than “Dreamer: Inspired By A True Story,...
“Shazam! Fury of the Gods” lands on the streamer after being released in theaters in March. The Max rebrand preceded Sydney Sweeney’s next project “Reality,” the television movie taken from an FBI transcript. A campy take on the story of Snow White is available to stream as well.
Here are seven of the best new movies to watch on Max in May.
Dreamer: Inspired By A True Story (2005) Dreamworks Pictures
Past, present and future horse girls need look no further than “Dreamer: Inspired By A True Story,...
- 5/28/2023
- by Dessi Gomez
- The Wrap
Jim Smeal/BEImages
We are family! (And a stylish one to boot!)
Willow and Jaden Smith made a fashionable pair at Nickelodeon‘s 24th Annual Kids’ Choice Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday. But each tween star stuck to his and her own personal style.
Willow, 10, wore a belted gold romper with white gladiator sandals and a bouffant updo, while Jaden, 13½, rocked a baseball cap, black leather blazer, graphic tee, gold studded stonewash jeans and tribal-print hi-tops to the star-studded show. Talk about cool kids!
It was just another big night for the talented brother-sister duo, who were accompanied by always-supportive dad Will Smith.
We are family! (And a stylish one to boot!)
Willow and Jaden Smith made a fashionable pair at Nickelodeon‘s 24th Annual Kids’ Choice Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday. But each tween star stuck to his and her own personal style.
Willow, 10, wore a belted gold romper with white gladiator sandals and a bouffant updo, while Jaden, 13½, rocked a baseball cap, black leather blazer, graphic tee, gold studded stonewash jeans and tribal-print hi-tops to the star-studded show. Talk about cool kids!
It was just another big night for the talented brother-sister duo, who were accompanied by always-supportive dad Will Smith.
- 4/5/2011
- by StyleWatch
- People - CelebrityBabies
Chicago – If I were 12 years old, I’d probably think “The Karate Kid” was one of the best Blu-Rays of the year. It’s got everything: a crowd-pleasing feature film, several superb extras, and strikingly sharp picture quality, with colors that pop. Yet since I’m twice as old, I’m cursed with the clarity to see through the splendid spectacle and linger on its utter superficiality.
“The Karate Kid” is barely a film at all, but merely a celebration of brand names, the first of which is the title itself, which makes no sense in the context of this remake. While John G. Avildsen’s 1984 classic was about a sensitive teenager learning karate in California, this film is about a cocky kid learning kung fu in China. When the kid corrects his mother on the precise name of his favored martial art, she goes, “Karate, kung fu, whatever!” This...
“The Karate Kid” is barely a film at all, but merely a celebration of brand names, the first of which is the title itself, which makes no sense in the context of this remake. While John G. Avildsen’s 1984 classic was about a sensitive teenager learning karate in California, this film is about a cocky kid learning kung fu in China. When the kid corrects his mother on the precise name of his favored martial art, she goes, “Karate, kung fu, whatever!” This...
- 10/7/2010
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
It’s the tale of the underdog, but not as we know it. But does that mean 2010’s version of The Karate Kid is good, bad or distinctly average?
Let's get the harshness out of the way first. The opening scene of The Karate Kid shows a young Dre Parker (Jaden Smith) preparing to leave his apartment to head to China (yep, this is a Detroit to Beijing move rather than New Jersey to Southern California) with his mother Sherry (Taraji P. Henson).
The camera cuts to indentations on his bedroom wall where he's clearly been charting his height, as well as key events in his life such as the death of his father. It should make you feel sorry for him, but it just made me dislike him.
For the first few minutes of the film, some may struggle with the idea that Smith is not just another obnoxious American child actor.
Let's get the harshness out of the way first. The opening scene of The Karate Kid shows a young Dre Parker (Jaden Smith) preparing to leave his apartment to head to China (yep, this is a Detroit to Beijing move rather than New Jersey to Southern California) with his mother Sherry (Taraji P. Henson).
The camera cuts to indentations on his bedroom wall where he's clearly been charting his height, as well as key events in his life such as the death of his father. It should make you feel sorry for him, but it just made me dislike him.
For the first few minutes of the film, some may struggle with the idea that Smith is not just another obnoxious American child actor.
- 7/28/2010
- Den of Geek
A carbon copy of the 1984 classic starring Ralph Macchio, Harald Zwart’s The Karate Kid redux mimics the movements of the original for a surprisingly satisfying update. Fans of the first will rightfully defend it as “the best around,” but for a new generation unfamiliar with the crane-kicking Daniel Larusso, the younger-skewing remake recreates the uplifting underdog story with only a few alterations.
For starters, market research and nepotism have reduced the characters to mere 12-year-olds and replaced the lead with the pre-teen son of superstar Will Smith. A pint-sized replica of his father, Jaden Smith uses the same swagger, hip hop moves, and boyish charm to play the Fresh Prince of Beijing in his very own fish-out-of-water story.
Detroit native Dre Parker (Smith) moves to China when his mother (Taraji P. Henson) is transferred by her company. The culture clash and language barrier are more tangible frustrations for the protagonist this time,...
For starters, market research and nepotism have reduced the characters to mere 12-year-olds and replaced the lead with the pre-teen son of superstar Will Smith. A pint-sized replica of his father, Jaden Smith uses the same swagger, hip hop moves, and boyish charm to play the Fresh Prince of Beijing in his very own fish-out-of-water story.
Detroit native Dre Parker (Smith) moves to China when his mother (Taraji P. Henson) is transferred by her company. The culture clash and language barrier are more tangible frustrations for the protagonist this time,...
- 6/11/2010
- by Jeff Leins
- newsinfilm.com
Let's just get this out of the way.
No, there's absolutely no explanation in the film as to why it's called The Karate Kid. The closest thing to one would be Taraji P. Henson calling kung fu karate, and when corrected, brushing it off with a dismissive "Karate, Kung Fu, whatever." I'll bet money that this line was actually uttered by the studio, when someone working on the film pointed out that the title makes no sense.
Looking past that, the movie is pretty much identical to the original 80's teen flick, with some radical changes in details. In the place of Daniel-san is Dre Parker (Jaden Smith), a 12-year-old boy whose single mother (Taraji P. Henson) is transfered for work from Detroit to Beijing. There he falls for school beauty Meiying (Wenwen Han), who falls for him back. Not liking their relationship is tough guy bully Cheng (Zhenwei Wang...
No, there's absolutely no explanation in the film as to why it's called The Karate Kid. The closest thing to one would be Taraji P. Henson calling kung fu karate, and when corrected, brushing it off with a dismissive "Karate, Kung Fu, whatever." I'll bet money that this line was actually uttered by the studio, when someone working on the film pointed out that the title makes no sense.
Looking past that, the movie is pretty much identical to the original 80's teen flick, with some radical changes in details. In the place of Daniel-san is Dre Parker (Jaden Smith), a 12-year-old boy whose single mother (Taraji P. Henson) is transfered for work from Detroit to Beijing. There he falls for school beauty Meiying (Wenwen Han), who falls for him back. Not liking their relationship is tough guy bully Cheng (Zhenwei Wang...
- 6/11/2010
- by Arya Ponto
- JustPressPlay.net
Chicago – Despite any resistance that must have been felt in remaking the quasi-classic 1984 film “The Karate Kid,” veteran Jackie Chan and Jaden Smith put their best kicking feet forward and spin some new cloth out of the old material. In resetting the location and putting in some surreal modern touches, this remake mostly succeeds.
Rating: 3.5/5.0
Jaden Smith portrays Dre Parker, a fatherless kid from Detroit whose mother (Taraji P. Henson) is caught in the recession of the American auto industry and must relocate herself and Dre to another job in China. Dre is a fish of of water in the new land, and gets caught up in school politics when he becomes attracted to Meiying (Wenwen Han), which doesn’t sit right with a gang of school bullies. Dre finds himself targeted, and despite standing up to them is regularly beaten up.
Seeking a way to protect himself, Dre hears...
Rating: 3.5/5.0
Jaden Smith portrays Dre Parker, a fatherless kid from Detroit whose mother (Taraji P. Henson) is caught in the recession of the American auto industry and must relocate herself and Dre to another job in China. Dre is a fish of of water in the new land, and gets caught up in school politics when he becomes attracted to Meiying (Wenwen Han), which doesn’t sit right with a gang of school bullies. Dre finds himself targeted, and despite standing up to them is regularly beaten up.
Seeking a way to protect himself, Dre hears...
- 6/11/2010
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
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